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Goals for week commencing 9 July

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  • smartcat04
    smartcat04 Posts: 623 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    I did try but have been away from home for a few days so havn't done as much as I would have hoped.


    1. Send letter requesting NatWest statments re: bank charges claim.- LETTER SENT BUT THEY SENT A LETTER BACK SAYING THEY WILL DO IT WHEN I LET THEM KNOW THE ACCOUNT NUMBER-IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ORIGINAL LETTER!

    2.Aim to sell at least 3 items on Amazon this week. - WAS IN THE LAP OF GODS AND THE BUYING PUBLIC SO ONLY SOLD 1.

    3. Get round to putting at least 5 items on Ebay.-NOPE.

    4. Aim for 3 no spend days. -MANAGED 2.

    5. Resist the temptation to buy every simgle magazine which is published this week. You know you will only read it once!- HAVE DONE THIS.ONLY BOUGHT THE MONTHLY ONES WHICH I WOULD HAVE GOT ANYWAY AND NOT BOUGHT ALL THE WEEKLY ONES.

    6.Aim to do my daily clicks as many days as I remember. DID MY FULL LOT THE DAYS I WAS AT HOME.

    7.Try and clear one small balance ( Next or Mint). DECIDED TO LET THIS AMOUNT BUILD UP A BIT MORE AND USE IT TO PAY OFF THE OD INSTEAD.

    Will be back when I've thought of this weeks targets.
    April £5 a day challenge- £15.05/£150
  • Penny-Pincher!!
    Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
    This week I want too:

    List 25 items on Ebay
    Have 2 hospital visits up London-so take our own lunch
    Sort through dresser drawers in lounge
    Meal plan for week

    Whats AQA please?

    PP
    xx
    To repeat what others have said, requires education, to challenge it,
    requires brains!
    FEB GC/DIESEL £200/4 WEEKS
  • RVK2
    RVK2 Posts: 379 Forumite
    1. Negotiate NTL BB - no, MUST do that this week
    2. Write that Argos letter - ditto
    3. Continue No Smoking - no, lapsed :mad: back on track today though
    4. Visit OS and find 3 new recipes for cheap meals and try at least one - not had time5. Have 3 No Spend days (won't be so easy this week) - managed 2
    6. Try and make a nice lunch on Wednesday for me and friend for no more than £2 - lunch cancelled but had already shopped...could have been done for <£1.50
    7. Spend <£20 on trip to Southampton for parking and cinema on Monday - yes, by the skin of my teeth £19.99

    This week's goals:

    1. Maintain No smoking
    2. Aim for 3 No Spend Days
    3. Respond to Argos letter
    4. Ring NTL about BB
    5. Finish painting door frames
    6. Sort book case and take books to charity shop
    7. Earn £5
    8. List 3 items on Ebay
    9. Enquire about doing 2 consultation evenings with Council (£40 earning potential if accepted)

    I've got a really busy week ahead so not sure how many I'll get done but I'll aim for all of them.

    Have a good week everyone :j
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    This weeks goals are
    1. try adn coerce housemate into setting up smile account so we get free wine each NOT HAPPENING
    2. Sort out premium bonds NOPE
    3. email work and get them to take the details again for my A&L account no to transfer my savings NOPE
    4. sort out drs appointment in hope I can get back to work asap DONE, moved to MOnday
    5. take broken parasol back to tescos & get refund NOPE
    6. Meal plan properly again this week YES
    7. email pinecone about my password not working YEs, resolved
    8. post ebay parcel YES
    9.if paypal payment clears pay of barclaycard & close YEs, still b/card to go tho
    10. pay off 350 of egg card with lodgers money for paying off my sofas next month NO
    11. do spreadsheet with all the details of my bankcharges stuff. *vital*NO
    12. speak to solicitor re:selling my flat NO

    This week
    go to docs for treatment
    do very little else, but be thinking creatively about some changing circumstances. Ill keep you informed but things are changing financially for me & im likely to be in the poo with it. LEts see eh.

    Have a good week every one :)
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • MCBIRNIE25
    MCBIRNIE25 Posts: 555 Forumite
    I haven't done this before, but after my nightmare week saved by some great amazon seeling here goes :-
    1) Aim for 5 no spend days apart from travel expenses.
    2) Aim to walk home from work twice this week.
    3) Put a load of collectors items i have on ebay.
    4) Get on top of all my personal caeses, and file everything away properly.
    5) Not be tempted to go out on Friday, 70 quid i spent. Oh dear.
    6)Join aqa and pigsback. Doing quite well on quidsco.

    Good luck everyone
  • jessicamb
    jessicamb Posts: 10,446 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Ok I'm off work this week so slightly different to normal:

    1. Clean the house from top to bottom
    2. Have three days out (without spending vast amounts) - already had one today so another two to go (and a no spender too)
    3. Have three no spend days
    4. Quit smoking
    The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese :cool:
  • Callisto
    Callisto Posts: 928 Forumite
    Last week:

    1) - Pamper myself this evening (face mask, paint nails, watch girly DVD such as Sex & the City ) and get an early night in readiness for starting my new job tomorrow. Also get everything ready tonight (clothes, packed lunch etc) so I'm not rushing in the morning! YES, first week at work was ok!
    2) - Eat healthily and TRY and get in two exercise sessions this week as I only need to lose half a pound to reach my first stone lost! Have eaten healthily every day except Saturday when we had pizza. Haven't weighed myself, will probably leave that until next weekend.
    3) - Gather names/numbers for female driving instructors and get lesson prices. NO, still haven't done this, will get onto this asap!

    This weeks goals:

    1) - Get lesson prices for driving lessons with a female instructor, carried over from the last two weeks!

    2) - Take packed lunch to work every day. Also try and think of some creative lunch ideas.

    3) - Resist buying some new jeans until payday at end of month as only have £30 to last until then...

    4) - Continue with healthy eating.
  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    call me dim but what is AQA???
    Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
  • Batgirl
    Batgirl Posts: 2,035 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    I haven't done this for months, but feel motivated this week so here goes.

    1.) 3 No spend days
    2.) Look for more mystery shopping jobs.
    3.) Do test emystery jobs so can start getting jobs
    4.) Do all click throughs everyday
    5.) Chase up First Direct
    6.) Add items to Ebay and Amazon
    7.) Chase up Quidco buys that haven't tracked
    8.) Look at quidco etc to try and earn £10 a week again this week.

    An just try and be as Mse as possible all week, and think of more money making ideas, and things to save pennies.
    May 2015 £10 a day currently £208
  • smartcat04
    smartcat04 Posts: 623 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    So I've had a think and here are my goals for this week.

    1.Have 3 no spend days.

    2.Take packed lunch to work on at least 3 days.

    3.Aim to sell 3 books on Amazon.

    4.If Natwest send statments this week, get that highlighter pen out.

    Not much different from last week but will try and pull out the stops this week.
    April £5 a day challenge- £15.05/£150
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