Goals for week starting 28th May 06

In_Search_Of_Me

Hi all
Just filled in last weeks & thought I'd start again as great to have weekly goals! Here's mine for the week;
1) Get all ebay stuff sent off & list 5 more items COLOR]Done today (Sat) listed about 8 more items

2) Do take a break homework almost done!done

3) Sort kitchen out...somewhere in there are my blender blades & I need them back!Done today...2 boxes of stuff for car boot & the kitchen cleaner than it has been since I moved in!! Didnt get the blades so got more online (via quidco of course so that stuffed up my 3rd spend free day! Never mind! May actually sell blender & get a smaller one...[/

4) Chill a bit...have been feeling really shattered this week & realise that I need to chill out a bit & relax...not spending money just having mental time out as mind has been racing for 2 months & I feel pooped! failed miserably...debts going down though!!

5) Go swimming or do some form of excercise at least one - have been sat on my big bum for too long!fail! again...

6) 3 spend free days ...managed 2!!


Hows everyone else doing? SS you set the one for this week - dont want to have 2 threads again!!

scottishspendaholic

Sorry fish face - cross posted - maybe someone can merge them?

scottishspendaholic x

OberonSH

What a great idea, this way I may actually get around to doing stuff!

My goals

• List at least 15 items this week on Ebay
• Pay the water bill
• Pay the VAT bill!!!
• Get some plants in the ground down at my allotment. It's not raining, I have no excuse!
• Take my old engagement ring to jewellers to get a price. Never liked it anyway.
• Clean the patio windows

Not a big list, but with small child and business to run I long ago realised that if I write a lng list, then I nly get disappointed when only half the things get done

clairey_em

Hello, I don't usually contribute to this one but as I've been soooo bad recently I think I need to to keep me on track! so goals for this week are:

1. Have at least 2 no spend days
2. Spend no more than £35 on weekly shop for 2 (used to be £50 so getting there!)
3. stop buying odd packets of ten fags and give up properly again (and stop blaming stress)
4. do exercise dvd at least twice and keep up the diet
5. Sell flat! (might be a tall order this one but fingers crossed!)

Sea78

Hi!

this was recommended to me last week when I was having a bit of a crisis so I'll give myself some - hopefully it'll kep my motivation up! Not all DFW, but will help in general feeling of control, which in turn helps me not to spend to boost mood (silly I know).

1. Stick to a grocery list, cook at home all week. (not takeaways etc).
2. List phone on Ebay.
2. Search flat for things to sell - clean and evaluate! Have I enough for a car boot?
3. File papers that threaten to overpower me from my trays next to the computer
4. Exercise at least twice using DVDs (that I bought when couldn't afford to - pah!). Stick to diet - I'm paying to do to SW, must lose weight to make it cost effective!!
5.Sit down with OH and fully go through budget. Most difficult one!

Sea xxx


which thread we using?? I'm on both now!

In_Search_Of_Me

Oh no SS & I had same great idea at same time! Suggest people copy & paste goals to other post or we'll have 2 all week!!

May-B

Well this post seems to have the most post (out of the two) so I think this should be the main post by default

I havent done this aims things before but I think its great!
This week my aims are:

- To open my second current account so that I can start paying off my overdraft with big-bad-barclays without having to live out of it as well
- Have a no spend (apart from tea) bank holiday Sunday or Monday (I think this is going to be really tough - although I do live in London so lots of free museums etc around). I factored in tea so I can still hang out with a book in the coffee shop down the road (everyone needs their escape!)
- To not spend any more money this week on food! I have been SO bad recently, its amazing what happens when you stop planning your meals! (might post my meal plan on old style board so I can bore everyone to tears with a million things to make from kidney beans!)
- To find out if anyone I know would like to swop anything from their kitchen with all of the gluten containing stuff in my kitchen - I just got diagnosed recently with celiac and all of the gluten containing stuff (bags of pasta etc) are still lurking around!
- To end the week (very) under budget - due to the fact that I accidently had a I-have-nothing to wear pre party spontaneous shopping panic yesterday I am SO lame! :rolleyes: and spend £30 in about five mins (which actually IS my budget for the whole week ) Why Why!!...ahem! (unfortunately now cant take any of it back as its definately got that party worn-in smell :rolleyes:
- To harangue my (2nd job) employer into giving me my P60 so I can write to the Inland Revenue as am fairly convinced they owe me some money!

ok - am going to stop talking now or I will have taken up a whole page!!

ps. the house party I went too last night my friend showed me all of her photo's from travalling - it was so motivating! because they were so beautiful and I am going to be stuck in this smelly city for ever if I dont become a dedicated MSE'r! :eek:

No wait - now the other post seems to be the main post - I'm really confused! maybe we should merge them?!!

jessicamb

Great idea!

