KP's Another year older another year wiser?

Keeping_Positive

Thanks Fire Fox

You are right. My kids certainly do not get the latest things but I dont want them to have nothing so I try to do cheap days out and holidays. Im hoping thats what they will remember when older.

Today was good a NSD other than the diesel - I did not resort to a take away although very tempted. I even peeled spuds instead of doing chips.

savingholmes

Hi keeping positive - how old are the kids and how much pocket money do you actually give them? What are they expected to buy with that?

My DS gets £2 a week (he is 11) and my DD currently gets 50p a week but often gets this topped up if she sees something specific.

Are you doing the Make £10 a day challenge - I use that to help pay for xmas and birthdays... The Special Occasions board was a life saver for me last year - most people I know got hampers - often filled with things from my more spendaholic days.... They all loved them apart from my dad who is a bit of a grouch anyway

Keeping_Positive

Kids dont get pocket money as such although they would like it. The 50 is to cover kids costs such as days out, swimming, brownies, guides, icecreams and trest etc.

£10 a day sounds so daunting but I have just done two valued opinion surveys so £3.50 towards another £10 voucher. Just checks onepoll for the first time in a few months but only 5p and a £50 voucher available - it all adds up £9.95 towards the £40.

tHING

Keeping_Positive

Arrgh lost post

Thanks Saving Holmes - hope thing going well for you. Im not keeping up on her as much as I was

Brief review - no set pocket money just used towards kids cost such as treats, daysout, brownies, guides etc. May be time to see if I can give a bit out each week.

£10 sounds vary daunting and I dont want another breaskdown which is what I had at the start of the year. Other things came into it but I did Body Shop to help. Backfired in the end although money made money then spent by not watching the budget .

I have checked on one poll for the first time in ages 9.95 towards the £40. Did two valued opinion surveys do 33.50 towards the next £10. Not very good at writing even though I have to write long reports for work so I think Doo you out the question.

savingholmes

HI KP

Kids can be expensive can't they. Hopefully if you do a spending diary you will have a better idea of what you are spending. Most people spend less who are disciplined enough to do a diary so that is an added benefit. I do free daily scratchcards and bingoport mainly. Not got far with dooyoo - struggle to motivate myself....

Completely agree with not taking too much on and being realistic in what you set out to do.... I have to pace myself....

beanielou

£10 sounds very daunting to me too I have to say.
Is your birthday next week too?

Keeping_Positive

Do you think the hint was big enough he he?! Yes Monday.

I do think up the income is a good idea so Ill be looking out for stuff just not busting a gut this time round. Controlling the spends is more important.

Keeping_Positive

oh oh what an idiot I missed that Beanie

When is yours?

beanielou

A week on Thur!

Keeping_Positive

Oh party time next week then :beer:.
Good news I had lunch from food left over from training meeting bad news is I whimped out and spent 50p on a twix.

£1.25 the last money in my purse went to DD1 to get breadrolls in for tea. Whigh is actually a sucess as they all wanted McDs for tea :eek:

£16.50 and £25.00 in tesco vouchers arrived today :j.

Faxed and posted the info for the Homebase vouchers I won - only took me nearly two weeks :eek: