A fresh start

Seaxwyn

The day off has been fab! I've been to the library, done lots of cooking, had my mum over to tea, and worked two hours at the local shop. As a bonus, the shopkeeper gave me £20 tokens for the local theatre, which she had received as a gift and didn't want. I'm thrilled! I will take my mum to the next production by the local operatic society, which we always love but can't usually afford. Obviously working a 4-day week is not really sustainable in our circumstances but I will make the most of it for the next few weeks.

MiniLaura

do you have an asda within delivery range? As I find them so good for online shopping, and a lot easier to navigate site and products than tesco? I know for a fact the deliver large packs of loo roll etc, I do get all my big stuff from there as I dont drive and it makes things easier!

dawnybabes

Good thing about Asda is that if order value stuff and they don;t have it in stock they upgrade it and charge you the value price - brilliant !

dawnybabes

Also Tesco round here (cos I live in the sticks) deliver here first and work there way back to the store so I always go for the 10pm - 11pm slot (sometimes free or 99p) and I know they will be here at 10 !

taxi73

Sounds like you had a lovely day today.Though shopping online sounds a little stressful.

Seaxwyn

1st October, monthly update time.

My new debt total is £1079 less than last month. I'm pleased about this, as it wasn't the easiest month. I had to buy clothes and shoes for the kids, and OH's earnings were a princely £58.79. The 3rd month in a row of earning next to nothing.

I hope I can make a similar drop this month. My freelance earnings will be less, though. I am due a tax rebate from HMRC, they said it was sent out some weeks ago so it must be caught up in the postal strikes. Once that arrives I want to pay it off my Egg card, which ends its 0% this month.

At home again today. I am having my hair cut and coloured at a posh salon for just £7.50, thanks to a special and very welcome deal.

lucielle

Hope you have a good day off. I'm off as well today, just doing some baking.
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Seaxwyn

I phoned HMRC and they hadn't in fact sent out the rebate, but were leaving it as a credit on my account. So I have again asked for it to be sent to me as a cheque, and that "will take two to three weeks". Humph.

Karmacat

Huh! Nice of them to tell you. Not. Hope it arrives in time for Egg - and excellent news about the hair deal!

taxi73

Great news about the debt figures.That was a bargain for your hair...£7.50.Hope you get the rebate in time.