Time To Sort My Life Out

bluejeans53

gfplux wrote: »

Well done blue jeans,
Keep at it.
More people should do as you do.
LIVE THE LIFE YOU CAN AFFORD

Hiya Gfplux, thankyou for reading and posting. I am at a bit of a loss at what I am doing, that you think more people should do ?

bluejeans53

Not sure if i am allowed to advertise other sites ? I have come across a site that shows you how to make a "Household Note Book" I am well impressed. It also gives you all the templates to print for free too they include.

meal planners
to do list
telephone list
calendar and lots and lots more

I am printing off at the moment and have my file already to put them in.

Just wanted to share......for those as unorganized as me

I will PM anyone who wants the details as not sure if I can put them on here

bluejeans53

They also have a full blown Christmas planner too.

robsmum_2

BlueJeans:

You are allowed to put different ;links on here that's if you can work out how to do them!

I think the site your talking about is an american one and I found it last year - was brilliant.

Found anything that helps you to get organized, keeps the debt down as you don't then pop out for something you forgot:j

bluejeans53

Hiya, yes it is an American site. My Household Notebook is already to start using, and........a friend of mine, has just left home to go to University in September. She has her very first flat. So i am going to make her one as a Christmas gift.......and see what odds and ends I can put in too.

Well then........very testing time for me at the moment. £300 in my possession :eek: from DD. Tomorrow I am going to put £240 into my Halifax account no DD's come out of there. My plan is to leave it there until I get paid next Friday, then I will only have £60 to put to it to repay it. £60 is for food and petrol for 8 days.

Robsmum, strange but fantastic thing, I am loathed to have to put anything in my spending diary :j. I am buying the very very least I can because i do not want to enter things into it.

OK i am off to do some House and Garden work and sort tea. Also going to work on a Menu plan for the whole of next week. Never done a week before. Two days been my longest.



No spend day today :j

robsmum_2

BlueJeans: That was quick! The spending diary is working:jWho ever came up with that should be a millionare.

Good for you doing a weeks menu planning as well - it is a real money saver.

Will pm you.

bluejeans53

Hiya, hope everyone is having a better day than me. Doing my very best to keep focused. Doing some jobs around the house but........realy want to eat and spend.

Friday is payday, I have not touched £200 that I put to one side from DD's loan to me, but I will be honest it is killing me, not to go out and spend some of it, nip in and have a latte and something nice to eat. Neither any good for me.

I can do this I CAN I CAN. This is my first test since starting this thread. I knew it would come and so will many more. Just need to learn how to steer my way through these times.

robsmum_2

DON'T DO IT:money::money::money:

Think positive! You don't want to spend! Why should you get in debt for a latte - make yourself one.

These little tests are sent to try us.

Can't chat real time yet as don't have chat facility set up - am such a technophobe, do have FB do you?

bluejeans53

Still in the house, just had lunch, now having a coffee. DGD will be going down for her nap shortly, so going to chill and watch some TV I have recorded. Later will take DGD o Charlie Charks then go pick DH up from work then do tea. Hopefully that wil keep me occupied.

Yes I have FB, I will PM my details

bluejeans53

Had my sewing machine out (again) repaired a top I love, that i had had accident with.......would usually have binned it and bought a new one. :money:

took my electricity reading, will take another one next Wednesday :money:

Tea out of the house, NSD today and another planned for tomorrow. :money:

Paid on Friday and DH on Monday. Small amounts of monies between £1-5s in different bank accounts for different things left of last month. Will put in this months on Friday :money:

Still waiting patiently for PPI payment ? if I have not received it by Monday I will contact them.

Plans for tomorrow.

Make a start on Christmas.

Freshen up paintwork for Christmas in sitting room and the hall and staircase. Wallpaper quite new.

Write out Christmas Present list, tick off what I have and see what I need.

Food Menu's for next week.

Look around for some free or cheap activities

Asda shopping list (try and get there without DH) as he adds to the trolley when my back is turned :mad: