Floozie's Lightbulb Diary

Intergalactic_Floozie

Days to get through until payday: 26
Money in Bank: £446.90
Money in Purse: £ 22.17
Grand Total: £469.07

Spends from 1400 Tuesday to 1500 Wednesday: £2.14
£2.14 to post a parcel for my friend's birthday (blooming rip off, it was really light as well, just bulky)

Grocery Budget: £300 / £170.92
Petrol Budget: £137.50 / £82.50
Bus Pass Budget: £56.00 / £0.00
Everything Else Budget: £250.68 / £215.65

Intergalactic_Floozie

Days to get through until payday: 25
Money in Bank: £446.90
Money in Purse: £ 21.97
Grand Total: £468.87

Spends from 1400 Tuesday to 1500 Wednesday: £0.20.
DS2 "guess the name of the bear" money (school fundraising)
Grocery Budget: £300 / £170.92
Petrol Budget: £137.50 / £82.50
Bus Pass Budget: £56.00 / £0.00
Everything Else Budget: £250.68 / £215.45

Intergalactic_Floozie

Days to get through until payday: 25
Money in Bank: £446.90
Money in Purse: £ 13.32
Grand Total: £460.22

Spends from 1500 Thursday to 1530 Friday: £8.65
£2.00 sent to school with DS2 for 'theme money'
£6.65 - 'eat as much as you like' Chinese Buffet and a coca cola.

Grocery Budget: £300 / £170.92
Petrol Budget: £137.50 / £82.50
Bus Pass Budget: £56.00 / £0.00
Everything Else Budget: £250.68 / £206.80

Gas & Electricity Bills came and confirm that I am actually a whole £60 in credit over the two bills!!! (mind you, as it's been so cold lately I have probably wiped that out by now!!)

Intergalactic_Floozie

Oh my god, I think I might have had some unathorised transactions on my Visa debit card. There is a debit transaction to Morrisons for £13.02 and I haven't been near Morrisons since last Sunday when I spent £111! (Thanks to this spending diary I know that for a fact). I'm going to ring them now.

Intergalactic_Floozie

Panic over. Rang the bank and she told me the transaction was made on 28th October. As that was during 'head in sand' phase, I wasn't keeping a track of my money then so can't dispute whether it is actually mine or not and the balance of probability (no dodgy transactions since and the fact that it's in Morrisons) points to the fact it is probably mine although lord knows why they have waited so long to take it! So, I'll have to make an adjustment from my savings to cover it. BAH!!!

Days to payday: 24
Money in bank: £394.57
Money in Purse: £3.32
Grand Total: £397.89

Spends from 1530 Friday to 1230 Saturday: £62.33
£50.50 petrol
£ 1.45 - newspapers x 2
£ 0.38 - packet of sweets for DS1
£10.00 - DS1's friend's birthday (money in an envelope)

Grocery Budget: £300 / £170.92
Petrol Budget: £137.50 / £32.00
Bus Pass Budget: £56.00 / £0.00
Everything Else Budget: £250.68 / £194.97

Also made the exciting purchase of Peter Kay tickets for next May at a grand total of £79.00, which has come out of my savings account (hooray for savings). So excited I can;'t wait, I'm sure the next six months will fly by! Really good seats too just five rows from the front by the look of it! God must really like me today

Intergalactic_Floozie

Days to payday: 23
Money in bank: £394.75
Money in Purse: £2.60
Grand Total: £397.35

Spends from 1230 Saturday to 1000 Sunday: £0.57
£0.57 - loose change (5s, 2s, 1s) moved over to pint pot.

Grocery Budget: £300 / £170.92
Petrol Budget: £137.50 / £32.00
Bus Pass Budget: £56.00 / £0.00
Everything Else Budget: £250.68 / £194.43

Have to go shopping today but don't need a right lot and have written a list of what I do need (17 items plus newspaper(s) )

Intergalactic_Floozie

Days to payday: 22
Money in bank: £353.73
Money in Purse: £5.30
Grand Total: £359.03

Spends from 1000 Sunday to 1630 Monday : £38.32
£4.90 - Avon, perfume
£2.40 - Tea fund (8 days worth)
£31.02 - Morrisons (£24.83 on food / £6.19 non food - bulbs + 2 x Newspapers)

Grocery Budget: £300 / £146.09
Petrol Budget: £137.50 / £32.00
Bus Pass Budget: £56.00 / £0.00
Everything Else Budget: £250.68 / £180.94

Intergalactic_Floozie

Days to payday: 21
Money in bank: £353.73
Money in Purse: £1.20
Grand Total: £354.93

Spends from 1630 Monday to 1600 Tuesday : £4.10
£2.00 - shop bought lunch (naughty, naughty)
£1.60 - Raffle tickets for DS2 footy club
£0.50 - fund raising penalty shoot out at DS2's school (he missed all 3!)

Grocery Budget: £300 / £146.09
Petrol Budget: £137.50 / £32.00
Bus Pass Budget: £56.00 / £0.00
Everything Else Budget: £250.68 / £176.84

Intergalactic_Floozie

Days to payday: 20
Money in bank: £327.05
Money in Purse: £22.20
Grand Total: £349.25

Spends from 1600 Tuesday to 1830 Wednesday: £6.68

£0.99 - 'laydee items'
£5.69 - hair-dye

Grocery Budget: £300 / £146.09
Petrol Budget: £137.50 / £32.00
Bus Pass Budget: £56.00 / £0.00
Everything Else Budget: £250.68 / £171.16

Intergalactic_Floozie

Days to payday: 19
Money in bank: £327.05
Money in Purse: £0.40
Grand Total: £327.45

Spends from 1830 Wednesday to 1630 Thursday: £21.80

£8.71 - groceries at Lidl
£12.00 - for 1.5 bottles of wine pre-ordered for my Xmas party
£0.09 - moved over to copper jar
£1.00 - can't account for this and it's driving me bananas!!!

Grocery Budget: £300 / £137.38
Petrol Budget: £137.50 / £32.00
Bus Pass Budget: £56.00 / £0.00
Everything Else Budget: £250.68 / £158.07

Nicked from FF's thread: Money saving things to be proud of today
1. Got £3 Luncheon Vouchers from doing a Pinecone survey that ended after answering yes to the question: "do you or any of your family work in......"
2. Took my own lunch to work.
3. Pre-ordered 1.5 bottles of wine for my Christmas party on 11th December. I'm not a big boozer so figure I should have enough to get blethered on £12! I was expecting to have to take at least £30 with me for the bar. (Hotel).
4. Went to Lidl to buy my life&diet saving cans of Pepsi Max where they are 4 for £1 rather than £2.50 for 6 cans at Morrisons. (stocked up and got 12 cans).
5. Found Amazon parcel that I had reported as not delivered in my bottle recycling bin! Postman had put it there and not put a letter through door. Lucky I checked as it's recycling day tomorrow and as DH has packed in boozing, I have not had to go in there for a few days so I don't know how long it's been there.
6. Had three biscuits at work's expense.
7. Had the heating on, but didn't put the fire on even though I was still cold. Shouted at the kids for leaving the doors open!
8. Dad gave me some frozen pizzas (4) and a packet of southern fried chicken dippers for the kids!!! (they think my 30-year-old brother is still about 12 LOL)
....and that's all for today!