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Right, Third time lucky, I will do it this time

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  • angie_baby
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    kissjenn wrote: »
    Camping holiday sounds fun, bet Joe would love that. Maybe he could be Chief Beaver and teach you what he knows as the experienced backswoodman he now is!

    How's your dib dib dib?

    Can you follow orders?

    PS Junior Beaver has to buy the ice cream and wash the pots. Chief Beaver supervises.

    Lol, i suppose i should get some pratice in.

    It could be a cheap break for us and once we have all the bits it would be really cheap in the long run. We already have a few bits.

    But the way Joe is going is might be going to brat camp rather than camping with me :rotfl:
  • angie_baby
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    Well afternoon,

    Havent really done alot this morning, i dont know where the time as gone, i will be making lunch soon.

    Feeling rather strange today :confused: not sure whats up with me, i just feel drained and very lazy. Im just so tired.
    Didnt help to come to a flippin Micheal Jackson tribute in the back garden, someone had set up the speakers outside, with BBQ's and it went on till gone 12 with kids screaming. I wasnt impressed :mad: All id heard at work all day was MJ songs!

    Need to get my act together as the 30 mins of housework didnt go to plan this week. Getting into work early, hmmm, again not 5 days only three. NSD well these are easy at the moment as there is no mony anyway :rotfl:

    Once ive found a excel sheet, cause i dont think ive got the basic software on this new laptop, infact i dont think its got anything acept the remote conection to work. God im really quite useless at technology!

    My overtime wasnt what id really expected, even though id been going in early and staying late, there were 2 days i had to leaver early as there was no childcare, 3 where i had to go to school to sort Joe out and 2 day when i had to collect Joe or had a meeting at school about Joe. God this was only a month when i write it down i dont know why my boss lets me keep my job! So my my total wages this month is a grand total of £1431.00 and i usualy get £1310.00 :rotfl:Quite depressing really.

    Anyway im off to find a excel sheet and sort out my budget for July.
  • angie_baby
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    edited 27 June 2009 at 7:42PM
    Dopey tart i am found the excel sheet and budets for July are done. They dont look to sad.


    1st Wages £ 1,410.00
    3rd Child Tax Credit £ 105.65
    10th Child Tax Credit £ 105.65
    17th Working Tax Credit £ 178.25
    17th Child Tax Credit £ 105.65
    24th Child Benifit £ 80.00
    24th Child Tax Credit £ 105.65
    31st Child Tax Credit £105.65



    1st Capital One CC £ 80.00
    1st Vanquis CC £ 150.00
    1st HSBC CC £ 40.00
    1st Rent £ 400.00
    1st Next Debt £ 100.00
    1st TV Licence £ 10.14
    2nd Sunalliance Home Insurance £ 12.99
    5th BT £ 36.94
    5th British Gas £ 22.00
    5th Council Tax £ 80.00
    5th Argos Debt Ends Oct 09 £ 50.00
    8th Great Universal £ 73.00
    8th DWP Balance as of 27/06/09 34.67 £ 10.00
    15th Asda - Cat Insurance £ 10.79
    16th Grolier Books Balance as of 27/06/09 £39.99 £ 9.98

    Subtotal £ 1,165.84

    Food £ 125.00
    Travel to work £ 54.00
    Travel - other £ 15.00
    Beavers @ £3 per week £ 12.00
    Spends @ £15 per week - includes going out £ 75.00
    Childcare £ 350.00
    Owed Childcare £ 50.00
    Money subbed from boss £ 70.00
    Holiday / Xmas / Birthday monies £ 50.00
    Banks Charges £ 185.00


    TOTAL £ 2,071.84


    Hopefully July will be better and i can get some more overtime done. Also there should be no poxy bank charges next month. I also need to get my smoking back down and stop getting so stressed.

    July is going to be a positive month and im going to sort these debts. Once and for all there going and going to go for good!



    EDIT: Thanks to kissjenn ive got extra monies as i didnt check my sums in excel :o
  • angie_baby
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    edited 15 July 2009 at 10:52AM
    Right, have gone a bit ott on the excel sheets, have made lists of whats in and heres the meal plans so far,


    [STRIKE]Sat 27th Veggie Burgers in buns with sweet pot wedges[/STRIKE]

    [STRIKE]Sun 28th Out at Dads[/STRIKE]

    [STRIKE]Mon 29th Mac Cheese[/STRIKE]

    [STRIKE]
    Tue 30th Spanish Omellette, using some of tinned pots
    [/STRIKE]

    [STRIKE]Weds 1st Prawn noodles[/STRIKE]

    [STRIKE]Thurs 2nd something on toast night[/STRIKE]

