A Fool and Her Money- CAFCGIRL's Debt Diary

PeachPickle

CAFCGirl wrote:

I think I may have found my DFW twin!

And we both live in Kent

CAFCGirl

Shocking!

Are you sure you're not me?!

Hows your illness going?

I've got the early part of the day free as the BF has gone off paint-balling for a friends stag do,
So my list for today!
*Must defo write up cv and send off the vacancy I've found
*Send off insurance forms and letter to Abbey
*Write up and send letter to Orange
*Washing up
*Tidy bedroom
*Tidy away laundry
*Hoovering

Plus I'm up fairly early so technically I've got no excuses! Bets get to it, but which one first................

Plus am aiming for a no spend day, but thinking it'll be very difficult, going to pub to watch football

CAFCGirl

Woohoo, first part of the day gone and so far I have........

*Got dressed:T
*Been out for a walk and dropped union phone number into boss, and didnt spend any moeny walking through town centre :T :T
*Written up cv and emailed off to new vacancy, also saved to 2 places so shouldnt lose this one :T :T :T

Darn........... ok so thats it so far............ right next lot!:rotfl:

PeachPickle

Hey C

Illness is just about gone now. Went to work today for the first time since monday! Sucked beyond belief, but it's over now

Looks like you had a busy morning, hope you sent off those letters

CAFCGirl

I'm shameful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Didnt send them, got caught up in an argument with OH, which resulted in the big fat "maybe we shouldn't be together anymore conversation"!

All just a bit too much for me!

Its an excuse I know! Will now go and get form for Abbey!

Although on a lighter note, I've spent the grand total of nothing!!!!!!!!!! ON A SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

And today................ £4 on two pints of coke in the pub with OH to get us out the house and somewhere where we cant openly b*tch at each other, worked quite well and had quite a nice time, so money well spent and we needed it

PeachPickle

Oh no! Hope you got/get things sorted out with him! :grouphug:

CAFCGirl

Gonna join on with you this week, and give myself a strict £10 budget, if I can do it, it would be amazing!

We'll egg each other on now doubt!

I've got my food in for the week. Am also trying to be quite a bit healthier this week to see how much of an impact my diet is having on my mood. I wouldnt go as far as to say I'm depressed but I defnitely think I'm too stressed and overly anxious over a number of things.

Thinking about the money 24/7 doesnt help with that, and I dont think people can even escape that feeling once they've had the lightbulb moment.

I keep thinking to myself if I can make it through this week, on the £10 then my whole month will be that much easier.

Like most people the week after payday is the worse, sicne thats when I have some money. I've got a work night out on thursday, which I've given myself an extra £20 for, which is currently being transferred from my paypal account from my sales on ebay, gonna have to make my excuses to leave fairly early though. May have to tell a little white lie.

It's not like I'm embarassed but peer influence is often half of what leads younger people (i think), into debt. I'm not saying it doesnt affect other age groups, but I guess maybe at this point in life I'm more aware of whether I see myself as fitting into the apparent "norm"......

Oh who knows.......... maybe I'm too philosophical for my own good..... the heat must be melting my brain.........

P.S Spent £11 in Tesco I cant decide if I'm happy about that.Have worked out I've got 4 meals at least there........ plus lunches......... and some health...........

PeachPickle

Yeah, it's definitely hard just after being paid. Seeing all that lovely money just lying in the bank. Although I got paid on wednesday, so obviously my account is just an empty space with the wind howling through it :rolleyes:

I'm trying to eat healthier now too. Bought lots of salad/fruity things in tesco today (with my food money out of my rent, not with my £20 I'll add!). I feel very virtuous :A We can do it, wooaarrrrgh!

CAFCGirl

"wooaarggh" ? hmmmmmmmmmm I like the sound of that!

On a positive note I got a phone call on my way to work this morning, from a retail agency asking when they could arrange a phone interview with me to talk over my cv. So thats better than nothing!

Making myself some sandwich filler for tomorrow this evening, egg mayo yum!

So other than that, not much happened for me today.Came home and did a few bits of house-work but its just so HOT!

Also got given flat-mates share of the household bills, £105! woohoo

PeachPickle

CAFCGirl wrote:

"wooaarggh" ? hmmmmmmmmmm I like the sound of that!

On a positive note I got a phone call on my way to work this morning, from a retail agency asking when they could arrange a phone interview with me to talk over my cv. So thats better than nothing!

Making myself some sandwich filler for tomorrow this evening, egg mayo yum!

So other than that, not much happened for me today.Came home and did a few bits of house-work but its just so HOT!

Also got given flat-mates share of the household bills, £105! woohoo

I've got a noise for every occasion

I really can't stand egg mayo... well done for the preparedness tho! I've got a theory that if you just leave everything where it is and don't tidy up, eventually it starts to look tidy and so you never have to do it. Some may say that's a flawed theory...

Good luck with the phone interview.