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Goals for week commencing 15 October
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Hi All! :wave:
Last week:
Packed lunch every day - check!
5 No Spend days - managed 3
No spending apart from remaining Christmas presents and essential groceries. - check!
5 Alcohol free days (need to try harder this week) - check!
No visits to cash machine this week. - check!
This week I have the same goals:
Packed lunch every day
5 No Spend days
No spending apart from remaining Christmas presents and essential groceries.
5 Alcohol free days
No visits to cash machine
Have a good week everybody
! Official DFW Nerd No 096 - Proud to have dealt with my debt!0 -
Last weeks goals i didn't quite manage to complete:
Goals for the week:
1. List ten things on ebay - didn't list any ( although am making up for it today!)
2. Check pigsback account for clickthroughs and enter competitions - done
3. Check quidco account - done
4. Do not take any money from bank when paid on Thursday - done - still not been to bank :j
5. Take lunch to work 4 days this week (would have like to do 5 but i've nothing in house for 2moro!) - didn't manage any :mad:
6. Spend 30 mins working on my SVQ - didn't do this - left stuff at work
7. Spend 30 mins working on my training manual for 2nd job - didn't do this
THIS WEEKS GOALS:
1. List 30 things on ebay
2. Check pigsback account for competitions and clickthroughs
3. Apply for at least 5 freebies
4. Check Quidco account
5. Have another casino free week
6. Take lunch to work 5 days - off to make lasagne now!
7. Go look at wallpaper so i can get insurance company to come fix my bathroom - need to do this before wednesday
8. Spend 30 mins on SVQ and 30 mins on training manual
9. Spend no more than £10 this week
10. Make half of the £67.01 i need to pay towards my MBNA account
Should be a really busy week for me :rotfl:
Good luck everyone
Buddiebabe xDEBT OUTSTANDING 23.04.17 £16802.970 -
Last Week...
1. No unbudgeted spending - car parks, lunch only As far as I can think, yes
2. Find £100 to pay to credit card... Found £20 so far - Quidco payment due end of month, still need to find £80
3. Enjoy Monday night
:beer: Yeah
This Week...
1. Find remaining £80 for credit card
2. Sort car insurance for 23rd
3. Stick to Moozie's challenge
Should be very do-able, going easy this weekNo longer using this account for new posts from 20130
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