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benbenandme

Just realised that if I add together the £10 a day amount and the other payments amount, it totals £4,800 which means that I need to find exactly £400 a month on top of the normal overpayment in order to meet my targets. Doens't sound quite so bad when you say it like that

I do have a few things I need to try and improve on this year; I need to get better at entering the competitions, I have hardly done any this year I also plan to check out the freebie boards more regularly as sometimes there are some great giveaways on there that can either be used for (a) stocking fillers for ds (eg. packs of vegetable seeds he can plant), (b) stuck on ebay (eg. a free nail varnish I got this year) (c) just handy / nice bits to have (eg. travel size smellies). Often the freebies include money off coupons too which is something else I must try harder with, my grocery budget

I also want to look out for jumble sales for picking up bits to go on ebay. We dont get a freebie paper at the moment so may email them and ask why not, am sure thats where they'll be advertised. I will also scout around car boots again once the weather picks up. I can't wait to get the year started now

benbenandme

And that first addition to the mortgage pot has said goodbye to december 2022 so now theres officially less than 13 years to go on the mortgage even if I never overpay another penny :j :j

tigzem

Wow BB... on Tuesday you are so going to kick my butt into 2010

You truly are amazing and wish I could be more organised and money making like you :beer:

xx

benbenandme

Morning everyone, not sure what the plan is for today, may be seeing my brother and sister this morning but not sure yet. I am also going to make a start on some of the spring cleaning around the flat today. I will write a long list and then can work on crossing off a few bits each day. Ideally I need it completed before I go back to school on monday :rolleyes:

Spring Clean Marathon 2009:

• clean laptop
• remove xmas tree
• take tree (& last years ) to recycle
• sort, bin and put away all decs
• take all car boot stuff down to the garage
• sort all kitchen cupboards/drawers
• clean drawer / fluff bit etc in washing machine
• clean oven
• clean fridge
• clean oven hood
• sort bathroom cupboard
• gut my wardrobe
• gut my drawers
• sort tall cupboard in my bedroom
• sort small cupboard in my bedroom
• organise storage for ebay stuff
• sort present box and cull for ebay
• clean car, inside and out
• sort smoke alarm
• mend ds curtains
• read electric meter on 1st Jan
• sort wicker drawers in lounge
• find homes for all xmas presents
• gut all paperwork

Thats all I can think of at the moment but am sure theres tonnes more to add

pixiechick99

Blimey, you'd better get cracking then, that's some list:D
I did laugh at take the Christmas tree to the recycling....and last years:rotfl:
I really should get up as I have plenty to do - was full of good intentions last night so must make a start:p

benbenandme

I've whizzed around for an hour and the lounge and kitchen are now clean and tidy, the rest of the flat is tidy but still needs cleaning. I am planning on getting everything to a normal standard of clean and tidy then I can work on individual areas and get them properly done. I'm going to leave the tree and decs until the weekend so todays aim is to get all the presents away, do all the bits in the kitchen, sort the present box and organise the ebay pile, maybe even get a few bits on ebay later as I want to start making a few pennies again

hypno06

All I can say to that list is:

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Although, I was thinking that I would like to enter 2010 in as much order as I can, so that means I must have a similar list lurking in my mind which just deserves a few more :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: along with a few :o:o to go with them!!

OH is at home today, but is back at work for the rest of the week, whereas I am off all week, so perhaps flylady will get a full and proper workout this week!

benbenandme

Quick update time ...

• clean laptop
• remove xmas tree will do at weekend
• take tree (& last years ) to recycle will do at weekend
• sort, bin and put away all decs will do at weekend
• take all car boot stuff down to the garage
• [STRIKE]sort all kitchen cupboards/drawers[/STRIKE] DONE
• [STRIKE]clean drawer / fluff bit etc in washing machine [/STRIKE] DONE
• clean oven
• [STRIKE]clean fridge [/STRIKE] DONE
• clean oven hood
• sort bathroom cupboard
• gut my wardrobe
• gut my drawers
• sort tall cupboard in my bedroom
• sort small cupboard in my bedroom
• organise storage for ebay stuff
• sort present box and cull for ebay
• clean car, inside and out
• sort smoke alarm
• mend ds curtains
• read electric meter on 1st Jan will do on friday
• sort wicker drawers in lounge
• find homes for all xmas presents
• gut all paperwork

Pleased with progress so far, I have also done 2 loads of washing, filled the dishwasher, cleaned the shower scren and the bathroom mirror and the glass table in the lounge
Next we're going to tackle ds present mountain as then he will be busy wanting to play with new things and then I can crack on with another job

benbenandme

A delivery man has just brought me the 2 wool jumpers I ordered from Debenhams and they're fab :j Its looking as though I may not get my M&S order yet again, their online ordering is a joke especially for such a big company, really really poor service

WelshSaver

Good luck with your 2010 challenge BB, I am sure you will whizz through it no problem. Whenever I am on the laptop I say 'I wonder how BB is doing today' and then have a read on your updates. You are inspiring. Keep up the good work.