2009 New Years Resolution-MFW Diary

Tesco_points_addict

SmlSave wrote: »

Are you able to chase them up at all about getting paid the money?

I have tried calling and emailing wages department but as I work for the NHS nothing moves quickly, especially when it comes to paying out money!:mad:

Tell me you don't sing at the top of your voice!?! I have a neighbour who does this...

Erm, yes I do, I think we might be neighbours, I sing really well after a few budweisers:rotfl: , does that sound familiar?

OK, day off today, not done a great deal, except put the wahing machine on and hang out 3 loads...I love it when the weather is good enough to dry clothes outside.

I have relooked at our supermarket shopping budget, I am going to re-jig it to £250 a month, I know this is still a lot for 2 plus 2 (the plus two being pets!) but I want a realisitic goal than I can perhaps work on as the months go by. Also a weekly budget is difficult as I tend to bulk buy when things we use a lot of, so week by week my spends fluctuate greatly. My months will work from the 20th of one to the 19th of the next (thats the timescale of my CC which we put all shopping on as we get Tesco points in return- I hasten to add- it is paid off in full every month!) So new month about to start.


We have so many different 'regular savers' accounts now I really must set up a spread sheet to keep track.....this may be a job for hubby..he likes that sort of thing! (Well, I will make him think, he likes it anyway:rotfl: )

TPAx

Tesco_points_addict

StuartGMC wrote: »

Sorry, but how can anyone love Abba??? :rolleyes:

If you want some music from that era they'll love then it would have to be Lynyrd Skynyrd, Boston or something heavier like Blue Oyster Cult or Rainbow. Of course, my musical tastes are in no way a reflection of me turning 44 last week .... mmm time for some Hendrix then Dirty Pretty Things (just to bring things up-to-date methinks... :rotfl:

Sorry, who??:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

SmlSave

Erm, yes I do, I think we might be neighbours, I sing really well after a few budweisers:rotfl: , does that sound familiar?

LOL.

I am going to re-jig it to £250 a month, I know this is still a lot for 2 plus 2 (the plus two being pets!) but I want a realisitic goal

I've managed to get my grocery bill from something to £200 a month and now down to a budget of £180 which I'm really chuffed about. Good luck with this

Tesco_points_addict

Another NSD today to go with yesterdays and the day before that:j

I have even managed to get hubby to agree we do not need a takeaway tonight, we are going out for a meal for mothers day on Sunday FGS:mad: It took a fair bit of nagging to convince him of this, but in the end 'it was his idea':rotfl: Well he thinks it was anyway!

Managed to sign up for a couple of mystery shopping thingys today, one for £20:j and one for £1.50:rotfl: I don't need to leave the house for either so 'easy money' I hope!

TPAx

Tesco_points_addict

Look at the time! I'm up, dressed, dog walked, fed and watered and I've put washing on the line:D

I've decided to take last weeks impulse buy back (the tray with the nice legs:rotfl: )

So that will be £6 something, extra towards this weeks shop, Iblame my mother for me buying it in the first place, I'm terrible when i shop with her!

Anyway I think I might grap a cuppa and crawl back into bed:rotfl:

TPAx

Tesco_points_addict

I'm to lazy to do a weekly round-up tonight, I will try to do one tomorrow :rotfl:

Naughty I know!

Well with it being Mothering Sunday its been an expensive day, although she is worth it...all together now....ahhhh:o

I have managed to get a few more 'Secret Shopping' jobs, hopefully I will get the hang of it:rolleyes:

I will do a 'to do list' tomorrow, and work a full day and do a secret shop on my way home:rotfl:

TPAx

Tesco_points_addict

Sorry for this (yet again) self indulgent post. Even though I am too lazy to do a weekly roundup I HAVE worked ut our full savings for this month. Now I realise we cannot continue at this rate, but thanks to some well overdue work payments I have managed to put away £1300 that added to husbands £1500 makes a fandabidozy £2800 this month:j .........someone pick me up, i'm felling faint:o

Am off to update my sig

TPAx
Edit: Just updated my signature and realised we are already at £6650 which is over half way to my/our(lol) target for the year. I need a glass of wine.

setmefree2

Tesco_points_addict wrote: »

Now I realise we cannot continue at this rate, but thanks to some well overdue work payments I have managed to put away £1300 that added to husbands £1500 makes a fandabidozy £2800 this month:j .........someone pick me up, i'm felling faint:o

well done you

Tesco_points_addict

Me again!
Last weeks round up!!

Am working 4 days, so lunch to be taken at least 3 out of the four days Yipee did this-i'm sooooo good
Work extra evening - yep all done and claimed for
Try to get to grips with tax - ops still to do-will leave for a month, i think
Shop around for some deals for my car insurance - ahem..forgot this one
Advertise more items! Woops!
Sell at least half of the said advertised items:p Double woops
Decorate dining room - yes i chicken out this weekend! Triple woops:rolleyes:
Book more 'mystery shopping' jobs- thank goodness, this one I have done

Ok jobs for this week:

• We are cash poor at the moment, so I will have to find some-way of getting some other than robbing a bank:rotfl:
• Paint the dining room (yes its a re-occuring theme)
• Sign up for and complete as many 'mystery shopping' assignments (although I feel like i'm back at school with all the 'homework' some of them require:rotfl: )
• Shop around for car insurance (mine is due next month)-see last weeks challenge!
• Work one evening (I like to add this one as its easy pessy lemon squezzy)
• Do a BIG shop and have a days cooking and freezing
• Work hard on hubby to keep him 'on track' hes easily distracted by lovely electrical items
• Research new fridge freezer, ours is on its last legs
• Order cat food on line-much cheaper than from the vets (needs special diet)

OK, enough!
Hope you are all well and on track

TPAx

SmlSave

I have managed to put away £1300 that added to husbands £1500 makes a fandabidozy £2800 this month:j

Congratulations!!!!