Goals for week commencing 9th April

oops_a_daisy

I have left this as late as possible to set my goals for next week because I still havent achieved one of my goals for this week - but I cant be bothered listing anything on ebay now so here goes......

1. Accept offer of endowment compensation - Accepeted on Tuesday - just waiting for it to go into my account now
2. Apart from shopping tomorrow - no going into Tescos - had to go in a couple of times but didnt buy anything that I didnt go in for
3. Stick to meals planned for the week - Achieved
4. Wk 4 no smoking - WOOHOO achieved
5. List 5 items on Ebay or Amazon - not achieved and no time to do it today
6. 3 no spend days - achieved 2 no spend days so not too bad


right goals for next week

1. Initiate claim for unfair bank charges in small claims court if not refunded by Friday.
2. Stick to budget for shopping
3. Week 5 no smoking
4. 1 no spend day
5. Dont go mad ( spending wise ) in London

mountainofdebt

were my success stories last week:

Last week I aimed to :

1. Phone the receivers of my ex employers to find out what the score is
2. Change my mum's electricity/gas
3. Formally make a claim for the refund of the bank charges hubby has paid.
4. Make sandwiches for the son and myself all week
5. Have 3 no spend days.

and

here are the results:

1) I did phone them and the guy I've been speaking to indicated I should have the money back by the end of the week....guess what - no sign of it! But on the other hand I did get my £100 from Barclays that I'd been told I wouldn't get until the end of April!

2) Didn't manage to do this as she kept me busy with other daughterly duties!

3) Did do this....ok it was last night when I finally got around to doing it but I managed it before Sunday!

4) Run out of sandwich filling for me on friday so didn't bother but managed to do it for my son all week and me for the other 4 days

5) Think I managed this !


Goals for this week:

1) Phone/write to the receivers YET AGAIN to chase this money

2) Change mum's gas/electricity

3) Spend as little as possible this week - bearing in mind its Bank Holiday weekend

roversbabe

1. Become debt free :money: YES YES YES - see http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=179191
2. Take the old magazines with me when I have my appointment - Rats, I forgot
3. Stick to the meal planner - Yep, what a great idea - there's no more "what shall we have for tea" then getting a takeaway cos we can't be bothered cooking - why did I not do this earlier
4. Continue keeping grocery receipts for the grocery challenge - yep, have a spreadsheet now for grocery spending too
5. Go out for a walk on at least 2 days - managed 1
6. Continue with taking lunch to work on at least 3 days - yep
7. Keep up with 2 no spend days - managed 1

This weeks goals are

1. Keep up with 2 no spend days
2. Go out for a walk on at least 2 days
3. Look around for cheaper gas / leccy. About time I had another change.
4. Assemble cot bed

crawley_girl

Last week

*Post letters off to Cap One - posted
*Respond to maintainence bill from the council - letter written and posted
*Spending diary - kept all week
*Have 2 non-spend days - wednesday & sunday
*Collect another 2 £2 to take my total to £134 - done that, have £144 now
*Respond quickly to any post re: bank charges being refunded - done, GE Money Grrrr!
*Contact Glamour re: cancelling magazine subscription - not done, roll it over

And so for this week:

*Contact Glamour re: cancelling magazine subscription
*Keep the spending diary going
*Collect another 2 x £2 to take my total to £148
*Use the cinema card and go at least once this week
*Get the car MOTeeeeeeeed
*Pay cheque into bank
*Do balance tranfer on to new Egg card card & reduce balance on Tesco credit card
*Spend 15 mins per day doing housework and not a minute longer!

:heartpuls CG :heartpuls

emylou

Last weeks goals and results:
1) 2 no spend days (hoping for more but trying to be realistic) not managed (must try harder!!)
2) Put more things on ebay and find out about selling on amazon yes and going to give amazon a go this time!
3)Call Capital One re. cancelling account, Sky to put payment in my mum's name and halifax for a query done!
4) Call/go into banks to get mortgage quotes got quote from Halifax but unless I do shared ownership it doesn't look like I can afford anything within an hour of where I currently live/work
5) Pay loose change and cheques from ebay into bank account done! Only totalled £16 but better than nothing

4 out of 5 isn't bad I suppose


This weeks goals:
1) Buy easter eggs/presents for 15 kids and adults but don't spend more than £30!
2) List old cds and books on amazon or ebay
3) Make Thursday and one other day no spend days

Good luck everyone!

RVK2

This is the first time I've posted on this thread so hopefully I'll manage all my goals

1. Get DD hair cut
2. Learn words for Wednesday
3. Spend no more than £23 on Wednesday (including donations, meal/drinks, raffle tickets and petrol) - if it happens I'll be surprised.
4. Make cakes to take to friend's place on Friday (instead of buying expensive biscuits)
5. Buy 5 Easter eggs for < £10
6. Start to sort out credit file
7. Plan the weeks dinners to prevent chippie etc

PaleScene

I've noticed a lot of Easter Egg related goals this week - just thought I'd pass on that Sainsburys has medium size eggs (ie egg and two standard size choc bars - I bought Cadburys Caramel ones) at £1.49 each or £3.50 for 3. In the end I crumbled and didn't get Fairtrade or even have the patience to do another circuit of all the supermarkets to cross-check, but £3.50 was cheaper than I expected to pay - I'd heard of 3 for £4 and 3 for £5 deals in other places. Hope this might be helpful for someone.

in_my_wellies

I've not seen this thread before and I think it's brilliant.
can I pinch some of your ideas?

1. Decide whether to open an ISA or pay of some from card I stooze on.
2. List 5 items on Ebay
3. Cut no 2 sons hair
4. Spend two hours every day in the garden, which counts as my exercise!
5. Make soup
6. Use juicer and breadmaker
7. Get to bed before midnight
8. Chase up DHs bank charges - (he says leave it)
9. Eat smaller portions - lose 5lbs (is that unrealistic?)
10. Remember to look at this next Sunday

Lottiepots

Goals for this week:-

1) Have 3 no spend days.

2) Send letter to Bank regarding getting statements for last 6 years.

3) List 5 things on ebay.

4) Cancel AA insurance and send driving license away.

5) Buy Easter presents for neice and nephew.

6) Limit spending over Easter weekend.

Peppa_Pig_5

My goals for last week were:

1. Reduce my sky package. Done, down to £15 per month, they didn't offer the £7.50 though tried. Feel like cancelling it altogether now, but watch sky one a lot.
2. Put loose change in credit union account.Done, put £2.50 in this week
3. Post 3 items on ebay.Didn't post on ebay, but put 2 items on Amazon, 1 has sold already
4. Have 1 no spend day.Didn't manage this one

This week, I will try for the following:

1. Look into NTL, or alternative to Sky that has Sky One and Nickelodeon for less than £15 per month.
2. Put more loose change in credit union account.
3. Collect Avon money and put my commission into newly opened Cahoot savings account
4. Spend as little as possible with the boys being off for the easter holidays.

Peppa
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