Mrs Sparkle's sparkly debt diary

Mrs_Sparkle

Right, my goals for this week:

1. List 10 items on eBay
2. List 10 items on Amazon
3. Use at least 4 cloth nappies a day (thereby saving 28 disposables a week or approx £10 a month)
4. Limit top-up food spending to £10 between now and Saturday
5. Cancel gym membership- this will save £36 a month
6. Dig out insurance paperwork for home + contents/critical illness cover as I'm pretty sure that it's all up for renewal in April so I can change suppliers and get some quidco cashback
7. Clean out kitchen cupboards, chuck out anything past its use-by date and plan imaginative menus with the remainder!

Have a good week everyone,

C x

immoral_angeluk

Mrs_Sparkle wrote:

Right, my goals for this week:

1. List 10 items on eBay
2. List 10 items on Amazon
3. Use at least 4 cloth nappies a day (thereby saving 28 disposables a week or approx £10 a month)
4. Limit top-up food spending to £10 between now and Saturday
5. Cancel gym membership- this will save £36 a month
6. Dig out insurance paperwork for home + contents/critical illness cover as I'm pretty sure that it's all up for renewal in April so I can change suppliers and get some quidco cashback
7. Clean out kitchen cupboards, chuck out anything past its use-by date and plan imaginative menus with the remainder!

Have a good week everyone,

C x

Go for it Sparky you can do it! That reminds me I need to go through my cupboards! They're probably stuff in there that's growing legs by now!

Mrs_Sparkle

Thanks fellow mummy. How's your gorgeous new daughter doing?

immoral_angeluk

Mrs_Sparkle wrote:

Thanks fellow mummy. How's your gorgeous new daughter doing?

She's great thanks... currently fast asleep next to me... lazy thing..

gallygirl

Mrs_Sparkle wrote:

Right, my goals for this week:

7. Clean out kitchen cupboards, chuck out anything past its use-by date and plan imaginative menus with the remainder!

Have a good week everyone,

C x

Oh, is this what you're supposed to do? I thought you were supposed to open it, sniff it, shrug your shoulders then use it anyway?

Mrs_Sparkle

ali007 wrote:

Oh, is this what you're supposed to do? I thought you were supposed to open it, sniff it, shrug your shoulders then use it anyway?

Well... it depends on HOW much past its date it is. I've been known to use some pretty ancient flour and baking powder and we're all still alive

Mrs_Sparkle

Blimey, it's hard work this baby lark. Trying to get anything done is a mission... Right, a report on progress:

1. List 10 items on eBay
Managed to get 5 on there, 1 has sold and another 4 end tomorrow, all with bids :j
2. List 10 items on Amazon
I have about 20 items on there at the moment, have sold 3
3. Use at least 4 cloth nappies a day (thereby saving 28 disposables a week or approx £10 a month)
I've not done too badly on this, although still on sposies at night as I haven't any clothies up to the job of a 5 hour stretch between changes
4. Limit top-up food spending to £10 between now and Saturday
Yes- I did this! But have overspent massively on the weekly shop this week so am not too smug
5. Cancel gym membership- this will save £36 a month
Nope, need a kick up the backside to get this one done
6. Dig out insurance paperwork for home + contents/critical illness cover as I'm pretty sure that it's all up for renewal in April so I can change suppliers and get some quidco cashback
Home + contents insurance changed. Unbelievably I've gone from paying £706 a year to £358 and I got £125 quidco cashback too :j
7. Clean out kitchen cupboards, chuck out anything past its use-by date and plan imaginative menus with the remainder!
Um, didn't quite manage this- have started it but not finished

So, this week's plan of action is:

1. Finish clearing out kitchen cupboards
2. Maximum £10 on top-up shopping between now and Saturday
3. Change critical illness insurance supplier to get a cheaper quote and cashback
4. Cancel gym membership
5. List 10 items on eBay
6. Use at least 4 cloth nappies per day
7. Complete + send off application form for child benefit
8. Do some matched betting to supplement rubbish maternity pay

Am giving myself a major kick up the backside to achieve more this week despite having a 6 week old baby who likes to be attached to mummy 24 hours a day.

lynsayjane

nice to hear from you mrs s. glad to hear your doing well, even if run off your feet! and who can blame little tommy from being attached to his mum 24 hours a day, your a fabby mummy. oh and happy first mothers day :j did you get brekkie in bed lol

beanielou

Get your child ben form away as I think its only back dated for a certain amount of time.
Happy Mothers DAy!

Mrs_Sparkle

lynsayjane wrote: »

nice to hear from you mrs s. glad to hear your doing well, even if run off your feet! and who can blame little tommy from being attached to his mum 24 hours a day, your a fabby mummy. oh and happy first mothers day :j did you get brekkie in bed lol

Thanks hun. I didn't get breakfast in bed but I did get a lovely big bunch of tulips and a card from Thomas (sorry, can't stand the name Tommy although I'm sure it'll be shortened to Tom when he's older!). Breakfast in bed would be fabulous but OH was suffering from Man Flu which as we all know is far worse than having given birth and doing feeds every few hours :rolleyes: