Lucifa's (Ac)counting the pennies DFW diary

Lucifa73 · 6 September 2018 at 4:32PM

Aw no! Don't leave! I have cake!

UncannyScot · 6 September 2018 at 5:06PM

Mmmmm cake...
I have Ale
Wanna share?

Lucifa73 · 7 September 2018 at 9:06AM

Never had ale and flapjack before... sounds like a worthy plan!

Lucifa73 · 11 September 2018 at 3:14PM

I've had a good couple MSE weeks. I finally did a review of the freezer contents. I haven't had to buy meat for 2 weeks in a row, saving about £50 on groceries as a result. I could easy go another 2 weeks providing the family can stomach endless pork loin chops... (24 to get used!!!) NJ has also decided that he loves flapjack for school snacks which is saving me a fortune in granola bars and crisps. He also prefers haslet to ham in his sandwiches which is WAAAAAY cheaper. He's easily pleased that boy.

I also finally drafted up a cash flow for the joint account and my personal account and I love it! I update daily with spending and can see exactly how much cash I have and will have at any time. Somewhat inconveniently CB have changed their internet banking and I can't login at all now. Thankfully the app covers most bases so it isn't a complete disaster - I just need to find the energy to phone up and get things fixed. As things currently stand, the joint account will not need topped up this month and I have clawed back £50 of my overdraft. Hoping to be out of it completely by Christmas.

I still need to get back in the survey groove. Work has been beyond busy and for some reason I just don't think about doing them at home. I can't do them on the train - the on-board Wi-Fi is so poor ScotRail's own app doesn't work!

That's all for now!
Luc x

[Deleted User] · 11 September 2018 at 3:16PM

You're doing great Luc x

Lucifa73 · 11 September 2018 at 3:39PM

Thanks. Feels like a bit of a slog at the moment.

My job is really getting me down and that is sapping a lot of my energy.

[Deleted User] · 11 September 2018 at 3:42PM

That's a shame, is there any way you can change jobs?

Lucifa73 · 11 September 2018 at 4:43PM

Deleted_User wrote: »

That's a shame, is there any way you can change jobs?

I'm trying without success at the moment. Had a few second interview but no success, despite ritual sacrifices (thanks Uncanny :rotfl:).I would like to move up a grade but opportunities in my specialism and at that level are currently thin on the ground. The right thing will come along eventually but in the meantime I need to re-engage with my current role.