Hypno's "me, me, me, me, me," diary.....

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Good to hear from you Surfbabe - like many I've been thinking of you. Best wishes for the weekend ahead - hope you've got the support you need to see you through the tough times.

Hypno - you're doing amazingly well on the bits of money coming in each day. You should have a lovely pot of money for a Christmas girls skiing holiday in 9 months time Do you know how much you're earning each month from all this extra MS, MBs, scratchies etc. (you don't need to answer, I'm just curious)! No doubt you're doing better than the rest of us, but a bit of competiton never hurt anyone :rotfl:

Right, off to work. Have a good day everyone.

hypno06

I usually keep a running total of my "MSE extras" cash like mystery shopping, matched betting, scratches etc. And generally make an average of £300 a month ie the £10 a day challenge.

But since OH left I decided not to keep a total going, because I didn't want to put pressure on myself to "earn" it. If I expect to earn £300 a month, and am only earning £100, say, I might be disappointed, which could feel quite negative.

If I have no target, then every £1 I make is actually very positive!

These bloomin mind games :rotfl:

The MSE money has to fund the children's skiing, as well as my own, and any other non-budgeted costs. So it is my only savings as well as being ski etc money! So the more that is in the pot, the better!!

benbenandme

do you still have your isa that we opened viaquidco hypno? if so, could that be a nice little savings cushion?

Karmacat

Surfbabe ... thinking of you today, such a difficult time for you.... lots of hugs.

Hypno, I love the way you've got back to the matched betting, excellent news. And the skiing holiday is a great goal to have in mind.

hypno06

benbenandme wrote: »

do you still have your isa that we opened viaquidco hypno? if so, could that be a nice little savings cushion?

I do, but I cashed it in before Christmas to help pay for the children's skiing. It is still building up again, at £50 a month, though, and I will just leave it to do its own thing until such time as I really need it. It is definitely fall back money, but at the moment, there isn't really a lot of it!!

angelaf_3

Hi Hypno
Glad things are on the up for you though I'm not belittleing how hard it still must be for you. Oh yes those mind games are oh so important. I thought it would be a big brake through when i realised how I have been sabataging myself over the years. Now I'm frustrated because I've realised I've been doing it again since January lol! GRRRRRRRR!!!

I think you definitely need the ski trip and it will be lovely thing to aim for.

Must get on with my ou assignment as it as to be in Friday and I want it out of the way so I can enjoy my coffee with friends tomorrow and my day off Friday without it hanging over me but I don't know where to start. Think I will forget that procrastination is my middle name and just write a stream of consciousness to get over that scarey white page.

Have a good day. 

angelaf_3

Sorry for the hijack but been thinking of you Surfbabe and I hope the next few days are not too awful and you find some good memories to get you through.

Hugs

turfy6

Hope the sleeping improves for you soon hypno.

Surfbabe will be thinking of you this weekend Im sure it will be a difficult one but were all thinking of you.

hypno06

Have been to WW and lost another lb so am very happy with that :j

redsquirrel80

Well done! :T