    [STRIKE]Fri 3rd Lasana & salad [/STRIKE]

    EDIT

    Sat 4th [STRIKE]Jacket pots with cheese / colsaw, salad, corn on the cob[/STRIKE]

    Sun 5th [STRIKE]Had chicken kebabs / cous cous salad / last of colsaw[/STRIKE]

    Mon 6th [STRIKE]Steak and Salad[/STRIKE]

    Tue 1st [STRIKE]Pitta Pizzas, jacket pots, salad and dips[/STRIKE]

    Weds 2nd [STRIKE]Spag bol[/STRIKE]

    Thurs 3rd [STRIKE]Chicken nuggets, wedges and baked beans[/STRIKE]
    Fri 4th [STRIKE]Fish Fingers, Wedges, Avacado dip[/STRIKE]

    Sat 5th [STRIKE]Had Mac Cheese, Asparagus, and grilled toms[/STRIKE]

    Sun 6th [STRIKE]Gammon, new pots, veggies and cheese sauce[/STRIKE]
    Mon 7th [STRIKE]Prawn noodles[/STRIKE]

    Tues 8th [STRIKE]Fish in Sauce, new pots, veggies[/STRIKE]

    Weds 9th [STRIKE]Egg Fried Rice with extra veggies and quorn sweet & sour[/STRIKE]

    Thurs 10th [STRIKE]Steak and Chips [/STRIKE]

    Fri 11th [STRIKE]something on toast night[/STRIKE]

    Sat 12th [STRIKE]Spag bol, using quorn mince - make for freezer[/STRIKE]

    Sun 13th [STRIKE]Chicken Kievs, mash and veggies[/STRIKE]

    Mon 14th [STRIKE]Shephers Pie [/STRIKE]

    Tues 15th [STRIKE]Quiche, new pots and green bean salad[/STRIKE]

    EDIT _ THIS WEEK TO BE REDONE & POSTED! & DATES ARE OUT!!

    Weds 17th Fish cakes, chips and beans

    Thurs 18th Pizza wedges


    Will need to be making bread and i will have £10 a week to top up on the basics like milk and fruit and any other bits we need. Will also be making snacky bits and cakes for lunches and just to munch on :o
  • kissjenn
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    Mortgage-free Glee!
    You are so well organised.

    Cheeky wee question - are you definately getting CTC on the 1st and again the 3rd of July?
    :A Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust :A
  • angie_baby
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    opps, no im not, oh dear, i really am a doepy tart, thanks kissjenn of to sort that now :o:o:o
  • angie_baby
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    Thanks kissjenn, have resorted it now :o
  • kissjenn
    kissjenn Posts: 2,358 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi Babe,

    Think you need to double check your spreadsheets. I think you've about £100 extra coming in, £100 less spend on DDs than you think and £100 more spend on food etc. Spend pretty much balances itself out but you may want to check why the numbers look odd, maybe one £100ish cost is in different place on your sheet.

    Coming in roughly you've

    Salary £1410
    WTC £178
    CTC £525
    CHB £ 80
    Total £2193 (took all pence of to make adding up easier - so it's more in reality)

    Hope this helps - you've just made a ton!!
    :A Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust :A
  • angie_baby
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    edited 27 June 2009 at 7:30PM
    kissjenn wrote: »
    Hi Babe,

    Think you need to double check your spreadsheets. I think you've about £100 extra coming in, £100 less spend on DDs than you think and £100 more spend on food etc. Spend pretty much balances itself out but you may want to check why the numbers look odd, maybe one £100ish cost is in different place on your sheet.

    Coming in roughly you've

    Salary £1410
    WTC £178
    CTC £525
    CHB £ 80
    Total £2193 (took all pence of to make adding up easier - so it's more in reality)

    Hope this helps - you've just made a ton!!


    Thanks kissjenn, god knows where my head is today. Thats means ive got an extra £120 odd left. I think i will save the £100 for emergencies and pay the odd £20 to vanquis. At least then if anything happens ive got extra to help.

    Thanks again kissjenn :A will teach me not to check my sums in excel :o and ive been working on the draft things all week :rotfl:
  • angie_baby
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    Evening All,

    Have sorted the budget, will teach me to double check me thinks. Kitchen is clean and tidy and i made raspberry muffins, Joe seems to like them so have frozen 6 for lunches. I wont need to cook tomorrow, hopefuly, but might make a some pasta just in case. Lunches will be tuna pasta salads this week with loads of veggies, yoghurts, fruit and tray bake or rasp muffin.

    Going to hover the living room before casulty and relax with a nice cup of tea.

    Night.
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