Confessions of a (reformed??!) Shopaholic

Shoe_Gal

Good luck - you can do it :j:j

misslauren

Thanks Shoe Gal, I need the motivation!!!

Shoe_Gal

I need motivation at the moment too (but mine is for weight loss ) - we can spur each other on

jojitsui

Good luck but $24 per week for a Mobile Phone seems a little steep!
Isn't there a way you could get it cheaper??

misslauren

I've tried, but unfortunately I'm on a contract and If I want to go on anything less that that, I'll have to pay it out

So for the meantime I have to stick to that, hopefully I can add a little extra to each monthly payment and go onto prepaid, or a much cheaper contract, ASAP

misslauren

I'm starting to think maybe designing beautiful lingerie and lounge wear is a better idea...mmmm, I'm thinking silk chiffon night gown.. silk satin eye masks!!! Yummy!!

jojitsui

misslauren wrote: »

I've tried, but unfortunately I'm on a contract and If I want to go on anything less that that, I'll have to pay it out

So for the meantime I have to stick to that, hopefully I can add a little extra to each monthly payment and go onto prepaid, or a much cheaper contract, ASAP

Aww at least the contact wont last for ever.

am more than happy to "test" all your lovely designs out if you like

llamahead

misslauren wrote: »

So, as of Monday next week, I'm going to allocate myself the following:

$24 per week : Mobile Phone
$40 per week : Board
$40 per week : Transportation
$40 per week : All other miscellaneous.

So $144 per week total expenses. That should leave me with at least $130-140 per week to pay off debt, and I'm going to try and keep this up for six weeks... which should pay off around $800 off my debts by the end of Feb... Would be nice

Hi Lauren - another Aussie here - just looked at your budget and wondering what you are going to do about eating? Presume you are not counting that with your miscellaneous spends?

Also perhaps you should give yourself a clothing/shoe budget per month then it will help you control this spend.

Good luck!

misslauren

jojitsui wrote: »

Aww at least the contact wont last for ever.

am more than happy to "test" all your lovely designs out if you like

Will be glad to see the end of it!! And you never know... Generally designers don't sell samples so if they fit, a couple of DFW's may get some prezzies

llamahead wrote: »

Hi Lauren - another Aussie here - just looked at your budget and wondering what you are going to do about eating? Presume you are not counting that with your miscellaneous spends?

Also perhaps you should give yourself a clothing/shoe budget per month then it will help you control this spend.

Good luck!

Will be moving back in with my mum for a little while, so the $40 board covers food at home, just not going out. I realise it's a bit of an insane budget but its only for 6 weeks... and I really can't justify spending another cent on clothes or shoes for a while, seeing as I calculated I've spent $1,500 on shoes since march :eek: , I think I'll be happy with what I have for a while

jojitsui

I am in a similar situation and am trying really really hard not to spend one extra penny than i really need to for the next 2 months.