Had a good week?

tired_mum

ok thought i would start this one off bit of a mixed bag really paid off 2 credit cards in full this week Aqua and Monument hurrah!!! not massive balances but heavy interest and 1 mystery shopping assignment
bad side still no luck on the job front but not too bad as kids still off school
car repaired at cost of £361 and new tyre £45 :eek:
so not a bad bad week but looking forward to an even better 1 next week
hope everyone else had a good week or better:D

frosty

I paid off a credit card,with the £127.00 I got from Quidco.
I have also sent off all the TRY ME FREE products,so I am due £22.00 from these.
My son got a new job,so he has started to pay me £20.00 a week towards his keep.
so quite a good week.

Prudent

I have done very well this week. Been back at work after my holiday. Put in £15 :eek: towrds various collections at work. But other than that spent nothing all week. Spent about £3 at the car boot sale this am on things I have wanted for a while. Off to do supermarket shop and get petrol later.

lynzpower

mixed one.

We have been away and efforts at DFWness have been tricky, with everything costing more than anticipated. Although in saying that we havent spent that much, but much more than usual.

ON way back home later on the megabus (15 saved off the N express fare- result) to face the bills, I have a feeling things will have gone pearshaped on my week away, I hope everythng has "held" and not bounced etc.

I am thoroughly skint now mind.
But sold a GM book while away, and Ive a 20-odd quid quidco payment pending, so thats something.

tired_mum

sounds like a mixed week for all of us then!
hopefully by next week we should all have smiley faces {hurrah]

overbudget

Not bad here but things progressing slower than I would like!

Positives:
- managed to reduce monthly outgoings by about £170
- having a really cheap food month by eating up what is in freezer etc.
- have got some stuff on eBay and Amazon (only one sale so far though! )

Not so good:
- still haven't got the rented place into a fit state to sublet - finding it really difficult to find time to finish clearing it (one room and garage left to do), then it needs a good clean, some decorating and the garden clearing! We wanted to have it let by the start of September but work is really busy so it has really slowed us down.
- haven't managed to get time to claim work expenses either :mad:

Just need a week off to get sorted but no holiday left!

honory

hi Frosty I am new to the DFW forums and wondered what Quidco was and how you get involved with trymefree? Anything to get our debt mountain down!

cattie1

i managed to get some cocktail sausages at a reduced price of 42p instead of £1.05 BARGAIN!!!!!!!!!!1

summerday

Hi all,

Things are going fairly well with me, I finish my second job this week but have been good about saving up the money and intending to use it to help supplement my income when I return to being a student (and avoid more debt) in a few weeks time! I have been making the most of the Tesco health and beauty vouchers and have used the beauty products to stock up on little xmas pressies (yes I know we don't want to think about it yet but money will be tighter this year so I'd rather buy things gradually as and when I see good deals). I have been sending off for lots of freebies and have had some good ones come through the letterbox.

Last night I babysat to earn £15 extra, tonight we will stay in watching tv and reading but I don't mind. I am cooking an aduki bean lasagne that I found about on the OS board- smells promising! We did err a bit at lunch and got food from Subway but at least we had a BOGOF voucher.

Nice thread this one, hope the next week is good for all
Sarah x

southernscouser

Had a shockingly busy week at work! The busiest I have ever known! :eek: :doh:

But on the plus side I've now paid off over £7,000 of my debt, got my first Quidco payout of £115, and got another £100 or so still to come! :j

So not too bad a week for me!

K9cuddles

I got my first Quickwise payment.. okay it was only £9... but added a £1 and stuck a tenner in my ISA!

Food budget is on target at the moment too!