A Budgeteers Quest to be Debt Free & Mortgage Free By 40

jwil

We've been eating out of the freezer this week too, it does help!

They are saying on the ebay boards that there are 9 days of free listing 1-9th September for 150 items. Haven't seen anything myself yet but hope so!

InaPickle

Dedicated, as per usual you are doing well...an economical freezer declutter: very good!

Keep on keeping on...you're doing very well! :T :j

DedicatedDFW

Ooh so many people to say hello to :wave:

I've looked at my shopping receipts - the biggest problem lately has been that i have been buying fresh fruit, veg, yoghurts, muesli, salads - i never used to because of the expense but i am trying to put this right - i've always thought its important to eat healthily but am embarrassed to admit that i just ate as cheaply as possible for a long time I obviously eat junk on lots of occasions but think this is ok as long as my overall diet is healthy x

Freezer is always full here :eek: and will be fuller with the offer shown on the website today for l*dl

LAM - lol to mix and match meals - i'd love someone to buy us food here - i have so many friends whose parents turn up with whole loads of shopping for them because they got into the habit of doing it when they left home / went to uni - i am soo jealous lol :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

My weight is ridiculous at the mo. i have like a fairly slim day and then i wake up and i seem to have swelled up / be completely bloated - the huge weight gain seemingly overnight was one of the main reasons i thought i had a thyroid problem after googling all my symptoms - docs disagreed but tests showed my thyroid doesn't want to work any more Its like i can choose to wear a dress to an event and try it on a couple of days before - fine - then get to the day and there is no way it'll fasten up

Where are you off to on your hols?

Hey SF - i kinda needed to have a delve in there as i had no idea exactly what was in there so meals could be a bit hit and miss - like when i defrosted some beef for a casserole and turned out i'd defrosted some minced beef Cue a quick chilli but i was a bit put out on missing out on my dumplings

How's the house hunting going ?

Hey jwil - massive thanks for the bay of e heads up - maybe if it is right we should have a little race between us to help with the motivation? - think i've got about 50 items to re-list if there's no further bids.

Pickle!! I do love your username I am just plodding with this at the mo. i know it'll be gone by the end of the year but i'll try and make it as soon as i can Hows things with you ?

jwil

Race sounds good. I've got some relists as well, but I might go for it and try and find 150 new items.

Will you be trying for the full 150 including your relists?

The_Dragon

If the thyroid tests came back positive are you getting help for that now?

DedicatedDFW

The_Dragon wrote: »

If the thyroid tests came back positive are you getting help for that now?

Hey Dragon,

Thanks for your support Yes, i have to take the tablets for it every day - to be honest though this hasn't helped in the way i feel - all the symptoms i had originally which made me say 'i think there's a problem with my thyroid' are still there When i've summoned up the energy i'll go back and push to get referred to a specialist x To me there are 2 possible solutions :- the dosage of tablets (pretty high) isn't right, the vitamins aren't strong enough or there is something else at fault as well.

DedicatedDFW

jwil wrote: »

Race sounds good. I've got some relists as well, but I might go for it and try and find 150 new items.

Will you be trying for the full 150 including your relists?

On your marks... get set... GO!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Yep i'm going to aim for 150 including re-lists - the re-lists i know i want to sell and are worth more than 99p so they'll go back on - they aren't due to end until next week so will see how many i have left then. I haven't got a single thing organised ready to list though :eek: So will be alot of things to find, photo and list but hopefully will clear some space and raise some cash

I'll try and pop on each day with an update so for now :

Bay of E September : - 0/150

slowlyfading

Remember to drink lots of water and check your salt intake isn't too high - that can cause a lot of bloating and water retention which doesn't help! Re: house hunting - we went today and saw a house we loved, so just got to make a decision now really!

DedicatedDFW

slowlyfading wrote: »

Remember to drink lots of water and check your salt intake isn't too high - that can cause a lot of bloating and water retention which doesn't help! Re: house hunting - we went today and saw a house we loved, so just got to make a decision now really!

Thanks SF - now that you mention it i have actually been drinking loads of water and have vastly reduced my salt intake for over a month now - not a conscious decision mind - probably just listening more to what my body needs

Ooh! Very exciting news on the house !!! :T:T:T

DedicatedDFW

Wanted to sort some things out for selling this next week but just got really exhausted and needed to lie down - means i'll have alot to do tomorrow! *eep!* - i do want to do it though as i want to get rid of things which are no use to me anymore so creating space and i obviously want the money too