Dipping my toe in

jayss

Thanks, have already addressed the grocery budget and am limiting the entertainment budget some.

It will still hover around the 100-150 mark on average, due to team lunches and existing commitments, I'm not eating out in the evenings or buying coffee(see up thread) and am yet to have a night out down here.

jayss

Things not going super great, weekend away with family wasnt too costly but havnt been super careful since(took train 2 days and bought lunch 1 day and ate out monday).
Going to meal plan over the weekend and get cooking. Aiming to have NSD friday and sunday(maybe monday too), not managed any so far.
I'm totally sucking at the challenges, not done a grocery shop per sey but have bough odd things that didnt write down etc. Need to get in control.
Also not made enough effort on the upping of income,
my internet connection at home isnt great, going to blitz the clicking over the weekend and hope for surveys with a bit more return.

On the good side £1000 of my debt is gone as family member has insisted it was a gift (as I've helped them out in the past).
The overdraft will be about £700 smaller by the end of the month too, so not all gloomy but deffo need to try harder.

rubyslipper

jayss wrote: »

Things not going super great, weekend away with family wasnt too costly but havnt been super careful since(took train 2 days and bought lunch 1 day and ate out monday).
Going to meal plan over the weekend and get cooking. Aiming to have NSD friday and sunday(maybe monday too), not managed any so far.
I'm totally sucking at the challenges, not done a grocery shop per sey but have bough odd things that didnt write down etc. Need to get in control.
Also not made enough effort on the upping of income,
my internet connection at home isnt great, going to blitz the clicking over the weekend and hope for surveys with a bit more return.

On the good side £1000 of my debt is gone as family member has insisted it was a gift (as I've helped them out in the past).
The overdraft will be about £700 smaller by the end of the month too, so not all gloomy but deffo need to try harder.

Glad to hear you've had a little boost from a family member, that's great news! I hope you manage your NSDs and get a grip on the old surveys.

My weekend is looking expensive so the rest of the month will have to be VERY frugal. Bulk cooking and nights in ahoy!

Happy Easter Jayss :easter_ba