Goals for week commencing 16 July

newsmonkey

Last week's: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=224706

Bit of a crap performance:

Check career development is fully paid off
-- Done.

Chase up two magazines to whom I pitched articles
-- Nope, carry forward to next week.

Chase up extra shifts
-- Nope, carry forward to next week.

Start looking for a flat in London (Loot, Gumtree etc..)
-- Started. Reassuring to see there are some nice sounding places that we can afford. If only I had the time to look at any of them!

Look into AQA, mystery shopping etc
-- Failed miserably, carry forward to next week. Anyone got any tips on how to get started as an AQA researcher? (I'm a journalist by day, so I reckon I'd be OK at it).

Three no-spend days
-- Only managed two (Sunday and Monday). Must do better.

Three no alcohol days
-- Only managed two (Sunday and Monday). Must stop drinking at home - it doesn't serve any purpose at all.

Find ten things to put on Amazon or Ebay
- Added 15 items to Amazon, but none of them have sold this week.


NEXT WEEK:

Three no alcohol days, strictly no drinking at home alone.

Three no spend days, take lunch to work every day.

Check Amazon marketplace prices and adjust the stuff I'm selling if they're no longer the cheapest available.

Chase up two magazines to whom I pitched articles.

Fix up two extra shifts at local paper, chase up the invoice they've owed me for months.

Continue the flat hunt.

Look into AQA, mystery shopping etc.

Put Egg Money card back in the black when statement arrives on Monday.

jessicamb

Here are last weeks goals:

Ok I'm off work this week so slightly different to normal:

1. Clean the house from top to bottom well some effort was made but an abysmal performance on the whole
2. Have three days out (without spending vast amounts) - already had one yes - walking in Yorkshire Dales, day trip to Haworth (did spend £30 that wasnt planned but was going to go to Yorkshire Show so net cost only £10) and Bolton Abbey - very little spent apart from £30today so another two to go (and a no spender too)
3. Have three no spend days will be three if I count today
4. Quit smoking well it lasted half a day - I'll start again tomorrow. I think I had too much time on my hand this week and if I'm busy it'll take my mind off it

This weeks goals then:

1. Quit smoking as of tonight
2. Do some serious meal planning in preparation for grocery challenge with Lynz/Elantan/Scottish Spendaholic
3. Grocery spend must be £17.50 or less this week to get challenge off to a good start
4. Going out on Friday (works do) so dont spend a lot.
5. Set up standing order so I can start saving up for some big bills I have to pay in Sept/Oct

Good luck everyone with your goals this week.

Broken_hearted

Goal not to spend on my barclaycard.
Walk home from playgroup on all three days
Stop smoking.

MCBIRNIE25

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.Failed dismally, I spent more this week than any week in past 12 months.
2) Aim to walk home from work twice this week. Failed ;-(
3) Put a load of collectors items i have on ebay.Failed
4) Get on top of all my personal caeses, and file everything away properly.I did this ;-)
5) Not be tempted to go out on Friday, 70 quid i spent. Oh dear.Failed
6)Join aqa and pigsback. Doing quite well on quidsco.Done


Miserable week last week. I really will have to take up the offer of a buddy I can ring to kick my !!!!!! in to shape.
This week. 3 no spend days- Finances are dire now, i have to achieve this.
Walk home from work at least twice
Sort out my PMs and personal correspondence
Carry on being wonderful (This won't be hard:rotfl: )

kevin_M

off work this week on holiday and no outgoings so. SPEND NOTHING WEEK hopefully

EDIT oh and be under 15k by month end

Callisto

From last week:

1) - Get lesson prices for driving lessons with a female instructor, carried over from the last two weeks! Have got some numbers, but haven't called for prices yet.

2) - Take packed lunch to work every day. Also try and think of some creative lunch ideas. Yes I took lunch in every day and I have thought of some different ideas to sandwiches (mainly pasta or rice dishes, but makes a change!)

