Reformed shopaholic? please can you give me the benefit of your advice

NGlady

Exactly CL - I did ask him if he would be able to come to Derby as to be honest spending £40 on train fare in a week is a bit too much right now, he said he would be more than happy to but offered me a contribution to my train fare instead as it would be cheaper for him, plus theres more to do in manchester. Did feel a little bit of a i dunno, put on him, but he said he is more than happy to, so what can I do Shall buy him dinner/coffee tomorrow.

I am rather jealous of your spending diary CL lol. I think I shall have to be challaged by that next week lol.

Well, my amazon book hasn't arrived. So I had two dilemas, I need something to read on the trai so it was either spend £3 on magazines or £3.49 on another book, so ive brought another book. Shall have to have the other one ready for after this runs out

Had a good spend day today - ish. Didn't have any bus fares, spent £1.40 on dinner (still buying food out, but im starting to find cheaper options ) £3 in primark and said book

Tomorrow going by my weekly target of £70 had to come in at £13.34 which I doubt very much is going to happen. I am going to figure out a way to "swap a day" later where I have a day next weeks allowance for tomorrow and be a NSD in debt. or something!

elfen

Water is really good at helping lose weight, it flushes the toxins out so you feel better and look better. The thing I've found is only having carbs for the morning, so for lunch I'd have cereal and a banana, then a banana after the gym and limit my lunch to veg or fruit or salads....must admit it's helping me slim down and I'm on medication notorious for making you hungry all day long.

tyzer2001

NGlady wrote: »

Tomorrow going by my weekly target of £70 had to come in at £13.34 which I doubt very much is going to happen. I am going to figure out a way to "swap a day" later where I have a day next weeks allowance for tomorrow and be a NSD in debt. or something!

Sorry, but that's cheating yourself and bending your own rules - and I think you know it!!!

Setting a budget means 'I want to cut down on my spending', and 'borrowing' from next week means 'I'm going to blow my budget and excuse it to myself'.

Sorry if I sound harsh. At the end of the day it's no-one's business but yours, i guess.

NGlady

Thankyou Tyzer I needed to be told off lol. I think my budget was a slight bit optimistic to be honest, so it may turn into £75 or so but I am really going to go with my budget in mind Any fixes I need shall have to come from Debenhams and my gift voucher


Why do I always do this "I know, ill have a huge wardrobe tidy up" so I pull everything out, throw them over my bed in the ensuite everywhere, then I decide how depressig it looks and just either put things back willynilly therefore wasted objective or I spend the whole time feeling fed up! I also have loads of available time in which to tidy up, but I choose 6pm in the evening :S ooo i dunno lol.

Souk08

Enjoy your date NGlady! I have argued with lots of guys over money in the past. I find the whole thing really awkward and have to make it clear to them that if I wasn't out with them I'd be out with someone else and still spending my own money!!!

My feet are always too small for most shoes btw. They're really a 2 but I do wear a 3 in most shoes with straps just because I can buy them easily!

Anglea

Have a good time NGlady and hope you don't have to sit on the floor this time - hope that volacnic ash doesn't mess anything up for you either.:)

NGlady

I hope it doesn't either, I guess though if im going to get with the Volcanic ash a medical professioal is the right person to be with *puts scarf around her face*

velocity.girl_2

have a lovely time NGlady, he seems wonderful

well i've had 3 nsds on the trot...*high five* lol
today all i have spent is £3.49 on a pair of brand new in the night garden short pjs from the charity shop for my DS.

Not going out or going to be online today as i've got heaps of housework to do and got my dad and stepmum coming for tea later.

i had a prize come throught this morning that has cheered me up! a huge box of 10 x divine large chocolate bars worth £40 (for chocolate!!!!! i know!) looking forward to eating my way through them with bloke on an evening(obviously not all in one go):eek::rotfl:

weekend should be cheap as well, nsd tomorrow as dd has her friend coming for lunch and sunday i'm at church so only money for collection plate and bloke is taking us out for the afternoon-probs cinema not sure what to see yet, anyone recommend any kiddy films?

and Monday it's back to normal and school, dd has decided she wants to go sarnies now so that's saved me £10.50 a week:T Tuesday i'm having my hair done, i think bloke is paying or we are going halves. money has been tight for me for a couple of weeks, always is over school hols as i can't do much work...and even at freelance wages i miss it:rotfl:

hope you are all ok and welcome to the new posters i'm catching up on posts STILL, Been far too busy this week. Hope you are enjoying the sun, is it just me who still thinks it's freezing??
x

ThinkingOfLinking

Hi all,
Going to read back and catch up in a second.
Been naughty BUT have not only sold my phone (the one I was using til I got my new one today) but I used my Orange Phone Fund (cashback Orange gives you for topping up) towards another handset which I am also selling when it arrives, plus have made £27 selling more stuff to CEX.

Well, I spent £7.40 in Primark on a pair of PJ bottoms which I needed and 2 pairs of girls' boxer shorts which I also needed as I have thrown away so many old pairs of overused pants...and I love Primark boxers!!

I also bought a plain black T shirt and a 7 pair pack of plain socks for someone in much need; but this £13 cost came off a gift card I earnt through doing surveys.

Then I spent money at Tesco including chocolate mousse, cider, Doritos and coke which I don't need....

Finally a massive £440.40 on a new iPhone plus £10 topup. OUCH. But I will keep it til it dies and I got a £3.25 gel case for it from Amazon using vouchers too.

Sold another book so have about £17 in my Greenmetropolis account should I get desparate.

I plan to be good and rein in my spending now for a bit.

lisainglasgow

Ooh Flickering Ember I have a question about the phone fund. How much can you save up towards a phone? My account isn't working at the moment and I am getting a new phone with most of it being paid by selling my old phone, but I like your idea of buying a handset to sell on. Is there an upper limit?

Thanks in advance!