My diary - My ups and downs

smarties84

Hello pipsmum, how are you? All set for pips first xmas? I bet your so excited xx
Mummy, Thanks hun - yeh work is pretty good at the moment....... i work mon mornings, have tues and weds off, work thurs morning and then all day fri and sat and have sun off - so not to bad


Its been a while since i last updated, money wise i am plodding along and all the bills are getting paid, which is great. I am in the new year going to sit down and work what comes in and out and get on this budget and planning lark again, what with xmas and god no's wot else.... have just being buying gifts and things, not really been trying to save money etc..... i did just sell 4 wii games on ebay for £76 chuffed with that!! that will pay for my dd's nursery this month, she only goes once a week but really enjoys it.

Hello to everyone who still reads this, shall try and update more once new yr is here and tackle getting on the straight and narrow x

merry christmas and a happy new year x

ragstoricheswannabe

Hey you!!! new house is looking good!!!!

think everyone has given up saving money hun so you are not on your own there............(me included)

Hope dd gets what she wanted form santa, my ds1 will be very lucky not to get a lump of coal at the moment!

Hugs,
love rags
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mummy2mygirls

Yeah i also think the new house looks nice - bet your happy you made the move -

Like rags i think we all are a bit lost at this time of year on the savings etc....well i sure am!!!! Need to get back on track in jan (and dh back on track as he seems to be spend spend spend at the moe :mad:)

Have a lovely christmas
xx

smarties84

ahh thanks ladies, yeh love the house its so much bigger!!! ( did i say i lived in this house growin up)

right then, jan - we are all on a mission ok!!! lol

dd is getting waybuloo stuff , bob the builder stuff and itng stuff, i also bought her a lovely gold bracelet x

natsplatnat

Morning Smarties!

For the life of me I cannot work out how to post a link to Hypnos details on BB. If you go to the diary section of the DFW forum, her diary is usually somewhere near the top (certainly on the first page!) - go to page 86/87 and there should be the info around there somewhere.

The only things I can think of to bear in mind are....

Minimum withdrawal is £20, so you may need to top up before withdrawing
You can only withdraw once every 24Hrs
Make sure you withdraw any winnings before buying cards with your bonus £5 - it will take money from your winnings before your free £5.
You need to play each day to get the free £5 the next day (so I will be playing Christmas day! lol)

Hope this helps, sorry I can't do the linky thing! Nats x

ragstoricheswannabe

Hope you and the family have had a lovely xmas!!!!

love rags
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mummy2mygirls

Hope you have had a really great christmas
xx

smarties84

Hello, thank you i hope you both had a lovely xmas aswell.

I did rather well for xmas stuff, i got lots of money as did dd and i got a designer handbag, smellys, dvds, wii games, cd, 2 new purses, choc etc.....

Washing machine has packed in, day before xmas i think it was - only had it 5 months, man who we know who can fix it hopefully has hurt his back, so have to wait till next week..... so we have lots of washing and no machine to wash it, was thinking of putting aload in the bath with some powder, do ppl still do that? am taking some to mums tomorrow to wash...

Also dp's car has frozen solid, won't start or nething since the snow...... car is prob not going to start ever again and he starts work again on the 4th, i cant lend him my car as i have to drive to work, someone is coming to look at it this week to see if we can get it started again... hope so but not looking good.

Have been to supermarket today, have spent £80 but on all good fresh veg, fruit and meat etc, i am sick of eating !!!!!! esp dd.... so i have said every night i am going to cook as fresh and healthy home made meals as i can..... tonight i made from scratch chilli con carne and jacket tates... i have bought some carrot and butternut squaush and some stock, what else do i need / can i use to make a soup please?????

So shall keep you updated on how the home cooking is going... i am determind to get this diary more up to speed and updated more....

I am currently selling a broken laptop on ebay, 2 ppl have already asked me if i have a buy it now price, no idea wot to say as its broken but some are selling for £150 and they dont work, madness...... also wii games i am selling, i am selling one that i havent used and its selling for more than i paid again, this happened last week... coolio!!!

I get paid this week thank god as my rent goes out and i dont have the money, so at least my wages will pay the rent. i am working new yrs eve night until early hrs doing bar work and then opening up and locking up new yrs day, its time and a half so that ll be a good wage... then my parents are on holl next week so i am not working in my other job just doin the bar work, locking up, cashing up etc.... i hope to try and save and get a bit of an emergency fund this year esp as i want another baby next year and i really hope to just do my parents job 2 afternoons a week and give the other one up, but we ll see xxxx

smarties84

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=28344933#post28344933

This is my new diary