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Feeling pleased!! need to celebrate without spending money!!

scaredy_cat_2
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Hi all, i posted at beginning of month feeling quite desperate. It was clear my spending was very silly inc over £800 in supermarkets. I had lots of positive responses and some offers for help - we have been away for 2 weeks so will be replying to ask for help over this week!
I am pleased to say that reduced shopping from over £800 to £319!!! :T
Also on holiday we set ourselves a budget of £10 a day - this is the 1st time ever done this and we worked hard to keep to it - if we went over 1 day just sorted the next or saved day before to enable us to go over the next!! It felt very good.
I did have to get myself on here to remain motivated though and luckily shopping helped too!
sorry just had to have a little celebration and also to thank people for ideas and support! But also making me realise that this has to stop!!
I am pleased to say that reduced shopping from over £800 to £319!!! :T
Also on holiday we set ourselves a budget of £10 a day - this is the 1st time ever done this and we worked hard to keep to it - if we went over 1 day just sorted the next or saved day before to enable us to go over the next!! It felt very good.
I did have to get myself on here to remain motivated though and luckily shopping helped too!
sorry just had to have a little celebration and also to thank people for ideas and support! But also making me realise that this has to stop!!
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scaredy_cat wrote:Hi all, i posted at beginning of month feeling quite desperate. It was clear my spending was very silly inc over £800 in supermarkets. I had lots of positive responses and some offers for help - we have been away for 2 weeks so will be replying to ask for help over this week!
I am pleased to say that reduced shopping from over £800 to £319!!! :T
Wow S.C. that is BRILLIANT!! What a reduction in your first month. You should be rightly proud of this acheivement! Well done you. :TBank Balance: In the black for the moment.
Sainsburys Loan: Cleared July 2010
Credit cards: AMEX Airmiles Card: direct debit set to clear balance monthly
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Oh and well done on the holiday budget too!
And no need to say "sorry" - we love success stories around here you know!Bank Balance: In the black for the moment.
Sainsburys Loan: Cleared July 2010
Credit cards: AMEX Airmiles Card: direct debit set to clear balance monthly
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LookingAhead wrote:Oh and well done on the holiday budget too!
And no need to say "sorry" - we love success stories around here you know!
Precisely! Amazing how encouraging it can be for others to see that it can be done. Now to keep it up0
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