The 'complete this challenge' challenge...suitable for all!

scrooge2008

Sounds like a plan JennyJewell, keep us posted! I'm sure you can accomplish your goal. What's your first step?

It does feel great when a long outstanding task is completed and you can move on to the next one.

All the best.

DeeDeeinDooDoo

Thank goodness you are doing this again Scrooge! It helps me a lot eg I need to make more of collecting Tesco points, also have to renew son's passport and fill out my VAT return to get some money back and also a tax rebate. Days keep passing and these things dont get done but when I read your list it is such a great reminder and motivation so please dont go away again.

Hi Jenny Jewel and DC. I am definitely going to have a less cluttered house soon thanks to ebay! A box a week is dissappearing and some extra cash coming in. We now have space under some beds, still can't walk fully around mine yet though!!

wilf55

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Can I join please I seriously need some organising

my objectives are - I want a clean and tidy house and need to make some serious money, vouchers etc, i want to clear all my debts and in order to do that need to organise a payment plan with each of them

i need to budget and stick to it
i need to meal plan and stick to it
i need to shop carefully and stick to it

i desperatly need to make around by saving or cutting back etc £3,000 by december although i will be spending it on the way

my son plays golf age 13 at national level and i need to put money into that

Plan for today:-
tidy house thoroughly...no necessarily spring clean but ensure it is tidy
do the flylady list..i want to do this everyday

STICK TO BUDGET AND HAVE £3,000 IN MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT END OF 2010 as well as having spent on golf along the way
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Plan for march

ebay £0/£400

Vouchers/Coupons/Grocery savings- £0
Mystery Shopping - £0.00
Surveys
Quidco
Tesco Points find more ways of getting more
Total -




FLYLADY


Plan golf

do golf diary
find and book all accomodation (CHEAP)
update diary
buy golf clothes (as little as poss)
buy battery for golf trolley
buy umbrella holder



plan - do grocery challenge cut food shopping down to £100 per week all inc except petrol

spend starting today £11.50/£100

wilf55

today i have completed the fly lady list!!
emptied my washing basket..and washed it all
made 2 calls
downloaded turbo lister
whoop whoop!!

scrooge2008

Fantastic wilf55, it's great to have company. I don't think I have every managed to complete a Flylady list. You must be very proud of your son, it's lovely to hear that he is doing so well.

There's going to be no stopping you, I can tell....

DeeDee - great to hear from you too. The diary didn't work nearly as well as my daily list on here. There's something about posting on here each day that keeps me focussed, not sure what it is, but it seems to work. It sounds like you are doing really well on ebay, that's great.

wilf55

thanks i am going to start by attempting to make an organised plan!...famous last words

in the house

complete flying list daily
tidy each room
clean each room
decorate the dining room
decorate room for ds1
put laminate down in either of the newly decorated rooms (depending where it fits)
do a diy job each day at least


golf

do a diary
make bookings for accomodation
book coaching sessions
buy clothes
umbrella holder
battery for trolley
look at grants available and apply
devise coaching programme

money making

ebay 10 things at least per day on turbo lister unload as appropriate
surveys
savvy shopping
vouchers discount codes
grocery challenge £14/100
quidco
mystery shopping
petrol £15/50
1 takeaway per week NO MORE this will be reduced to per month within 3 months

finance

do a budget and stick to it
menu plan wisely and stick to it
organise 15 mins each day for financial affairs
freezer and cupboard inventory
less waste
check i am on best rates for everything
check all benefits etc
set up payment plans for debts
claim all bank charges...nothing to lose
look at ways to earn gain save more money £3000 + golf spending by end of year!
educate daughters and son on the way of MSE

health and weight

lose 2 1/2 stone
wii fit x 5 per week
look after oneself better generally

reuse and recycle more..

with the intention of saving cash
look after clothes better
dont throw away any food

me time

do scap book of orlando holiday...thanks mum and dad for a great time (all paid for)
do competitions (and win something)
do family history scap book
do a 100 things before i die list and work through it


these are the things i [STRIKE]would like to [/STRIKE] WILL get done or start this month

ps thanks scrooge yes i am very proud he works hard at it and sacrifices many things and deserves what he has achieved!

JennyJewell

Thank you scrooge2008 First step - de-clutter the floor! I am giving myself til 23rd of March to do this which doesn't give me much time in the month for the rest of it but most of it is on the blinkin floor!!
Fingers crossed
Well done wilf55 - amazing!
Thank you DeeDeeinDooDoo - will keep that in mind
Ok need to finish baking corn beef pasties before I go to bed - do need to get Betterware catalogues ready but may have to leave that til the morning before work, getting very tired now x
Nighty nite all, nos da,
Jenny x

scrooge2008 wrote: »

Sounds like a plan JennyJewell, keep us posted! I'm sure you can accomplish your goal. What's your first step?

It does feel great when a long outstanding task is completed and you can move on to the next one.

