Goals for w/c 5th March 2006?

Callisto

Hi everyone, didn't do too well last week, but have made a start in most areas...

1) - List my items on Ebay - Have relisted three items that didn't sell last time, but have yet to list anything new!

2) - Help OH list his items on Ebay - No, haven't done this as he hasn't sorted out what he wants to sell yet.

3) - Have ordered a printer to get CV's and job applications sent off quickly (only had once a week access to a printer before), so want to get at least 4 applications sent this week. No, only managed two, but I did attend an interview on Friday, so fingers crossed for that job.

4) - Pay £2 coins into savings account. Yes, paid in £20! Woohoo.

5) - Have a few books to sell, so will have a go at selling on Amazon. I've registered and listed two books so far. Did have a couple more to put on, but it wouldn't let me as they weren't in Amazon's catalogue, so will have to put those on Ebay.

6) - Research business idea - have had an idea for a part time business which I could do in conjunction with a full time job. No, didn't manage this, but I will be visiting my Mum next week and we will do some research together as we were thinking of going into partnership with this idea.

This weeks goals will be (considering I will be at my Mum's for most of the week):

1) - At least three job applications in this week.

2) - Research business idea while at Mum's house.

3) - Pay £20 in £2 coins into bank, then transfer to holiday spending money savings account. Try and get one more £2 coin.

4) - List a minimum of 5 Ebay items.

5) - Get back on track with diet as have been slipping back into junk food snacks and have had two takeaways this week.

That will do for this week!

brummiebabe

Well, didn't get round to posting my goals for last week, so starting afresh this week!!

1. To have 3 no spend days (Monday, Tuesday & Friday - hopefully!)
2. To try to get DH to agree to do a spending diary
3. To take packed lunch to work
4. To cook Black-Saturn's lunchtime soup! (Am trying to cook a new recipie each week!)
5. To re-look at SOA, as need to start saving more for ? maternity leave (November)
6. To get problems with double glazing looked at (misted units)

beanielou

SS
As previous posters have said try vistaprint for your buisness cards.They also do labels.you only pay P&P & can keep it down by not having the most expensive option.
Good luck.
Lou

ozzyfan_2

well done everyone, you've all done brilliantly this week :j

my first week went like this

to find & work out how to do a spreadsheet very many thanks to Pixie for sending me a spreadsheet! It's all been customised to my outgoings & was much easier than I imagined!

to make 2 big batches of soup in my sc & freeze in small portions failed miserably on this one, but I've cooked all our meals from scratch this week so am I forgiven!?

to not spend my tesco clubcard points on food but to get a deal with them (probably magazine subscriptions, I know its a luxury but I love reading them)
have ordered 2 magazine subscriptions & have saved lots of money. Now I won't be tempted to buy them in the shops & it'll be something nice to look forward to in the post! I'm saving the next clubcard points for 5 National Express coach tickets so we can all have a day out :j

to make my first DMP payment, hooray! all done & have filled out DD form for next months

Also joined the grocery challenge & had 5 no spend days :j

So for next weeks challenges

Have to make a second appointment with CCCS due to my recent income change to go through the budget again

Make the soup I should've made last week!

Work out a menu plan for the month

Do lots of cooking to fill the freezer

Find some more £2 coins!

Best of luck everyone :j

crawley_girl

My goals this week...

* Keep going with the spending diary
* Have at least 2 no-spend days
* Collect another 3 £2 coins
* Cancel the recently cleared credit card
* List another 5 items on ebay
* Clean out another 2 cupboards in the kitchen
* Do a bit more cooking in bulk for the freezer

:heartpuls CG :heartpuls

JAMIEDODGER

i had 4 no spend days this week. i used my car on 3 days!!!!

goals for this coming week....

- aim for 3 no spend days again
- try and use the car as little as possible
- stick within grocery budget for the week £40

mintymoneysaver

First time here....

1) to tidy my house,I've been so busy e baying I've let it slip
2)While tidying see if anything else to add to ebay

That'll do for this week as I've paid bills etc for the month and can't do anything else with them till payday!

winkle1

mine are

1. bring in lunch every day from home
2. not take any money out of my account until Friday (going home to visit family)

I should be able to do this as I have a tenner on me but I do need to get milk and sugar and thats it for the week.

wish me luck!

Batgirl

Have updated last weeks goals on last weeks link.

This week;
1.) Sort coppers / 5p jar into bags £20 now in bags ready for bank very please
2.) Register with amazon and look into seliing books on it still not done will try again this week
3.) Try and keep spending donw when OH away this wkend Spent minimum - about £1.80 and put extra towards food shop because I went over on that
4.) Check bank at least 3 times and keep upto date with transfers done
5.) Add at least 1 £2 to savings jar added 2 so sucess
6.) Don't spend more than £30 on food ( sat - sat) £33.00 so not bad, and still in months budget so far - but not for long
7.) Look into & decide if its worth growing some of my own veg( I am the gardener from hell and have no cue about anything so must read lots) Got book out library but still not decided
8.) Spend as little as poss and think about every purchase ie; need or want! done
9.) try and keep sons bday party costs down - (already spent to much on venue.) find out about bat tin so can make own cake done
10.) list more on ebay I hate doing this and have failed but OH did put 1 item on for me so sucess?

bit off more than i could chew with last weeks goals, and think I've prob done the same today but I will try.

TurnaroundSue

Didn't do brilliantly last week, but here's how it went!

1) Add to £2 club £24 added - brilliant!!
2) Try and have 3 no spend days Only managed ONE - not so brilliant!
3) Do daily spend sheet (does this include things like petrol, mortgage payments etc - or should this just be for incidentials? Managed to do daily spend sheet, but didn't like what I had spent!!
4) Make sure OH joins in with both of above Is trying but not as enthusiastic as me - carry that on for 5/3
5) Pay my friend the £30 I owe her for buying her freezer!! Should have done it before, but haven't had chance to see her - too busy reading MSE!!! Paid friend money owed - yippee!!

Looking at above, most things were achieved, the worst was my daily spend - total amount for week £363 :eek:

Will try harder this week - aims are:

1) Continue to add to £2 pot
2) Continue to encourage OH to save in pot (although he now says that I have so many pots to save in that we haven't now got a pot to p*** in!!!!
3) Reduce my daily spend - have allowed myself £10 for the week for non-essentials, but will try and reduce that
4) THREE no spend days.

Good luck to you all!