Like many others

the_cat

lossed wrote: »

Most of what i buy i dont need,

If you have stuff you don't need, why not try ebaying some of it? Better still, if you have bought it very recently and not used it yet, return it to the shop.

Moneytroubles_2

Hi Lossed, just wanted to say welcome and good luck

SazM030306

Wow you're doing great so far! Well done for facing up to your problem. Keep up the good work, you can do it!!!
xxx

lossed

Hiya everyone and thankyou for all your replies and support. Mam rang last night and invited us round for tea tonight. So thats no meal for me to make tonight, i can now do tonights for tomorrow. That takes me up to Friday and then only 6 days to pay day. DH Thursday and me Friday. DH gets paid 15th of the month I get paid 4 weekly, so they do not always come together. But I am pleased they have this time, as this means I get get everything sorted. I am going to have to look at putting something in to pawn, next week !!!! OMG i feel so bad have reduced myself to that. I've been such a silly girl. But one way or the other I'l get to next Thurdsay.

lossed

SazM030306 wrote: »

Wow you're doing great so far! Well done for facing up to your problem. Keep up the good work, you can do it!!!
xxx

Thankyou for your support and encourament, its keeping it going thats going to be the problem. Usualy when my immediate crisis is over, I think ok im fine now, and go back to my old ways. Its that I'm going to have the biggest problem with

misspoppy

Hi

Why don't you join the weekly spend challenge, you tell them how much you want to spend on sundries and keep a tally. It really makes you think about stupid purchases. I spent £5 on jars for the batch of chutney I made yesterday, turns out I didn't need to buy any jars as I had enough, I should have bottled it first and then bought jars if I needed to. I know why I bought them, I thought they'd look lovely in the hampers I'm planning on making for some of my family but a recycled jar of home made chutney, decorated and labeled nicely will be as appreciated as a nice looking jar decorated and labeled nicely!

lossed

Thanks misspoppy for that, i have been to look for it but cant seem to find it, can anyone point me n the right direction please

Thankyou

misspoppy

here you go! http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1987851

lossed

Well her I am its Thursday and still have not spent all of my £4 (very little left though), which was all i had for this week and next. A NSD for me today, all i needed was milk for today and i have brought that from work this morning (been on night-shift) I did ask as we had an excess amount of it. If I can get through 5 days on £4, I will be able to make fab savings on my food and sudries bill in the future. Its just amazing how being short of money makes you realize how much money you have wasted in the past. in all honesty i cant say we have done without anything realy. I have just been thinking, do i need or want this, what can i do to replace it or use something else instead of etc.

I think i can raise £30 if I put my digital camera in to pawn until i get paid. If this is possible, that will well see me until pay day next thursday.

I am very gratefull for all the help on this forum and hope I can pass on my tips too as i progress. Thankyou all once again, you have all been fab. Even reading other peoples posts, gives me hope and support and ideas on how to deal with my debt and overspending issues.

thankyou

lossed

I'm right into this cutting back thing. Today so far i have

halfed my soap powder tablet fot two washes, washing came out just as clean
added water and smelly to my general cleaner spray, now have 2 bottles insted of one, cleaned just as well too
Had everything out of my store cupboard and found everything to make crumble ( i would have bought crumble mix) with and rubarb from our allotment
On my housework travels, found 65p in a drawer
this is sooooo theraputic.

Are you able to change your username, as I no longer feel "lossed"