3) - Resist buying some new jeans until payday at end of month as only have £30 to last until then... Have resisted so far and have budgeted for new jeans for when I do get paid.

4) - Continue with healthy eating. Was doing great with healthy eating until yesterday when I had a cheeseburger for lunch and a Chinese takeaway in the evening...

Goals for this week:

1) - Going camping next weekend, so need to take some food/drinks with us, so we don't have to buy every meal. Also try and stay within my budget of £50 for the weekend.

2) - Eat healthily Monday - Friday as I just know takeaways/fast food will feature somewhere while we're away!

3) - Phone driving instructors for lesson prices if I can, but as I work full time and will be away at the weekend, I might not be able to get hold of anyone this week.

4) - Five no spend days (apart from cereal and food/drinks for time away.)

gallygirl

Last week:
1. 2 no spending days (apart from diesel) None. Am evil.
2. List the 3 things I shold have listed last week. Done. Not selling yet though :mad: LK Bennett shoes for a fiver anyone????
3. Another 3000 pigsback points. Claimed 1500, not had yet. 2 x 1500 to claim once 1st lot paid (booked for 3 people at same hotel, want to claim 1 at a time) Booking another 1500 today and another 1500 when here where meeting to be in 2 weeks time.
4. Freezer - have been v good at stocking up cheaply (esp with tesco R&R's) need to see what I have & menu plan for next 2 weeks. Didn't do this but ate out of freezer. Have enough left to last 2 weeks, will go and plan NOW!
5. Lose 2lbs. holiday in 4 weeks, at rate I am going will need to lose 12lbs overnight to fit into clothes....... Haven't weighed myself as know have failed miserably.

This week - stop being so pathetic and do the following:
1. List 3 more things on ebay.
2. 3 no spend days. Am allowing myself 1 trip to pub Friday lunchtime, haven't been for weeks. Walk by the canal on all those 3 at lunchtime. However, may let myself off tomorrow as bad cold & feeling really ropey - may want to stay in air con at lunch.
3. Menu plan & stick to it!!!!!!
4. Claim as many pigsback points as feasible, book hotel and car for weekend away via quidsco, not much cash back but cheapest sites anyway.
5. Finish decorating, abandoned it today as feeling so rough.

john_kent

HAvent done this for a while

So my plans are to give my bum a kick

1) No buying lunch , get back to sarnies. Make time to make them
2) 4 no spend days
3) Open an alliance and leicester account. Natwest charged ne 28 quid for goinf 4 p overdrawn due to Barclaycards cockup. Stuff em

oakdale_minx

How has it come around to this again so quickly??!

Last week -
1. don't go to supermarket until at least Thursday Passed!
2. don't spend money at work spent 40p s nearly passed!
3. Send LBA to Abbey on 15th for bank charges Passed!
4. Keep everything crossed Capital One and Citicards statements arrive. Citicard set arrived - hurrah!
5. Send LBA to Natwest for bank charges No need -they refunded them hurrah!
6. Weed front garden Did this today - passed!
7. Ask OH for petrol money Passed - although, need some morenow!
8. Keep checking pigsback daily Passed!
9. Defrost freezer whilst it is so empty this week Passed - fridge is working so much better now
10. Send text operator paperwork off Not looking to do this now
11. Send herbal essences voucher off Failed - must do this.

This week

1. Send off herbal essences voucher
2. Keep fingers crossed that Capital One statements arrive
3. Do some OU reading
4. Don't go to supermarket until Thursday
5. Check pigsback every day
6. List CD from CD wow on ebay as soon as it arrives
7. Ask OH for petrol money
8. Say YES more

saverram

1. Not to Spend anything on my self
2. to complete all the packing for my journey.

in_my_wellies

Good Luck to everyone!

Mine are
1. Pick soft fruit and store it
2. List 10 things on ebay
3. Sort out and take a big box of stuff to a charity shop (got the box)
4. collect DH from hospital - mustn't forget that one!!