Looking to the Future ... My Mortgage Free Dream

yukkibear

Thanks Wendz.

Well a small ebay sale today see's another £4.74 being added to the pot. I have bids on other small items so my total will increase slightly over the weekend. I'm also going to try and put some higher value items on over the weekend as it's free listing.
Am also about to order a new phone so will get some cashback and then trade in my old phone through mazuma or whoever wants to offer me the highest amount.

*Jellie*

That reminds me- need to declutter old phones and get some cash! Well done on gradually building up your eBay money

yukkibear

Thanks Jellie.

Few more ebay sales today but all 99p jobs. Still it's decluttering. I've got a new contract phone today (through TCB) and it also has some cashback attached to it throughout the contract. Plus I'll sell my new phone through recycling.

I'll use the recycling money to this challenge as I'll get that this month. I think my phone is worth approx £42 so that's a help. I wont count the cashback as it wont be received yet.

I also put a few more bits and pieces on ebay thanks to free listing.



Sadly I'm human though and caved to a glass of wine tonight. Particularly tough day at work and I have reasoned that if I am going to achieve this dream I still need something that is my vice.

Zeddy

yukkibear wrote: »

Thanks Jellie.

Few more ebay sales today but all 99p jobs. Still it's decluttering. I've got a new contract phone today (through TCB) and it also has some cashback attached to it throughout the contract. Plus I'll sell my new phone through recycling.

I'll use the recycling money to this challenge as I'll get that this month. I think my phone is worth approx £42 so that's a help. I wont count the cashback as it wont be received yet.

I also put a few more bits and pieces on ebay thanks to free listing.



Sadly I'm human though and caved to a glass of wine tonight. Particularly tough day at work and I have reasoned that if I am going to achieve this dream I still need something that is my vice.

Well done on the ebay sales - as you say, it's all decluttering. I'm just starting to pack boxes to move and keep thinking if only I'd put this on ebay a month ago my life would be so much easier right now!

yukkibear

Busy weekend working but I managed to stay away from the shops all weekend for food which is a great improvement. Normally I migrate across to the shop to buy something nice to eat to cheer myself up for being at work for so long, so am proud of myself.

Feeling a bit demotivated this morning. The house is a mess and I don't know where to start. I have made it worse by emptying out a large box that I wanted to use to keep some of the wedding bits together and easier to transport to the hotel when the time comes. I want to go through all my jewellery making bits as there's a lot I don't want anymore but I don't know where to start.

Also need to go to the shops this afternoon as we're running out of food but need to do it as cheaply as poss as the bills acc doesn't look very healthy. The meal planning worked well last week so back onto it again this week.

yukkibear

Scrapped the shop idea and shopped online instead as Asda sent me a free delivery code. Saved me some stress, time and petrol.

Also started going through the jewellery bits and listed three lots on folksy. One more lot ready for ebay tonight and three ebay sold this lunch time so waiting for them to pay so I can package it up.

House still looks like a tip though

pammyj74

The thing with those free delivery codes you have to spend £50 which would make me spend more!
My house looks like a tip as well. I sort of made a half hearted attempt as I was off today but got 'distracted'

well done on the jewellery

yukkibear

Sadly £50 for us is very cheap.

wendz86

Well done on the sales Yukki!

I have a habit of buying food at weekends when we have food in just to have something different. Need to stop that!

yukkibear

Shopping has been, the cupboards and fridge are nicely stocked with lots of fresh foods. Meal plan for this week is

Weds - L = rolls / D = Chicken tikka masala
Thurs - L= lamb kebabs / D = Chicken and broccoli lemon stir fry
Fri - L = Mackerel couscous / D = Pizza
Sat - L = out with relatives / D = stroganoff
Sun - L = whatever we can find / D = roast pork

Not quite as prepared as last week but we'll get there I think.

This morning I have been in dd2's toy boxes whilst she's at pre school and removed some of the horrible cheap plastic tat toys that she seems to hoard. Not sure what I did with those :whistle: