Burlesque Babe's Re-building life but back in debt diary

jinky67

well apart from the Aldi stuff:D you needed and airer so dont beat yourself up over it:cool:

System

I like Pimms

Toto

spent money I don't have will be on my tombstone bb. But, it isn't as if you have gone and blown £300 on a pair of shoes or something else not necessary for life is it.

I will go back to what I have said and what I am trying to convinve myself. Savings are there to see you through rough times, not to make pretty numbers on a bank statement. You are having a rough time and those savings are your safety net so use it. You can always put it right back when times are easier, and they will get easier, you will find a job paying what you need.

Burlesque_Babe

hypno06 wrote: »

which will cover the car costs etc......leaving you NOT having to AQA madly when you don't feel like it.

you have an option here - you CAN do AQA to top it up, if you feel that way inclined, or you CAN use the interest......do whichever you want to do!!

unfortunately I will still need to AQA madly I should be doing a minimum of £500 each month to have a break even point and the combination of quiet afternoons on there and other stuff just seeming to crop up (ie I have a 1500 word research project to write this weekend) I feel as if I'm grinding away for nothing and not getting anywhere even when I am working mad hours.

I know Jinky.......I shouldn't be let loose on my own in a supermarket It's why I always get my shopping delivered so I don't buy things like chocolate coated malted milks and Aldi own version Jaffa Cakes.......:o:rotfl: I was very good though - I looked at the Tiramisu chocolate caramels for.....oooooooh, I'd say a good minute but eventually walked away without buying some !

When I look back to my life with my ex, I shudder at our old spending habits. We always went to the supermarket together - at least twice a week - and spending £100 a week between us was normal The biggest killer was that he had to have half decent wine every trip, wouldn't entertain Value items for the majority of stuff and wouldn't eat the same meat twice in a row!! He also often didn't know what he fancied until we got there which used to make it a nightmare - it became impulse mad going up and down the aisles.

He's still the same though - I see his food etc when I go to get Charlie - cupboards stuffed with Walkers crisps, Tesco Finest sausages which will probably get cooked and given to Charlie and loaves of bread he will eat 1 slice out of and then chuck. I am so glad to not be in that kind of mindset, so I am trying not to beat myself up over a bagful of impulse buys once every few months.

ZTD

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

Working in the job I do, I am privvy to see what goes on and unless I get out altogether, I am well and truly stuck for the forseeable future earning £7.92 an hour.

You don't have to leave to spy out opportunities. Spy them out, and then leave if you need to.

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

Beat me with a big stick for not working harder? :rolleyes:

You can't work any harder. You can't even work this hard for much longer.

ZTD

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

unfortunately I will still need to AQA madly I should be doing a minimum of £500 each month to have a break even point and the combination of quiet afternoons on there and other stuff just seeming to crop up (ie I have a 1500 word research project to write this weekend) I feel as if I'm grinding away for nothing and not getting anywhere even when I am working mad hours.

You are putting yourself under a lot of pressure. You have to be careful of that.

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

When I look back to my life with my ex, I shudder at our old spending habits. We always went to the supermarket together - at least twice a week - and spending £100 a week between us was normal The biggest killer was that he had to have half decent wine every trip, wouldn't entertain Value items for the majority of stuff and wouldn't eat the same meat twice in a row!! He also often didn't know what he fancied until we got there which used to make it a nightmare - it became impulse mad going up and down the aisles.

He's still the same though - I see his food etc when I go to get Charlie - cupboards stuffed with Walkers crisps, Tesco Finest sausages which will probably get cooked and given to Charlie and loaves of bread he will eat 1 slice out of and then chuck. I am so glad to not be in that kind of mindset, so I am trying not to beat myself up over a bagful of impulse buys once every few months.

He won't be the same soon. His change in circumstances will ensure that.

Burlesque_Babe

well, I've got as far as moving the research material from one folder in a jumble to another folder, not quite so much of a jumble and i've written 500 words of rubbish so far.

Time to try my Aldi Jaffa Cakes I feel.......

Burlesque_Babe

1300 words of rubbish and a few more jaffa cakes demolished.........only 1 more section to write.

jinky67

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

I know Jinky.......I shouldn't be let loose on my own in a supermarket It's why I always get my shopping delivered so I don't buy things like chocolate coated malted milks and Aldi own version Jaffa Cakes.......:o:rotfl: I was very good though - I looked at the Tiramisu chocolate caramels for.....oooooooh, I'd say a good minute but eventually walked away without buying some !

When I look back to my life with my ex, I shudder at our old spending habits. We always went to the supermarket together - at least twice a week - and spending £100 a week between us was normal The biggest killer was that he had to have half decent wine every trip, wouldn't entertain Value items for the majority of stuff and wouldn't eat the same meat twice in a row!! He also often didn't know what he fancied until we got there which used to make it a nightmare - it became impulse mad going up and down the aisles.

We used to spend around that, THEN i would do top ups that were probably £30 a time maybe twice a week:eek::eek::eek:

never had anything for dinner though:o:rotfl:

Burlesque_Babe

1660 words - done. Just a couple of references to bung in and list and the research material I've found over the last few weeks to list on a contents page

Jaffa Cakes are obviously brain food