The Golden Goose's Quest For The Golden Egg - AKA A Debt Free Life!

The_Golden_Goose

The Latest Update

Happy Hot Weather All!

Another scorchio day.... hopefully it will help dry the load of washing on the line that got soaked yesterday!

OK, on with the important bits now.

Today I must:

• Eat (am starving!)
• Put another load of washing on
• Hang out washing to line dry
• Put away the two loads of washing currently socialising in the kitchen
• Put away another load that is sitting on the bed
• Empty dishwasher
• Water Hanging Basket
• Decide whether to empty TopCashBack account and where to send the money
• Check PayPal Balance as think have £9 in there now
• Look for jobs online
• Think about tackling Armageddon (then push it to back of mind til another day, actually must try and get some boxes to put Ebay stuff in)
• Prepare bits and bobs for the slow cooker - do I need to defrost my frozen sausages first and if so for how long?
• Sort out the pets
• Watch some TV (a girl needs a break!)
• Eat again

I am worn out just looking at all that lot.

In fact, I am going to start my list of to do's with putting a load on, then having breakfast whilst watching TV. See I can still multi task, the skill has not left me! YET.

Being as two of my cards 0% deals expire in Sept and as I am unemployed have a horrid feeling I'll be stuck with these cards when they revert to a normal APR. What to do What to do? Any suggestions???

Hope everyone is doing well and keeping chipper. Don't let the debt drag you down and don't beat yourself up if you cant make overpayments cos at least a min payment is something. Even better if you are no longer adding to your debt. I haven't used my horrid MBNA card for AGES. So proud of my impulsive shopper type self, so I am.

Til the next installment.......

lucielle

Can you try and get a LOB card? Good luck with the list.
L

Swinstie73

Hi Mrs GG,

Your posts are always very entertaining! Lucielle already suggested what I was going to, a LOB card, think Barclaycard do one at about 4.9%! Will check back later to see if you have scored anything off your list x

ETA: Congrats on the loan being almost finished

The_Golden_Goose

Thanks for the replies.

Re: LOB card. I already have two, one with M&S and one with Citi. I am not sure that I would qualify for a LOB as I am without a job?! Hopefully things will pick up job wise, I will still see if I can qualify for one tho.

The dreaded list update:

• [STRIKE]Eat (am starving!) [/STRIKE] Done! Plus eaten 5 biscuits (I am such a natural overachiever!! LOL)
• [STRIKE]Put another load of washing on[/STRIKE] Done! Got another load ready to go too - this time towels!
• [STRIKE]Hang out washing to line dry [/STRIKE] Done!
• [STRIKE]Put away the two loads of washing currently socialising in the kitchen [/STRIKE] Done!
• [STRIKE]Put away another load that is sitting on the bed[/STRIKE] Done and I have sorted out my Riding Wardrobe, so now everything has a pile, jodhs, tee's, fleeces, gilet and show gear (much better than the explosion that it resembled up until now
• Empty dishwasher
• Water Hanging Basket
• Decide whether to empty TopCashBack account and where to send the money Cant decide what to do here.....
• Check PayPal Balance as think have £9 in there now
• Look for jobs online
• [STRIKE]Think about tackling Armageddon[/STRIKE] (then push it to back of mind til another day, actually must try and get some boxes to put Ebay stuff in) Yep thought about it and am now procrastinating for a bit longer, I may shuffle some piles of paper about a bit.
• Prepare bits and bobs for the slow cooker - do I need to defrost my frozen sausages first and if so for how long?
• Sort out the pets
• Watch some TV (a girl needs a break!)
• [STRIKE]Eat again [/STRIKE] Lunchtime YUMMY

Back in a mo with some more updates !!! I hope.

Karen_30

Get you and your list ....you've done loads. It's inspired me to get on after I finish at 6 and do some bits.....thanks!

I'm just about to have 2 jaffas with a cuppa....I think I am allowed as went for 30min run last night with OH pacing me :eek: and am going out for another tonight....look at me justifying a couple of biscuits...madness :rolleyes:

Good luck with the rest of your list! xx

The_Golden_Goose

Thanks Karen!! If justifiying the biccies makes you enjoy them even more then justify away. Well done on the running. Really really good stuff.

More updates!

• [STRIKE]Eat (am starving!)[/STRIKE] Done! Plus eaten 5 biscuits (I am such a natural overachiever!! LOL)
• [STRIKE]Put another load of washing on [/STRIKE]Done! [STRIKE]Got another load ready to go too - this time towels![/STRIKE] Towels in the tumble as Mr GG hates crunchy towels and moans otherwise
• [STRIKE]Hang out washing to line dry [/STRIKE][STRIKE]Done![/STRIKE] Some dry bits collected in and put away NOT stashed on bed! Major achievement
• [STRIKE]Put away the two loads of washing currently socialising in the kitchen [/STRIKE]Done!
• [STRIKE]Put away another load that is sitting on the bed[/STRIKE] Done and I have sorted out my Riding Wardrobe, so now everything has a pile, jodhs, tee's, fleeces, gilet and show gear (much better than the explosion that it resembled up until now
• [STRIKE]Empty dishwasher[/STRIKE] Done and reloaded!!
• [STRIKE]Water Hanging Basket[/STRIKE] Done, two good soakings - grow planties grow!
• Decide whether to empty TopCashBack account and where to send the money Cant decide what to do here..... Still pondering
• Check PayPal Balance as think have £9 in there now
• Look for jobs online Will do later, brain is all fuzzy from all the chores and will do with a clear head later
• [STRIKE]Think about tackling Armageddon[/STRIKE] (then push it to back of mind til another day, actually must try and get some boxes to put Ebay stuff in) Yep thought about it and am now procrastinating for a bit longer, I may shuffle some piles of paper about a bit.
• Prepare bits and bobs for the slow cooker - do I need to defrost my frozen sausages first and if so for how long?
• Sort out the pets Half done, Mr GG walked the dog. Dog needs walking again later and need to do something with the horse, not sure I can legitimately strike this off yet.
• [STRIKE]Watch some TV (a girl needs a break!)[/STRIKE] Crossing this off now as I am about to sit on my butt and indulge in an hours worth of trash tv....
• [STRIKE]Eat again [/STRIKE]Lunchtime YUMMY

Oh and some extra bits I have done:

• Quick once over of the kitchen worksurfaces! Kitchen looks brand new
• Started to clean bathroom blind but shoulder ached and I gave up, so one third now done!! LOL.
• Completed a survey! Yeah baby... gimme the money or luncheon vouchers!!!
• Been told about another job coming up, so have sent off my CV for that
• Also made some social plans for the weekend, wont be a massive spend out as going to a pal's house, so bottle of plonk and the petrol getting there and back, unless we can swindle a lift off someone....??

I am really really shattered now. This housewife lark is a killer. Much easier to go to work. Not sure how I even managed all that I managed before. No wonder the house was a tip. Actually, it wasnt that bad. Not really. Now I just have more time on my hands to see the real mess, rather than the blur of mess as I whizzed in and out on my mad whirling tazmanian devil of a routine when I worked.

Righty-O, enough wittering and warbling from me, am sure you have all had enough. I am off to snuggle with the dog for a bit before I go and finish off the rest of pet duties.

Have a good one y'all hear!

Lurker1972

Wow! not only have you done all that but you've also given me some sound advice (plus probably countless others) serious multi tasking there

I may cheat & simply copy your lists since you've got so much done..although I think tomorrows a wipe out.....

enjoy your trash tv ( i ignore my program in favour of the bathroom, progress!!)

The_Golden_Goose

The Latest Update

Happy Monday to those in Employment Land, if I remember correctly, Monday is a day that is the hardest to get through!

I am still plugging away at job hunting, and to summarise, am getting nowhere fast at all. Though I do have another interview lined up so I am preparing for that. Again, not sure its an ideal job, for a start its a contract position, so it would tide me over for quite awhile. However, have got to be offered the blooming thing yet, and no doubt there will be plenty of other people out there who are going to be interviewed also.

On the MSE front, not too good. Treated myself over the weekend, but thats ok cos a) I deserve it and b) I paid cash!

This morning I think I may have been zapped by the speed police, though I was doing less than 35 in a 30 and I was behind another car, so I am mega hoping that I should be ok. It seems the cut off for those vans is 35, so I may be lucky, yet the year I am having, be just my luck to get 3 points and £60 fine.

Housework has lapsed again, despite my Mary Poppins efforts. The wash bin is overflowing and I may have time to do one load today. Have had such a busy weekend!! Its crazeeeeeee.

In general I am feeling a bit down and out and sorta stuck between a rock and a hard place, no job, no money, no plans for horse based stuff as no funds, no future plans really other than get rid of the debt. Not to mention everyone seems to be having children, which again is one of our long term plans and had we not had spent ourselves stupid we would be thinking about adding some mini peeps to our family. Very difficult to get head around when you know that its through our own mad spending that we are having to refocus all our efforts on debt rather than our real aims in life. But then as I said to Mr GG, we could drop down dead tomorrow and none of this would matter anyways. We have to pay it back and soon so that we can have our lives back. I refuse to be a slave to the £ forever and ever. Its bad enough when you do have cash to spend let alone when you are repaying it.

Enough already, I am boring myself to tears here.

Hope you all have a good day, work hard, don't work late, its Monday, hit gym, hit the kitchen then feet up in front of the TV, and if you can get through the day and its a NSD, then WAY TO GO.

PS: thanks to F_F for the PM.

Til the next installment.....

lucielle

Cheer up chuck. There has to be something out there for you.
L

savingholmes

Hi GG - I've finally stopped procrastinating and vegging - altho you now need to nag ME to sign on as not got round to it yet which is just stupid. I think I have just been in complete denial.

Have submitted expenses to various organisations so hopefully will get some money from that.

I am doing a diet but it is proving to be mega expensive! Need to find a cheaper way of losing weight....

Oh well as always hope things look up for both of us very shortly!