Scuba's Spending and Life in the South Diary

scubaangel

Paypal to bank transfer requested, the event was a really lovely day, 5 hours mooching around the bar and outside areas where there was a falconry display as well as a guy demonstrating his working dogs, perfect weather for it, and really relaxed atmosphere.

Started one of the product tests need to sit down and do the other on my next day off - I could do it tonight but I'm just too knackered.

scubaangel

Doing the product test now, the other half is finding it muchly amusing and keeps threatening to get his camera out!

Done one mystery shop today and rescheduled three others as I picked up another one in the same town which wouldn't have been worth doing on its own but combined with the three makes a rather profitable day out.

Irritatingly it looks like our flat has sprung a leak - or rather the flat upstairs has one which is currently dribbling in to our bath, rather thankful it's over the bath tbh as the residents are ignoring us knocking on the door.

scubaangel

Tomorrows tasks before work involved a trip down the motorway to mystery shop a food shop there, a book shop in town and a visit to the lettings agent about that leak.

Then I need to ensure I have a change of clothes ready to take to work to go out for a few drinks after work, sadly(?) for me mr s won't be home tomorrow night so the need to come home sober has just deserted me.....although I do have another mystery shop booked in another town for Thursday am, so need to be in some kind of state to get up and on the train to do that.

Am just hoping that the tenderness caused by the product test has subsided in to a lack of red marks, at the moment I'm not holding out too much hope though, so I may also have to drag out the make up bag to find some kind of foundation/concealer product.

scubaangel

This week has been quite weird, not much I can safely talk about for risk of id'ing myself but it's been hard work getting through it!

In mse news I've done a few mystery shops with a couple more to do over the weekend. As well as a meagre collection of coins to put in the bank after emptying one of my change pots, as usual that'll be put straight on to the credit card when it's in the bank.

scubaangel

Two ms done today, one more to do in the morning before work (rescheduled from last week as I really really cba with going in to Ascot while the race meet was on) also requested pennies under £70 from topcashback, will be something of a relief when that arrives in the bank and can be put on the credit card as it'll knock almost 2 months off the repayment period.

Got the last of my three glamour may wins through the post today so am planning to list one of the items on ebay tomorrow, its a product I like in a colour which really doesn't suit me so it can go and the money towards buying it again in a colour I can wear.

scubaangel

Completely forgot to list things on ebay so will check recent selling prices and sort it next free listing weekend. Couple more mystery shops done this morning which included a fair amount of walking so have treated myself to a Ginsters for lunch (soooo not good my for healthy eating plans but blah).

Just had to turn down some overtime this weekend as my Dad's coming down for the day and bringing my mountain bike, so will be dropping that off with a bloke on site at work to be checked over before I start using it to get to and from work occasionally.

scubaangel

One mystery shop done today which saved me from having to go actually buy food to cook at home at lunchtime but still had to make a trip out to Lidl to buy food for this evening, £3.40 later I have sugar, pasta and chocolate puddings......luckily I had pasta sauce in the cupboard since my plan way to buy something chicken to have with chips and veggies, lol.

Had an email from TCB letting me know that my payment has been sent, I hadn't realised until I got it how worried I was about this one not arriving for some reason - it's by biggest cashback payment so far.

Also been trying to work out what's best value to save points for with swagbucks, £ amazon vouchers of $ paypal redemptions....

scubaangel

TCB payment has arrived and been popped in to my 'spare' current account while I decide which credit card I'm using to pay for the remainder of my next ou course which will be £280. I'm torn between whacking it on the egg for the cash back just before I do the bt or just putting it straight on to the new card....

I have £420 of gift vouchers from tesco clubcard deals and they have to be redeemed by the end of the month so I can't wait and save like I had originally planned to, and unfortunately the deals vouchers can't be redeemed as part payment as OU won't allow part payment unless you have a finance account or have applied for loans to cover part of the cost. And I don't have time to get the financial support application in and still use the vouchers - I really ought to be more organised when I come to pay for the next course.

pennywisepoundstupid

Scuba loving the diary, read a couple of posts you had made on another diary and thought i would pop over, so a big HI from one northen lass to another, i've got a feeling that from some of your posts we are from the sameish area up north.

Good luck with your debt busting.

scubaangel

Hi pennywise, its good to 'hear' another northern voice.....surrounded by southerners is quite painful at times!

Not much done money saving wise today, just a nice quietish day at work, with a fast walk home (was going to run but forgot my trainers). Hopefully next week I can start cycling.

Just had a sort through my inbow and found a £2 code from gfk for gift vouchers so have redeemed it for some l2s ones, and had a look at the argos sale items and reserved a small dining table and chairs set for the flat, am sick to death of eating off my lap esp as we hadn't got around to buying any trays yet.....