My battle with budgeting - a thread to keep me motivated

nervousmother

I have used freecycle & also gumtree (i put a old kids playhouse on there and had 60 replies)

The freebies board has been good for plants and seeds, BBC Dig in are giving away 5 packs of seeds atm.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/digin/

dreamcatcher73

nervousmother wrote: »

I have used freecycle & also gumtree (i put a old kids playhouse on there and had 60 replies)

The freebies board has been good for plants and seeds, BBC Dig in are giving away 5 packs of seeds atm.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/digin/

thanks for this NM - have applied for my free seeds

Merry_Gentry

I use freecycle, but must admit I tend to give away more than I take. I got lil Merry's bed from freecycle (an Ikea toddler bed) which has been excellent but I have given away all sorts, including a selection of Buffy and Angel video boxsets this morning

nervousmother

Hope you have them on dvd too? I passed on my video boxed sets to my cousins kids, I can normally find a home for anything!

Merry_Gentry

nervousmother wrote: »

Hope you have them on dvd too? I passed on my video boxed sets to my cousins kids, I can normally find a home for anything!

Not Buffy, but yes, all of the Angel ones - David Boreanz as a tortured soul *swoon*

dreamcatcher73

little update

My lovely lovely postman turned up with my CTC giro today! Yay!

Mind you, it was 12.10 and PO shut at 12.30, you've never seen me move soooo fast :rotfl:

So now I have some money for the rest of the weekend :T


Note to self: stay out of the corner shop!

philnicandamy

Corner Shop BAD!

dreamcatcher73

pmsl :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

petrified_2

dreamcatcher73 wrote: »

Thanks Kas, it's really just starting to hit me that there are no credits cards, overdrafts to fall back on in the tough times, so all times will be tough now!

I have really lived a life based on borrowing and borrowing more when that ran out, being back to basics is a real eye opener.

I will be keeping notes on everything I spend to see what I'm spending on and if it's necessary and look upon this as a new start to my life and hopefully one that includes a bank account with some money in it!

I'm having exactly the same experience, it's so hard to unbreak a lifetime of bad habits. if i have money, i can't help but spend it, but if i'm really, really skint, and don't have anything to spend on anything except pure essential, i get by just fine. must try harder to apply the 'skint' philosophy to when i have money so it doesn't always burn a hole in my pocket.
and i'm so with you on the nipping out for a loaf of bread and spending £15.
x

Merry_Gentry

philnicandamy wrote: »

Corner Shop BAD!

Well that scared me rigid!! :eek::eek: