general wafflings of a debt free wannabe!

needstochange_2

hi there
not had chance to get on here all weekend, been mega busy! fallen off the wagon a bit money wise i always seem to do so well for the 1st week after payday, then i check the bank balance, see its looking good and blow it!!!!! grrrrrr so angry at myself.
over the weekend i spent:
£10 on a night out on saturday (for our anniversary!)
£5 on an anniversary pressie for hubby
£15 on food on sunday for dinner with friends
£30 on petrol on monday
£15 on taking the boys out and snacks on monday

feel like ive totally ruined my monthly budget hopefully by posting what im spending ill force myself to get back on track. only spent £4 today for work lunch, couldnt bring any with me cos id ran out of bread! plus im working a 13 hour shift today so i needed something warm to keep me going
got plenty of food in (apart from bread lol) so aiming for a nsd weds and friday, and then thursday to only spend my tesco clubcard vouchers for shopping.
done a meal plan for the next week to use up all my leftovers- yay

tonight- hubbys cooking pasta bake for when i get in, lovely!
weds- bean burgers, salad n homemade wedges
thurs- curry night!! all made with leftovers from the freezer and cupboards
fri-burritos with leftover chilli
sat-homemade pizzas
sun-roast chicken and spicy indian potatoes

my monthly payment to the cc has come out of my account too- the minimum is £101 but i paid £125 this month, going to update my signature next.
worked out that even if i onyl make this payment every month, ill have reduced my debt by nearly 20% by august
on the down side tho... not going to have enough money left to pay my next bill in full (£50) like i wanted to so going to pay half this month and the rest after payday
booooooo to overspending!!!

needstochange_2

ooo yes and i forgot to say, i finally got my ipsos survey £15 amazon vouchers!!! already spent them tho, ha.
got a slow cooker recipe book so i can start making full use of it (£0.01!!)
Grayson Perrys autobiography as ive just finished reading all my christmas books, and really want to get back into my art books (£4.00)
a novel for hubby to keep him occupied and stop him spending! (£0.01!!!!!)
and the rest went on some decorating things for our bedroom that we needed.
all in all very successful i think