I have done nothing yet but writting here is the only way that will make me do stg...

beanielou

IF your son already gets DLA think about a cinema exhibitors association card.Means a carer gets in free.Think card is about £10 & is valid for a couple of years

http://www.ceacard.co.uk/ & I hope this helps (HTH)

40somethingmum

Hi WTBF

I have just read your opening post and just wanted to wish you luck. My son is on the autistic spectrum , so I totally feel for you and your son on the aspergers front .

I am now off to read the rest of your diary . Will catch up with you later.

Love

40Smxx

Buffythedebtslayer

Hello, I have been lurking - which always sounds rude, just wanted say think you are doing a brilliant job and listen to Beanie - she knows stuff about things like that.


Buffy xx

Want_to_be_free

Want_to_be_free wrote: »

Car
WOOPING total of £3528 extra money will be needed from June 2010 till June 2011

Ok now I lost the plot because I can not stop laughing :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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Well after careful considerations, I decided to tackle this issue by reducing the expense minimum 20%
Some things in my original list cannot be changed such a Car Licence. If it is £180 then so be it but there are some items in the list such as travelling to my parents etc.. I can reduce the totals on them. 20% less spend means instead of £3528 , I need to find £2822. This will be a good compromise, £700 odds knocked off from my list already...:)

joshua_blue

WTBF

just a quickie to say... "well done" on making progress

mz_grim

Hey WTBF hope things are going well. Just so you know every little bit counts

Determined_2b_Debt_Free

Hey WTBF - looks like you're making a fab start to this. By the way, does your mum live abroad? Could you tie in a visit to them with a holiday for you and your son? Perhaps stay a little longer and go on some trips?

Will keep popping in to see how well the stuff from your garage is selling

Want_to_be_free

Before I forget, I commited myself to following
Virtual Sealed Pot Challenge 2010 #71
Sealed Pot Challange 2010 # 964

Want_to_be_free

So far ...

Calculated my shortfall for next 12 months, it was £3528 but decided commit myself to reduce it min 20% so now it is £2822 and I will try to reduce it even further considering this is the money I really do not have.

I looked into my budget, in red- Re-budgeted, and now in green – Monthly Income £2026,29 , expenditure £1892 / But income might reduce at any time.

I did online Benefit check but it is no good, so I am off the CAB this morning at 9.30 am for a total benefit check.

I sorted out unpaid gas & electricy issue by setting up DD and agreed on a fix price of £111

I am going to HSBC this Friday to see if I can go into some kind off interest free payment terms with them.

I am going to my current bank and set up basic savings account for virtual pot challenge.

I got myself a jar for sealed pot challenge and started filling it with the money lying about , at the moment there is £12.17 – and really these are all little change, I cannot believe this…

I sold 2 items on Gumtree and made £55

Cleared out my garage and going to do CarBoot this weekend

I already made several calls in order to reduce my monthly expenditure and that will be another post.

Ah and I applied to work on Air show in June and received an email stating that someone will call me. Additionally I called an event company who are looking for people to work at the Festivals, filled the forms but rather then sending them I will go their office and hand it in , more effective considering it is a very small office …
LOL now I can go and have a shower_ GOOD MORNING EVERYONE:j

Want_to_be_free

Ah cannot leave…
One more thing, I have online spending diary too…It makes me think about what I do. I spent a big fat zero on Friday and Saturday, I bought petrol on Sunday for £45, which should go for 2 weeks… And one naughty lunch at work £2.75 only because I was madly busy, madly tired and madly late to the work in the morning ...oh excuses, excuses ...