When life sends you Lemons, just bake a cake

miggy

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

last year i 'saved' the bits on receipts which said 'you have saved....', in that year i put aside over £300 which is money i would have spend otherwise. I think i'll try that again.

What a good idea!

I've just discovered your diary and subbed (may take me a while to get up to date of course) .

Lemon_Tree

hi miggy, welcome aboard, you really don't need to start again from the start unless you're suffering from insomnia that is.

thanks for reminding me about that challenge i set myself a couple of years ago i think i will actually start it again as it did work and didn't really cause me any problems whilst i was doing it.

I'll send you that email today Uni, thank you!

payday today yay! done the money hokey cokey. Just awaiting Mr LT's payday on friday then it can finish and settle down for the next month.

Payment to mad Mavis of £250 brings that debt to £4900
payment to savings £850 bringing the 8% savings to £2100 (towards Mavis)
Credit card to be paid in full £354

Credit card pays for my petrol and some shopping etc, if i spend £300 per month then i get a fiver back. so as long as i get close to the magic £300 i'm happy as i'm being paid to spend what i would have had to spend anyway. Just need to make sure i don't spend too much on it each month

ebayqueen_2

Hello Lemon

You are doing so well. WEll done only 4 little faces left. You are on the home straight. Best wishes with the house hunting.
E

Lemon_Tree

had some lovely days off this week.
We've done some tidying up in the garden and had some new photo's taken which hopefully will get people to look at our flat.
Tonight Mr LT and i went to bingo - and i WON!!! I won 2 lines and a house so that was £120!!!! what a lovely sum and because Mr LT had one of his better wages this month i've been able to add some more money to the emergency savings. A good day all round today then. Mr LT's holibob finished on sunday when he's back for a 12 hour shift but we'll make sure we enjoy tomorrow. I'm hoping we can go to our nearest town and i can open some children's regular savers for my neices and nephews. keep your fingers crossed for me.

Pippilongstocking

Brilliant news there - and good luck with the flat

Yay for bingo wins and childrens savers..............................:) (and chilli plant bounty)

Uniscots97

Just seen your news about your bingo win LT :j, well done! Why not take a little bit of it and treat you and Mr LT to a meal out (using the mse vouchers/deals of course ).

ebayqueen_2

I second that unixgirluk

Well done Lemon :):):):)

Lemon_Tree

thanks all, Mr LT and i have had a fair few meals out recently because of our holibob so i'll save the money for when it will be a proper treat.

Mr LT had to go back to work today 12 hr day and all. It's just not fair.
I'm still not dressed but i have got 3 loads of washing outside drying and i've been checking out some blogs of people who've had the op that i'm thinking about having.

I'm considering baking some buns or having another go at brownies, historically i've never had much luck with them but i'd really like to perfect them. I think i'll also head to the library and then go and see my parents as i haven't seen them for a couple of weeks which seems a bit too long.

miggy

If the brownies don't work out, I don't mind eating them up for you.

Lemon_Tree

miggy unfortunately they have generally turned out to be inedible otherwise i would offer them around.