oi what you doing here

elantan

very wisely and truthfully spoken hypno ....i think take aways are going to have to go hubby cooks better anyway to be honest ...(although he does like them)

i think oooo i dont know if i can get rid of my books but you know what to be totally honest i think i need to i have no space in this house even after my big clean i kept loads of books ...and when my friend was selling her stuff i basically bought the same amount again (she has some amazing books) i think i have t be more brutal with these books ...

i have however closed my amazon account so there will be no more oh i fancy that and going and buying a book ...so far i dont miss it but then i have soooo many i need to read lol ...

i doknow for me getting healthy is a priority so i know i dont want to buy processed food etc (havnt done for a long time dont want to go back) (well i do buy bread etc which is processed, but i dont eat cold meat, hotdogs etc)

right i really need to go to bed i am talking rubbish here ...my brain is not functioning ...will try and get back on when i get up ...

hypno06

Sleep well, and catch up later x

savingholmes

hi elantan - I love books too but we went to the library yesterday and were able to get a few books we wanted for free - can't be bad really... First time I'd been in a year or two!

lucielle

Could you only buy a book only if you get rid of one?
L

elantan

good idea lucielle but it is not just the space it is money as well ...and for what you get for books these days compared to what you pay for them ...i think i will go to the library ...wont need to go for ages though as i have tonnes to read first ...just finished one about meat ...has helped me make up my mind to stick with the vegetarian way of life


well i had a good sleep and i have just got up had a shower and sat for the last 20 mins or so and started making out a shopping list ...this isnt something i do often (maybe a dozen times in my life) so i am trying to be methodical about it all ...were getting there i am even meal planning for next week shock shock horror horror ...but i think it is the way to go


am going to transfer the money over into the right account just shortly and have a wee looksy at the account and see how it is doing anyway ...

elantan

savingholmes wrote: »

hi elantan - I love books too but we went to the library yesterday and were able to get a few books we wanted for free - can't be bad really... First time I'd been in a year or two!

see if it is a book you want but they dont have it will they order it for you ?

hypno06

Yes, the library should order books in for you - ours let you order them online and they then tell you when they are in.

Shopping lists and meal plans are good - I definitely spend less in the supermarket when I have done my plans....otherwise, I put a whole load of truck in my trolley that I don't actually need or even want!

elantan

well i went to the shops ...i did my best ...but it wasnt good enough so i will have to come up with a way to imporve for next week ....i have a whole load of books my friend has decided she no longer wants to sell at the car boot sale to get rid of ...she left them at my place so that they would be there when we went to the car boot sale ...now she doesnt want them so i am gonna take them to the charity shops ...i think i have about 40 books and 8 bags of clothes and other things to go ...will take a bag a day i think ...if i thought i could get money for them i would sell them lol

right have written a letter to ryan air thanks pepe ...will let you know what happens ...

am going to go to the bank as well (once i have done some housework) and hand in one of the account closure letters ...that will be three accounts closed then through two letters ...and as soon as i can get the other one fixed i will close that as well this month ...just leaving me two more to go yay ..small victories and all that

elantan

well i went to the bank and handed in my letter to close the account ...i thought i was going to get a wee why are you closing your account question as the girl went away with the letter ...but she came back and said i will write a cheque for you just now ...so £109 and pennies into the overdraft account to pay towards hubby's £500 this month yay

savingholmes

small steps make a difference...

Try mysupermarket.com as a way of cutting down your food bill - at least it calculates your items cost as you go along and suggests cheaper alternatives. You can either print off the shopping list or send it to the supermarket you chose eg Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys or Ocado