Time To Sort My Life Out

robsmum_2

Hi Bluejeans; Going rate round here for cleaners/ shoppers is minimum £7.00 an hour. I'd say work out what it would cost you to go there and add that to £7.00 an hour.
Good for you.:j

bluejeans53

I have decided o ask for £10 per hour, this will include petrol money to get there and back and petrol money for going to do the shopping, parking fees etc. I will be picking up and filling prescriptions too, so a bit of running about to do. I know they will try to give me petrol money every time I use my car, so I will explain that all costs have been included. Do you think this is a fair amount ?

Well I am starting to decorate my bedroom today.

Paint and Emulsion I already have :j. Wallpaper i got two rolls for £10. Just need to look around for a nice off cut carpet. We have a nice reasonable carpet shop not far from us, its a small business not a big concern and they always advertising "off cuts" that are room size. I am going to have a look today. Budgeted for £50

Hanging onto money OK, becoming a bit of a skinflint (so DH says) :rotfl:going from one extreme to the other.

robsmum_2

BlueJeans: £10 is absoloutly fine - I wouls say that with the running around etc thats about right. Do be careful if you do any bigger trips as your petrol will soon go, but otherwise its good.

Check out the recomended mileage allowance I think its about 27pence a mile now.

Good for you on doing your bedroom, I plan to decorate my kitchen in the next few weeks.

Hope DH is on the mend.

robsmum_2

Bluejeans: You've gone a.w.o.l again:eek: Hope your ok and that your OH is getting close to going back to work. How's the extra job going?

bluejeans53

Hiya, I am still here :wave:

A few things kept me away.

DH hogging the PC as he is off work. He is going back to work, a week Monday :j:j:j. Very difficult being :money:with him off. Today for instance I went out to pay my rent and get some milk, DH came with me, we paid rent and milk cost me £8 odd !!! and then he wanted to go in or coffee NOOOOOO WAY a 10 minute car drive from home.

Started using my money tracker on my BB properly on Monday and had been a bit hitty missy since getting it, its amazing how it makes you think, I hate having to put a spend in it :money:

Also been tidying and sorting. Two bags to the charity shop and I have four things to Ebay one being DGD cot bed. She old enough for the single bed, the sides are off her cot bed, so should be fine in single bed. That will give a a bit more room in spare bedroom and a decent bit of extra cash.

Also her car seat is too small for her, checked out Ebay today and found a practically brand new one, they have original box and instructions :money:£4.99:money: free local pick up :j:j:j fingers crossed that I get it.

Back to work tonight for me.

bluejeans53

P.S.

Went to my new job on Wednesday. I did 10.30 till 12.30 and they paid me £20 no problem. Doing next Wednesday 11 till 1pm. Having a think about what to do with my £20 's ? Thinking of using it as my "me" money so it will keep me from spending from my current account ?

bluejeans53

Also bought a slow cooker in the sale 5.5ltr reduced from £19.99 to £9.99. So looking forward to doing some, cheap hearty one pot meals, plenty to freeze too.

winner12

Well Hello Bluejeans
Glad your ok and still saving pennies
Why dont you buy a sealed pot and stick the 20 quid in there, maybe you could treat you DD to a nice shopping tripM seeing as she kindly arranged your weekend away.
How is the diet going ?
I have been busy little ones with flu so have not walked anywhere since xmas, all back at school this week so walked 6 mile round trip into town yesterday with my friend who wants to get fit but boy did I ache this morning need to make it a regular thing again.

robsmum_2

Bluejeans; Hope by now the bedroomis almost decorated. I love decorating but not the disruption that goes with it!
What a bargain on the slow cooker - I wasn't sure when I first got mine but now I love it. I found I had to play around a bit to get things how I wanted them, not to wet. But now it's a real boon. Can do cheaper cuts of meat, cook for hours and get lovely results - seems to make things go further also.

Not long now an your DH will be back at work and you'll be back posting regularly.:j

bluejeans53

Hiya,

bedroom all decorated, carpet being delivered next Wednesday, managed to get a one for £58.

:jyeah its official DH back to work on Monday.......cant wait to get back into my own routine, and back to my frugality.

New cleaning job going well, I was there last Wednesday too, thats another £20 into my little me purse :j

Slow cooker is going well :j, looked on the net for slow cooker recipes.

Look forward to Monday and posting more.