My 2009 Challenges & Debt Free Diary

Penny2myName

Total spend for 11 Jan 2009 - 17 Jan 2009: £92.07

ANIMALS
2009-01-11 Cat Litter £1.56
2009-01-11 Dry Cat Food £1.85
TOTAL FOR ANIMALS £3.41
BOOKS
2009-01-17 Christmas Idea book £3.99
TOTAL FOR BOOKS £3.99
DEBTS
2009-01-15 LA REDOUTE £15.00
TOTAL FOR DEBTS £15.00
DECORATING
2009-01-11 Paintbrush £2.79
2009-01-11 Roller Tray £2.99
TOTAL FOR DECORATING £5.78
FOOD
2009-01-11 Coffee (2) £6.00
2009-01-11 Cress £0.10
2009-01-11 Ham £1.38
2009-01-11 Melon £0.35
2009-01-11 Potatoes £0.48
2009-01-11 Salami £0.58
2009-01-14 Milk £2.26
2009-01-17 Bread £0.45
2009-01-17 Choc swiss roll £0.13
2009-01-17 Garlic Baguette 2 £0.85
2009-01-17 Margerine £0.85
2009-01-17 Pizza (2) £1.98
2009-01-17 Sausages £0.48
TOTAL FOR FOOD £15.89
GIFT
2009-01-11 Baroque Mug £2.00
2009-01-11 Frost Dragon model/book £4.98
2009-01-11 USB Dancing Robot £2.00
2009-01-11 USB Mini Racing Car £2.00
TOTAL FOR GIFT £10.98
MOBILE PHONE
2009-01-14 Top Up £5.00
TOTAL FOR MOBILE PHONE £5.00
OTHER
2009-01-11 Dog Money Box £2.00
2009-01-11 Zebra Money Box £1.24
2009-01-17 Umbrella £2.00
TOTAL FOR OTHER £5.24
SCHOOL EQUIPMENT
2009-01-17 Scientifc Calculator £6.99
TOTAL FOR SCHOOL EQUIPMENT £6.99
SCHOOL TRAVEL
2009-01-12 Kieran £6.00
2009-01-12 Serena £6.00
TOTAL FOR SCHOOL TRAVEL £12.00
TAKEAWAY
2009-01-13 Fish and Chips £1.99
2009-01-17 Chips £1.80
TOTAL FOR TAKEAWAY £3.79
VEG GARDEN
2009-01-11 Wicker Hanging Baskets (2) £4.00
TOTAL FOR VEG GARDEN £4.00
TOTAL £92.07 A definite improvident to last couple of weeks!!!

Penny2myName

Kids Zero fare bus passes arrived this weekend, so no more fares for me to pay out for, saving me £64 a month:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

Penny2myName

:j:j:jYay, finally been able to claim my first reward voucher from Valued Opinions. Decided to go for £10 boots voucher. Having major problems getting into my Home of Research account though, so no idea how long I have left with them before I can claim first reward.

lauradora

Result! hows the building site???

Penny2myName

Driving me nuts. Units are in now atleast. Just had a hellish screaming match going on between myself daughter and son. Daughter sprayed her deodorant at son and got it in his mouth, she has been told off multiple times for this, and I told her to give it to me and she was bared from it for rest of week. So she decided to sling it right at me. Anyhow lots of gobbing went of and it resulted in my slapping her leg. So then youngest who half an earlier had been threatening to stab his sister, called me the evilist mother alive. His whole temper tantrum started because the sink drainer goes in teh opposite direction to what it did previously.
Living in this constant dump at the moment and the permanat warring is driving me close to the edge. What ever I try to do gets thrown in my face.
Just feel liek crying myself as there is no one for me to turn to and talk to.

Penny2myName

Got my Gas bill today, I owe £229. Looks like I will have to raise my DD's to £100 a month. Good news is new central heating system finally got wired up properly today. Hopefully it will bring down the costs of my overall gas usage, the main problem with it is that I cant seem to get more than 1/3 of a bath full of hot water.

pink_numbers

Hi Penny2myName, I just wanted to say, kids never really mean it when they say that you're the worst mother and when they get older, they will turn around and tell you how sorry they are that they said such a thing to you when they were young.

Penny2myName

Thanks pink. I know but it still stabs you at the time.
So glad kids now have their zero far passes, as it balances out against the raise that my Gas DD will take.

lauradora

hiya chuck hope things have got a bit easier at home. Have you tried turning water thermostat up??

Penny2myName

Talked to one of the electrians today, and fool had forgot to turn valve, going to try a second bath in a bit, now I am back from Sign Language, luckily they are still doing themes I have done previously, so its just practicing on my part. Next week is hobbies, but done them before which is a good job as at school with DD for her option choices.