lilmissmup - the 2011 saga - staying debt free whilst starting a new life!

wendz86

Yay for the vouchers!

I meant to ask you the best ways to get points on swagbucks , I joined with your referral. I have been watching videos, doing the daily poll and searching. Are there any other good ways?

lilmissmup

You can play games for them and do the NOSO trail each day for points too.

Try do lots of searches on Fridays as you get more points for doing it then!

I have the tool bar installed so always remember to search via them.

I am meant to be doing college work tonight whilst Simon is off playing happy families with his ex wife.....:cool: His son starts middle school next September so they are going to a talk and a look round, taken his daughter too bet she is bored!

I am enjoying the peace of the house being all mine though so not really bothered he is doing it! . Tuesday nights used to be my relax night but now I am at college every Tuesday I never get much time alone!

I don't have much to report, starting my new job on Dec 5th, finish current job on 30th November so have a 4 day weekend to relax before I start! 2 days of no wages though but am sure it will be worth it. Mind you I will prob be doing college work though, have soooo much to do, more than I thought I would, problem is in the evenings after work I just want to relax at home! Must do some tonight though.

Spent £6 today and ended up spending £12 Monday cancelling out my NSD on text books for college and about £3 yesterday too, budget for the 3 days was £22.50 so thats nearly all gone.... Christmas pressies still to be brought. Just have to be totally unsociable in Dec and pay minimum on cards and then use them for pressies!

I will be starting a new diary in Dec/Jan, have some plans for next year, might post them here too before.

lilmissmup

Meh.

Am in a bad mood this evening. Feeling frustrated with life.

Probably because we have the kids here all week, the house is a mess (as per normal) and I get no peace to do my college work.

Am also officially skint!

Got credit card statement through the other day which means anything I spend on it from now doesn't need paying until Jan so proceded to put my london train and tube fares on it (£34 worth), £26 of christmas pressies and £50 of fuel on it.

Have £50 cash to last 13 days until payday as spent £50 cash in London.

I claimed my £5 amazon voucher from Swagbucks today though towards xmas fund.

Right now I am feeling ever more hatred towards the house I live in, I have "issues" with it being their marital home plus the fact that its a mess that needs a lot of work doing to it and it being in a "village" which doesn't even have more than two roads (its a u-bend).

I really want us to buy our own house but he doesn't seem to want to ever move away, sick of the same conversation we have about it.

I know the market isn't fantastic but I don't want to have a family in this house or village as would be trapped here.

I just want to move!!!! :cool:

lilmissmup

Got my first college assignment back last night and got a distinction in it! :j

Need to get a distinction for the whole course to study for the degree so lots more to get but I am ignoring work tonight as babysitting Simon's kids, am going to have to do loads every night and day until Tuesday!

Remembered to renew my library books online to save late fees and have done our tesco shop online, have reverted back to online shopping as even if you have to pay £4.50 delivery its worth it to not have to drive there, trawl round the shop and queue then drive home! Shame no decent clubcard points codes out there these days though!

I am trying to work out when to post my "masterplan" for 2012, can't wait to start another diary!!! :rotfl:

lilmissmup

Not been a very MSE day today!

I am not feeling great so didn't go to work, got a fuzzy head and sore throat so have lost a days wages, didn't get out of bed until 1pm though the cats both enjoyed long snuggles.

Then I saw on FB that Michael Mcintyre is playing a gig 10 mins away from my house in just over a week so went down to the place and managed to get 3 tickets for £15 each! Its a really small venue too so will be fabby! Am well chuffed!!! :D:D

Poor people trying to ring up though wouldn't have got through as was two old ladies on the desk and one on the phone!

Have also been a bit bored and played £20 on a game site although am up at the minute so can get it back!

I did spend my Tesco vouchers last night though and got a few xmas pressies for the kids and am going to buy them and my dads pressies off Amazon when my last £5 voucher comes through!

Want to get Simon the star was blu rays for xmas so need to look out for a good deal on them and then can get other people 3 for 2s probably.

Just about to sink another cup of tea and start doing some college work! Now I am going to Michael Mcintyre on 28th I have to do loads more college work this weekend and next as have one assignment in on 22nd and one on 29th!!! Not done any of it yet! :eek::eek::eek:

lilmissmup

Am still feeling pretty meh today, stocked up on cold & flu pills & sudofed yesterday as my sinuses are bad at the best of times and am battling my way through with a kleenex attached to my nose!

I managed to double my £20 on the gaming site so withdrew £40 yesterday, that covers my Michael Mcintyre ticket although needed to make another £75 to cover my days wages!

Have also installed the nectar search bar on Firefox so got 100 bonus points for that and can get 50 points a month for searching, can claim £2.50 amazon voucher from them now so will do that and then will have £27.50 to spend on Amazon for xmas pressies, am back up to 219 points on swagbucks already too so just need to hammer that for another £5 voucher, aim to get that by 1st week in Dec then I can order some more pressies!

I MUST do some college work now though, have 1 assignment to hand in on Tuesday (although if I feel poorly I might not go) and haven't done any of it.....:o too many distractions here at the moment, had kids here pretty much every day for last week or so and I am busy next week too and have another assignment in the week after as well......got kids for most of next weekend too and a few days after as their mum is away with work again!

I must get myself more disciplined to do it, think I might have to start popping over to my dads for some peace and quiet and no distractions!

wendz86

I have a cold too is yuck!

Well done on the gaming site, bet Micheal Mcintyre will be brilliant.

I think I am getting the hang of swagbucks now, getting a few more points anyway. Have added the search toolbar and doing all my searches through it.

lilmissmup

Cheerz wendz.

I have managed to do 1 part of the assignment for Tuesday, just another bit to do which I want to do today as tomorrow I can then just relax after work as prob be shattered after being at work and feeling ill.

Off to see Ed Byrne Wednesday night (in my home town) so then will have to do loads Thurs/Friday and at the weekend of the other assignment as Michael Mcintyre is the following monday, then got Russell Howard to see on 19th December at the O2!

Its gonna be a funny month for me :rotfl:

lilmissmup

Didn't end up doing other part of college work. Watched Grease instead....:o

BUT I am all excited as just joined the save £12k in 2012 challenge. Am only aiming for 8k as already have nearly 4k so that will total £12k but am very excited about it!!! :rotfl:

Once I have posted my other goals for next year I might have to start drinking caffeine 24 hrs a day :coffee:

lilmissmup

Still feeling rough today although did go back to work yesterday.

Managed to start the other part of my work last night but didn't finish it so plan was to get up at 6am and start more on it but I slept really badly and crawled out of bed at 6.30 and am now on here with a cup of tea!

I am not sure I should go to college and spend an hour in a barn and risk everyone else getting ill too anyway but don't really want to miss any either. Will try make my mind up at lunchtime.

I have Ed Byrne tomorrow night too so don't wanna be feeling worse tomorrow night by standing out in the cold tonight.

Got my swagbucks voucher through yesterday, hoping to get a couple more amazon vouchers before xmas.

Right best go print some of my work out, if I hand at least one piece in of the two I can just email her the other one if she wants it before next week.