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Roxies £3K diary - help!

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  • vasseur
    vasseur Posts: 3,093 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker PPI Party Pooper Debt-free and Proud!
    This is good to hear. Glad you've got it sorted.

    I spent most of this afternoon sorting out mine and DDs social life for next week and the week after (when I'm off). I think we've got something planned for everyday except one. Great I thought then realised I haven't sorted out a day when her school friends can come over. Arghhhhh! I don't mind going out with my friends and their children because it's a nice social thing for me too but having to entertain at our house fills me with dread. Also I have crammed so much else in I don't think I've got time to have them round separately so they will all have to come on one day :eek: I will need another holoday just to recover from this one although through a certain amount of disorganisation on my part I have ended up with 3 days to myself at the beginning of September when she goes back to school ;)
    It's not how far you fall - it's how high you bounce back.... :j
    Happiness is not a destination - it's a journey :)
  • RoxieW
    RoxieW Posts: 3,016 Forumite
    Ooh 3 days to self. Lucky thing. I can only dream lol. Mind you I had a 2 month gap between my middle child starting school and having my youngest and I really had no clue what to do with myself!

    I also dread having friends around. I think if you have a big house its not so bad but in our little house its a nightmare!

    Friend coming round for coffee this morning. Weather is really rubbish again. Its meant to be rubbish for until they go back to school. great. :( May have to crack out the baking supplies/craft box etc lol.
    MANAGED TO CLEAR A 3K OVERDRAFT IN ONE FRUGAL, SUPER CHARGED MONEY EARNING MONTH!:j
    £10 a day challenge Aug £408.50, Sept £90
    Weekly.
    155/200
    "It's not always rainbows and butterflies, It's compromise that moves us along."
  • net78
    net78 Posts: 58 Forumite
    Glad to hear things are looking up on the home front
    One debt v 100 days take 4(1.9.10-10.12.10) Littlewoods £126.05 Paid off 23/11/10 7 days early , then the washing machine gave up boooo
    one debt v 100days take6 (15/08/11-23/11/11)-capital one credit card £1902.91 paid off 4/11/11 19 days early:j
  • RoxieW
    RoxieW Posts: 3,016 Forumite
    Did another DD purge and found a couple of things we were being charged for that never used. So this month from cancelling useless DD's we're saving £30 a month! Id recommend anyone with internet banking to do a purge every now and again!
    MANAGED TO CLEAR A 3K OVERDRAFT IN ONE FRUGAL, SUPER CHARGED MONEY EARNING MONTH!:j
    £10 a day challenge Aug £408.50, Sept £90
    Weekly.
    155/200
    "It's not always rainbows and butterflies, It's compromise that moves us along."
  • RoxieW
    RoxieW Posts: 3,016 Forumite
    Evening all! Haven't spent a bean today lol. Went to a friends for coffee and that's all. Nothing much to report. Had a delicious pie from telco for tea that I was dubious about as it was only £2 but we all enjoyed it. I know homemade is prob better for us but it normally cost me about £6 to make a homemade chicken pie. My friend gave me a cake recipe book so I'm looking forward to trying out some of those recipes as I love cake! Will also give the boys something to help me with on rainy days.
    Well d and I have had a good chat about money and sorted out an action plan. Doing some more money auditting tomo and sorting some redundant isas etc. Am hoping to find a few pennies in them lol.
    Have also whacked loads of bits and bobs on bay :)

    Taking the boys to a play centre tomo as a treat. Plus it's Friday - takeaway day! Wool!
    MANAGED TO CLEAR A 3K OVERDRAFT IN ONE FRUGAL, SUPER CHARGED MONEY EARNING MONTH!:j
    £10 a day challenge Aug £408.50, Sept £90
    Weekly.
    155/200
    "It's not always rainbows and butterflies, It's compromise that moves us along."
  • pennywisepoundstupid
    pennywisepoundstupid Posts: 6,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    well done Roxie on the NSD, you seem happier in your post, hope thats the case, keep going and good luck.
  • rubber_soul
    rubber_soul Posts: 31 Forumite
    Glad you're doing well Roxie, keep it up! :j
  • RoxieW
    RoxieW Posts: 3,016 Forumite
    Evening lovely readers. Well even after the expensive play centre day today and the take away I am £50 up from last week. So I can use that money to buy the boys school shoes :) had a lovely day with a friend and the boys, my purse sold for £30 and it's friiiidaaay - woop!
    Lots and lots still on eBay to finish over the weekend so hopefully they go well too.
    Also rejigging the bank accounts abit and simplifying them so thinking of changing and going for one of the £100 offers. Going to look into it more when I get chance.
    Bit of an argument on the home front as OH has lent a friend £80 which feels like double standards as I'm expected to run money decisions by him but he doesn't seem to think it works both ways. Grrrrr. Going to chill and watch bb now and try not to let it spoil Friday night.
    MANAGED TO CLEAR A 3K OVERDRAFT IN ONE FRUGAL, SUPER CHARGED MONEY EARNING MONTH!:j
    £10 a day challenge Aug £408.50, Sept £90
    Weekly.
    155/200
    "It's not always rainbows and butterflies, It's compromise that moves us along."
  • RoxieW
    RoxieW Posts: 3,016 Forumite
    Well that was embarrassing :o :mad: did the weekly tesco shop and got to the till - well the sub total kept going higher and higher . In the end I thought I didn't have enough cash on me. It came to £135 and I was coppering up and turning out my pockets. Literally. I was sooo embarrassed. OH says I should budget better but yet he put un the trolly a 15 crate of beer, 2 tubs of Ben and Jerry and some toiletries for him. My mistake was picking up some special offer lamb and thinking it was £6 when it was £6 per kg. It was actually 15. I also bought some baking ingredients as that's my new plan - bake for treats instead of buying them.
    On the bright side though there is enough dinners for the next fortnight and I have enough baking ingredients to last a while I hope?! So hopefully next week will be a cheap shop.
    MANAGED TO CLEAR A 3K OVERDRAFT IN ONE FRUGAL, SUPER CHARGED MONEY EARNING MONTH!:j
    £10 a day challenge Aug £408.50, Sept £90
    Weekly.
    155/200
    "It's not always rainbows and butterflies, It's compromise that moves us along."
  • RoxieW
    RoxieW Posts: 3,016 Forumite
    Ummm just made banana and peanut butter muffins with the boys. They were very very yum. Though one is definitely enough, they're quite sickly.
    Sold 3 perfumes on eBay. One new but the other two used and made £20 :)
    Out tonight at a friends for dinner so spent £10 on drinks to take but even with £10 for baby-sitter £20 is still a cheap night out so looking forward to it.
    Going to get a nice bath to chill and get ready Mmmmm.
    MANAGED TO CLEAR A 3K OVERDRAFT IN ONE FRUGAL, SUPER CHARGED MONEY EARNING MONTH!:j
    £10 a day challenge Aug £408.50, Sept £90
    Weekly.
    155/200
    "It's not always rainbows and butterflies, It's compromise that moves us along."
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