All the best.

scrooge2008

Here we go again:-
The 3 Must Do's:-
- DT/RB x 5
- Ebay - Iron clothes and wash any that still need doing
- Mystery shop
Plan for today:-
06.00 - 07.15 - Cleaning job
07.15 - 08.15 - Dress to shoes, family up and out
08.15 - 09.00 - Pick up kids, Lollypop (cancel appointment with Tracey)
09.00 - 11.00 - Coffee with friend get her DH to sign photo for DS's passport - need to get a colour photograph done. (Done it now).
11.00 - 12.00 - Early lunch - salad and baked potato
12.00 - 14.30 - Catch up time - Spent most of the time looking at money making phone opportunities and bought a couple of phones that should generate £20.00 - £30.00 profit.
- Iron ebay clothes
- Hoover hall/stairs and landing
- Clean out shoe cupboard
- Make beef caserole for tonight's tea
- Flylady tasks - kitchen -
- Scrub down your counter top
- Clean under the sink
- Print off mystery shop information
-14.30 - 15.30 - Lollypop
- DT/RB x 5 (ended up reading mystery shop information)
-15.30 - 17.00 - Do mystery shop and pick up some half price gammon while there/popcorn
-17.00 - 19.00 - Get things organised for Wednesday
- DS's homework
- Clothes and sandwiches
- Passport application filled in
19.00 - Family film and popcorn evening
21.00 - Chill further with my new book.
22.30 - bed

Quite a lot of yesterday's stuff to do, so I've moved a non-essential appointment until next week, so as not to feel any stress.

Well, not done as much as I had intended. I think, I try and stick too much into the hour or so in the afternoon before I go back to the Lollypop post. In reality, that hour is usually spent on here and often looking for a money making opportunity. For example today I bought a couple of phones that I'll re-sell to generate about £12.00 profit each. I work well in the morning, but housework does not work in that afternoon slot, so I will try rejigging things a bit.

Plan for MARVELOUS, MAD MARCH
STICK TO BUDGET AND HAVE £10,000 IN MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT END OF 2010 - MARCH TARGET IS £430.00 and 6000 Tesco points.
Plan
Ebay profit - £20.00/£80.00
National Childbirth Nearly New Sale - £0.00/£60.00
Vouchers/Coupons/Grocery savings- £23.50/£20.00
Mystery Shopping - £19.00/£100.00
Surveys - 0/£10.00
Quidco - £45/£60.00
New business - 0/£100.00
Tesco Points - 6000 points - 1000/6000
Selling Gold - £35/35.00
Total - £157.00/430.00

WEIGHT TO GO DOWN BELOW 10.5 STONE - THE END OF A FLABBY BODY
Plan
The Shred DVD for 20 minutes 4 x a week
Gym 2 x a week
1500 calories a day
Weight March 1st 2010 - 11stone 7 lb now 11 stone 5 lb - 2/14
Calories week two - 1500/1500 calories
Exercise week two - 1 x 20 length swim/gym.

PLAN EACH DAY AND WORK MY PLAN - POST ON MSE EACH DAY
8/31

FLYLADY
Plan
Put a housework task in each day and stick to it.
One - two hour intense session a week.
Absolutely no housework at the weekends.

NATURE/CULTURE/OUTINGS
Plan
Family trip to Edinburgh Castle with Historic Scotland
Family meal out with Tesco vouchers - Cafe Rouge
Trip to cinema with friend
Read The Now Factor again

DOUBLE MY INCOME IN 2010 CHALLENGE - £20,010 in 2010.
Plan
Make £430.00 from £10.00 a day challenge - new business
Earn £788.00 from Accounts job and Lollypop
Special Project - 15 hours - 1/15
DT/RB each day 4/7
TW/MT each week 0/2
TW/WA during the month 0

CLOTHES CHALLENGE
Plan
£60.00 for two smart outfits/shoes suitable for business wear

NEW BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
Plan
Transfer mobile to business use
Decide exactly what my service is going to be
Leaflets for business
List of target clients
Make sure accounts are up to date
Fill in VAT return
Set up basic web site
Change business cards
Chase up BT over business phone
Apply for CCL

scrooge2008

JennyJewell wrote: »

Thank you scrooge2008 First step - de-clutter the floor! I am giving myself til 23rd of March to do this which doesn't give me much time in the month for the rest of it but most of it is on the blinkin floor!!
Fingers crossed
Well done wilf55 - amazing!
Thank you DeeDeeinDooDoo - will keep that in mind
Ok need to finish baking corn beef pasties before I go to bed - do need to get Betterware catalogues ready but may have to leave that til the morning before work, getting very tired now x
Nighty nite all, nos da,
Jenny x

Making corn beef pasties at midnight - that's dedication for you :T. All the best for the 23rd, and the completion of step 1.

Love your plan wilf55.

DeeDeeinDooDoo

Wow! New life in the old thread!

Wilf55, have you thought about investigating any trust funds or even local sponsorship for your son? There might be a wealthy person in your area with an interest in Golf/young people.

Today I am going to:

Fill out son's passport renewal form
Fill out VAT return
Phone about tax rebate
Try and list 3 things on ebay/gumtree

Tiny list I know!