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Your dress looks lovely Hayles. Sure you will look glamorous!
That's not too bad for the MOT after all. That's so exciting that you can sell it now! :j
Hope you have a nice evening watching the football.Money paid out from Topcashback so far= £105.89 :j
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It's nearly the weekend already again, horray!
It;s been far to long since i last posted, just been sooo busy! The wedding in Manchester over Easter was brilliant. We stayed at the Hilton for 2 nights and it was fab, very expensive but fab! We sat in front of jamie redknapp at breakfast on Saturday morning, he's lush, he was in Manchester for Sky for the united v chelsea game. We got back on Monday and since then everything has been go go go!
I have been going a bit spending mad lately, and it HAS to stop! No more clothes, no more junk, no more wasting money on lunches and rubbish until June! Need to save badly! My car insurance is due at the end of May, every month its just one thing than another and saving goes out the window.
This weekend, we plan to use our free Odeon cinema vouchers and will see whatever OH fancies, he deserves to pick a film for once! Then Sunday, hopefully it'll be a lovely day as meeting our best friends for Sunday lunch and then chilling in the sun! If it its a day like today it'll be perfect!
Not much else happening, just looking for ways to make more money!!
xThe very best things in life ... are free!
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Sounds like you had a great time at the wedding.Ohh Jamie redknapp, exciting celeb spot!
Looks like you have a nice weekend planned, so glad it is almost the weekend again.0 -
Haven't logged on for quite a few days so just catching up now. Very exciting celeb spot Hayles!! Sounds like the weekend away was fab
Hope you enjoyed the weekend just gone too.Money paid out from Topcashback so far= £105.89 :j
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Hey nice to see you back hayley no 2!
Weekend just gone was fab, we went to the cinema to see Kick !!! and it was brilliant, i didn't think it would be my kinda film, from adds i just thought it was a kids comic film, but it was really good, good choice by OH. Then Sunday we met our friends and went for a lovely lunch in a lovely posh country pub, bliss!
This weekend sister and I are going to see Dear John, it looks soo sad, best not forget the tissues. Then Sunday mummy and I are off to the O2 to see Dancing on Ice, so that should be good hopefully!
I have worked out if i spent £3 a day on lunch i am wasting £60 a month on lunch, however if i buy my lunch bits from Sainsburys which will cost £5 for the week, bagels with filling and 6x diet coke cans, it will only cost me £20 for the month, it's a no win really is it. I must buy my lunches every weekend ready for Monday! It's madness how lunch costs every week, i think £3 a day is nothing but it soon adds up doesn't it.
I am off on Friday so only 2 more days left for me! Wooo!The very best things in life ... are free!
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Hey hayley
Sounds like you had a great time at the wedding.
Aww you always have something good planned for the weekend, my weekends normally consist of doing pretty much nothing!
Yep, buying lunch for the week from sainsburys sounds much better!Make £5 a day JAN £121/175 FEB £283/175:jWeekly Grocery budget of £35! Jan £95.05/175 Feb £37.53/1750 -
Hey Maria, it's lovely to have you back, i noticed you hadn't been around for a while.
I miss weekends where we do nothing, now its saving go we will probably be having a few more of them!
I didn't buy lunch today, yay, i just starved instead LMAO!! That way if i don't bring my own lunch i'll go without! Then i ruined it by popping into Tesco's on way home and spending £5. Needed goats cheese for tonights dinner, and also picked up pittas which were 2for1 and also some humous which i will take to work tomorrow with the pittas, and also 2for1 Doritos ready for Friday night film night!!
OH is working late again tonight, feels like i never see him! Booo! I have to all to myself every weekend but nice to have a weekday evening together.
xThe very best things in life ... are free!
Challenges for 2010: Sealed pot challenge n.o.855 - £365 in 365 days challenge (pay for xmas in 2010) £21 - Make £5 a day in Jan challenge £0.00/£1550 -
2 for 1 dorito's! I love cheese doritios my fav! OH complains when i open the pack the smell drys his nose out! :haha: werido!
Straving yourself is no good! At least you've sorted something for 2moz nowMake £5 a day JAN £121/175 FEB £283/175:jWeekly Grocery budget of £35! Jan £95.05/175 Feb £37.53/1750 -
I think food is one of the things I spend the most money on.I need to make a big effort to take lunches in as well as we need every penny at the moment!
Have a great weekend.0 -
OH my god, not posted for while, where has the time gone??
Well not much to report, can't wait for payday on Wednesday, however it won't last long as getting my hair done on Wednesday, it's badly needed full head of hightlights and a cut, so that'll set me back £100, and once put money into saving i'll prob have £100 to live off for the month, so that means no new summer clothes for me this month! Then at the end of May its car insurance time :eek: hate that time of year!
We are still house hunting at the mo but can't find anything we both agree on, or something that's worth the money. We have agreed on a 1930's kinda home, i really REALLy wanted a new build, however we have come to an agreement, if OH can do it up looking modern inside then i'll be happy. We have seen a couple of lovely 1930's houses but they are all sold! Just going to keep looking!
Bank holiday weekend this weekend, woohoo!!!
xxxThe very best things in life ... are free!
Challenges for 2010: Sealed pot challenge n.o.855 - £365 in 365 days challenge (pay for xmas in 2010) £21 - Make £5 a day in Jan challenge £0.00/£1550
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