This week I will be doing the following:

Send old phone off to envirofone
No spend day Sunday
Make HM icecream
Check out profitability of Amazon for second hand stuff.
Start studying for tax exam - cant spend with my head in books.

Tashja

Where is the link for last weeks

I can't find them

T xx

scottishspendaholic

Hi Tashja,

Here is a link to last week's thread:-

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=200763

Hi everyone,

My goals for LAST week:-

*Have an extremely productive Sunday
- clean house
- spend time in the garden doing some weeding
- prepare for job interview
- do as much as possible for eBay wedding favour orders
- pack up sold eBay stuff from finished auctions
- I had a productive Sunday last week - maybe didn't get everything done 100%, but gave it all a good stab
*4 no spend days - NO! I think I had one, max. Seriously am going to sort this out this week
*Sort out library fines - Phoned up to renew books, am going to pay the fines tomorrow (£9.60 :mad: )
*Download podcasts - Yes, so my BORING commute to work can be slightly more interesting
*Start designing barbecue housewarming party invite with OH - Yes, I drew my design last night and have to scan it in and finish all the info today, then turn into a pdf tomorrow and distribute!
*Be well prepared for job interview and do cool presentation - I was getting prepared, but then decided not to go - a long story.
*get everything out and organised for car boot sale next weekend - phone organiser in village to check out time to turn up etc. - Yes, only £21 made as rubbish car boot sale, but had fun and doing another one next weekend.
*continue with opening of Smile account - check on progress - Yes, I've been accepted and have all proof of id/address in an envelope ready to be sent off to continue the process.

My goals for THIS week:-

*Have an extremely productive Sunday
- go to farm shop (now! Go and get dressed!)
- tidy and clean house
- go to watch OH play acoustic session at Borders books
- go to Asda (keep eye out for cheap clothes - in budget)
- spend time in the garden doing some weeding
- finish 'filler' in eBay order and leave to dry
- pack up more sold eBay stuff from finished auctions
- finish design of invite and include info inc. map
*5 no spend days (not including food from joint account or any bills - just personal 'me' spends - no choccie/magazines/pointless cr*p!)
*Distribute barbecue invite via email (wanna come?:rotfl: )
*Go to library and pay fines
*Post this big eBay order - I'm nearly finished it! And have a couple of days rest. Start next order, next week.
*List 5 things onto turbolister - try and wait for a cheap listings day
*Clean and tidy house for Friday night when folks arrive

That's all folks! Good luck everyone

scottishspendaholic x

CosmoCat

I was looking forward to this thread all week!!:j

1. Figure out how to and reduce food spend
Joined the benefits challenge on this board for June so that should help me a bit. Still have a good deal of stuff in store cupboard, so may not have to worry about basics spend for a bit.

2. 4 no spend days
Done it!!:D Berating myself wildly for a silly spend day yesterday though, so all the hard work was quashed in a single day!:mad:

3. Transfer monies from high interest credit card to 0% ones
not done yet, got a 0% card with my new a&l account, but it charges a 2.25% transfer fee.

4. Close or change paid off credit card account.
card paid off (monies finally cleared). Calling them today to close cap one card!! :j hooray:j

5. Talk to OH about possibility of opening a joint account.
Done and unsuccessful. But did open separate bills account and he will now put his money there.

all in all a good week:T

so for next week

1: Transfer money and house ddebits to new account.
2: Find the local butchers (running low on meat)
3: List items on ebay (waiting for low price listing day)
4: Get fees sorted for Saturday's work
5: 5 no spend days (have to make up for stupid spending saturday gone:mad: )

let's see how it goes