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Go For It - My 2010 Diary of Need!

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  • ceebeeby
    ceebeeby Posts: 4,357 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Day 75 - Tuesday 16th March
    Money Spent - £17.67 in Mr M's on things to make Grans bday tea nice.
    Extra Money Earnt - £zero
    Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
    Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
    Money Saved - £nil
    Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 2 wk, 1 day
    Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 27/40(46)
    **NEW** Number of bread / rolls etc. ALLOWED THIS WEEK
    Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.6) 0 = 8 / 35lb
    HL Score: 8/10
    Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week - gosh, it goes quickly back to none!!!

    Made Grans fave dinner and cake (none for me :() for her bday dinner. It astounds me that she's got 4 kids, 13 grandkids, 6 great grandkids and got 2 cards - one from me and one from my kids!!! And no-ones fallen out or owt stupid like that - mad isn't it! I was gutted for her. Anyway, she said she had a lovely time with us, after tea we played board games / cards and just chatted before I took her home.
    Got mobile phone bill in - are you sitting down £94.38 :eek::eek::eek:. DD went 177 minutes over her allowance - costing an extra £62.32 (which she needs to pay me back obviously!!!) What a waste of money though, I could cry! Need to work out how she can regularly check to see how she's doing with the allowance - huh, bills like that should soon make her find out how to do it!!!
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,624 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Feel your pain on mobile.
    Had same with DS.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • ceebeeby
    ceebeeby Posts: 4,357 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Day 76 - Wednesday 17th March
    Money Spent - £nil
    Extra Money Earnt - £zero
    Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
    Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
    Money Saved - £nil
    Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 2 wk, 2 day
    Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 28/40(46)
    **NEW** Number of bread / rolls etc. ALLOWED THIS WEEK ... eeek, last day!
    Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.6) 0 = 8 / 35lb
    HL Score: 6/10
    Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week - gosh, it goes quickly back to none!!!

    Have noshed too much today, which is a major mistake given that the morning is weighing in time!!! Also, it's the turn the week page which this weeks means no more bread for 7 days, which in turn = very grumpy me!!! I'm trying to convince myself not to bother as the week before I gave up bread and lost nothing whatsoever.

    I think I'll decide in the morning after the weigh-in. If I've lost then the bread goes. If I've stayed the same, the bread goes ... and if I've put on, then the bread goes ... oh for goodness sakes ceebeeby, there's no getting away from it ... the bread is going!!!

    Am stoking up for the car boot fair on Saturday - am quite excited, but apprehensive at the same time! My aim is to make my £50, however, I would be pleased if it was a bit more! We'll see!
  • ceebeeby
    ceebeeby Posts: 4,357 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    edited 18 March 2010 at 12:23PM
    Day 77 - Thursday 18th March
    Money Spent - £nil
    Extra Money Earnt - £zero
    Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
    Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
    Money Saved - £nil
    Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 2 wk, 3 day
    Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 29/40(46)
    of bread / rolls etc. - off this week **groan** 1/7
    Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.4) 2 = 10 / 35lb :j:j:j
    HL Score: 5/10
    Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week - gosh, it goes quickly back to none!!!
  • SmlSave
    SmlSave Posts: 4,911 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well done on the weight loss!
    Currently studying for a Diploma - wish me luck :)

    Phase 1 - Emergency Fund - Complete :j
    Phase 2 - £20,000 Mortgage Fund - Underway
  • ceebeeby
    ceebeeby Posts: 4,357 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    edited 21 March 2010 at 8:23PM
    Day 78 - Friday 19th March
    Money Spent - £44.50 petrol
    Extra Money Earnt - £11
    Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £11 Total for Month: £13.98
    Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
    Money Saved - £nil
    Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 2 wk, 4 day
    Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 30/40(46)
    of bread / rolls etc. - off this week **groan** 2/7
    Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.4) 2 = 10 / 35lb
    HL Score: 5/10
    Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week - gosh, it goes quickly back to none!!!

    Have set up my car boot stall for the morning. Sold £11 worth of things whilst setting up, so that was really good, and there was only 2 other people in the hall!!! I hope I meet my £50 March target - we'll see what tomorrow brings!!

    Oooohhhh, confessions also - I had chips tonight from the chippy! First takeaway food of the year - and boy oh boy did it taste absolutely scrummy .... mmmmmm!!! I enjoyed them so much. I'd totally run out of time to cook anything hence the 'cheating' - but was so lovely.
  • ceebeeby
    ceebeeby Posts: 4,357 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Day 79 - Saturday 20th March
    Money Spent - £nil
    Extra Money Earnt - £140+
    Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £140 Total for Month: £153.98
    Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
    Money Saved - £nil
    Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 2 wk, 5 day
    Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 31/40(46)
    of bread / rolls etc. - off this week **groan** 3/7
    Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.4) 2 = 10 / 35lb
    HL Score: 5/10
    Flying Stars: 5/5 for this week - gosh, it goes quickly back to none!!!

    Made £140 at the car boot sale :j:j:j - yippee!! That's amazing, am so chuffed.

    Came home and finished off my flying too, so doing well.

    Haven't done my menu plan for next week - but might sit in bed and do that shortly as feeling quite lousy from having run around since 6 a.m. this morning!

    Will remove all the gibble sales at the end of the month as there's nothing left to sell!!!
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,624 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Great amount at car boot.
    Think ebay have free listing.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • just found this thread and what a good read. You have done amazingly well this year to date - well done. Will make sure I keep reading from now on.
  • ceebeeby
    ceebeeby Posts: 4,357 Forumite
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    edited 21 March 2010 at 8:24PM
    Hey, thank you for stopping by! I love visitors here, because it keeps me on track.

    I'm so chuffed to bits with the car boot stuff, because on top of the money I raised for myself, also managed to raise nearly £300 for my youth groups by selling the tables etc. So all in all a hugely successful day.

    I also freebled off some bits and bobs that were lying around, and received a beautiful strawberry pot in exchange - am so pleased with it and can't wait to plant it out.

    Slowly but surely the house is coming together - it all helps x
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