Cinnys Spending Diary - Take 2

Flower08

Like the new sig cinny!

I hope you have fun doing your budgets - of dear i think i am getting too sad, budgetting actually makes me slightly happy!

Flower08

Tonight has just been one of those nights. Sometimes i find it sooo hard living here. I get on great with all of OHs family except his sister (and he feels the same), she is just so rude, unpleasant, nasty, the list goes on.
If it wasnt for her i could stay here as long as we needed to pay this debt off, but at the minute she is really testing my patience - i miss having my own space aswell!

Cinny91

Morning Everyone!

Quick post today as I have a feeling work is going to be manic this morning.

Thanks girls! Thought it could do with a bit a spruce up with my voucher stash thing-a-ma-bob.

Boots Event tonight and I'm dead excited! Think I'm going to go a bit over budget and get all the wrapping paper ect from Paperchase while I'm over in Meadowhall, need a couple big bows and a gift box/bag and another couple rolls of wrapping paper and that'll be Christmas well and truely sor-ted!

Up to 1600 on bingoport. A sad looking £3.34 on Ciao, and only £1 up on STP from last night because my eyes started closing at about 8:30 so I gave in!

Flower - I thought you'd be missing your own space! Your OHs sister sounds like a nightmare though, just focus on getting the debt cleared and saving up to move back out. Don't let her get to you!

ETA: Got an email saying he's won all his points back. 700 on the Wicked Wheel then got it up to 3300 on the slots. Bookies luck right?

Tete_en_l'Air

Morning, hope work's not to bad for you Cinny. I've been up since 7 and already made a batch of Twink's hobnobs, wrapped a birthday pressie, got my suitcase from the loft and done my Bingoport - much more productive than I ever am at work!

Up to 6000 on BP now so hope to be able to redeem by about Tuesday (as I won't be near a computer now til Sunday). Haven't even checked Ciao today - going to have a big push with it next week and as soon as I get to £5 I'm off, and that'll be the hardest £5 I've ever earnt!!

Ooh, also made some of your lovely Brownies last night Cinny so I'll see how they go down with the girls!

Aw Flower, hope you're feeling better this morning - think of the bigger picture and what living there is enabling you to do in the long run.

Enjoy the event tonight Cinny - I'm missing my local ones as I'll be away, prob for the best. I got this yesterday for my friend's birthday - so cute!!

zigmeister

You sound very organised Tete! What are Twink's hobnobs like?

Ooh the Boots event! How much are you planning on spending?

Flower that sounds awful, has your OH's parents said anything to her about her behaviour? Hope you manage to make the most of living there, but keep sane!

Dinah93

Twinks Hobnobs are excellent, definitely worth a make!

Cinny91

Just having a quick break, with jammy dodgers and coffee to boot!

Have fun in Bath Tete!! Yumm to the brownies, I haven't made them in ages!

Ermm, I've budgeted about £55 for all 4 gifts I want to get. £15 of that is to spend on my Pa but I'm not 100% sure what I'm getting him now so it could be a bit more or less than that.

Back to work I suppose!!

Tete_en_l'Air

Yep Hobnobs are defiitely worth it, really easy to make and they're lovely and goo-ey, a cross between a hobnob and a flapjack. Cinny's brownies are also amazing and foolproof, tho OH nearly died last night when he saw almost a whole pack of butter going in along with 4 eggs - he's sworn off them now even though he loves em!

Are you going to get yourself a cheeky 'free' gift Cinny? I would

zigmeister

I may well have to go search for the recipe then! I have a baking box but I hardly ever bake because me and OH end up eating them all. :rolleyes: If my Mum hadn't bought a massive cake yesterday I'd make something today.

Jammy dodgers, yum!

Ha, I'd get a free gift too! I can't wait to see if the S&G hat box is gonna be OOTW!

I still need to sort my last few Christmas presents. I've just had a brainwave. I allocated £6 to get some chocolate for my Dad and stepmum. But I bought some of those kilner jars from ASDA for £1 and I reckon I could make some chocolate truffles, or brownies (or both!) and fill the jar(s) up with them! Homemade and they get a jar after.

Tete_en_l'Air

Those jars are a fab idea, I might do that for a few people actually!