Flying gleefully into 2009 - One Fresians adventures in debt-busting

mooomin

Just checked my account and my DD to Virgin media hasn't come out of either account. !!!!!!.

I also don't have enough time left on my break to call A&L to check. I will do it tomorrow.

debt_cruncher

flying_fresian wrote: »

Hello

I'll be checking out your diary now!!

Feel free to lurk or comment, but if you comment you have to bring virtual cake

Hi FF

I hope there is enough cake to go round









Thanks for posting on my thread I will be on later to update with some comments.

DC

mooomin

Bah.

Returned home to find secure message from A&L on my online banking saying that they have told Scottish Power to take the money from my new account and that the direct debit has been set up correctly.

I have been asked to call Scottish Power directly.

The last time I called them was years ago, as I hate power companies and all who work for them (No offence if you do, but every person I have ever spoken to at a power company has been a muppet who hasn't tried to help me) I'm going to spend a good portion of the night trying to find their phone number. Eek!

I also have to call Virgin now as they haven't taken my DD either.

I had better get my £100 for switching...

laura2481

I brought some cheesecake!

Raychee

It's interesting how people count their NSDs. For me, if I spend, then it's a spend day. It doesn't matter what I spend it on - groceries, forbidden favourites, car park... it all counts as a spend to me.

FF - thanks to you, I have joined Audible (I think it was you who mentioned it...) through quidco, and am happily listening to 'Dear Fatty'. I'm not sure if I'm going to give it an extra month or cancel it...

Loving the diary, but not supplying the cakes, as I'm trying to lose lbs! Sorry.

debt_cruncher

flying_fresian wrote: »

Bah.

Returned home to find secure message from A&L on my online banking saying that they have told Scottish Power to take the money from my new account and that the direct debit has been set up correctly.

I have been asked to call Scottish Power directly.

The last time I called them was years ago, as I hate power companies and all who work for them (No offence if you do, but every person I have ever spoken to at a power company has been a muppet who hasn't tried to help me) I'm going to spend a good portion of the night trying to find their phone number. Eek!

I also have to call Virgin now as they haven't taken my DD either.

I had better get my £100 for switching...

I hope you get sorted with Scottish Power and Virgin tomorrow. I had problems with gas company a few months ago. I don't know how many people I spoke to but they didn't have a clue. Finally got is sorted though.

I would not worry too much because it will eventually sort itself out.

DC

Hopeful1

Silaqui wrote: »

Them cakes look beaut hopeful1 I am at home supposedly working but am fancying baking cakes now...

Did you give in to the urge and bake cakes? If you did i really think you ought to post pictures

Hi F_f, at least you have a better idea of what's going on with your switch. Have you got through to your beloved friends at the power company?

It sounds so lovely you and OH planning train trips out together. Let us know where you pick

Silaqui

lol well I made biscuits instead cuz had no eggs... but me and b/f have eaten them already :rotfl: They looked a bit like this :
(hope that picture works!)
x

Silaqui

no guess not - link http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6HcYnC_L3Es/SQ7SGTEeXXI/AAAAAAAAEl8/dSJDE6W2_8E/s1600-h/DSCF5793.JPG

mooomin

flying_fresian wrote: »

• [strike]Take flasks to work with me[/strike]
• [strike]Phone banks from work to ask about my missing direct debit. I need to check my accounts book and see if any other ones are missing too...fun.[/strike]
• [strike]Make lunch and take to work with me. [/strike]
  
• [strike]Make dinner at home when I get back from work - something chickeny I think.[/strike] Forgot to take chicken out of freezer, so pasta n sauce it was :rotfl:
  
• Get final token for 2for1 rail travel from the Sun and book my tickets to wherever I decide to go :rotfl: This is a very DFW adventure, as I am getting the tokens from a friend at work so I don't even have to buy the paper :j Got my tokens but not booked anything yet.
  
• [strike]Call my best friend and make plans for a trip to the pictures sometime soon. [/strike]
  
• [strike]Have another NSD. [/strike]I have spent no unbudgeted money in February, and want to see how long I can keep this up!

Have a lovely day everyone

Hi everyone!

Another day of doing quite well for me! I haven't called up about my direct debits, as I am putting it off :rotfl: I will call Scottish Power from work tomorrow and Virgin tomorrow night when I get home.

Thanks for all the comments today, I always like to see who's reading I think I might have to rethink the cake rule though - if I was able to eat all of those I would have to get the doors widened!

NSDs - The only way I can motivate myself to do NSDs is to not include the budgeted for items. I'm well within my groceries budget this month and haven't bought anything I didn't need when I have had to go to the supermarket, so I would feel that I was being hard on myself if I counted them as spends. Also, why break a NSD if you need milk when it's included in that budget? I would break the NSD if I also bought chocolate when I went to get the milk!

Audible - amazing site! I am going to get one more book and then cancel as I have two of the three books in Philip Pullman's trilogy. They are read by the man himself and great value for money!

My cheque for musicmagpie finally came through, so I will have £8.95 to put towards a debt soon. I am going to pay it into the bank tomorrow. I really need to sort out my Ebay/Amazoning again, but haven't had a lot of motivation to do so really. It is nice to get those small amounts trickling into your bank account though...

Right, that is another huge post from me, so I'm going to go to bed and read my book.

See you all in the morning!

f_f