Back filling the big hole I dug with my credit card

PiggyBankShaker

I have a 50 point referal code for someone to use if they wish to sign up to Superpoints. By my calculation it is possible to cash out about £3 a week from the site if you ude it fully.

The 50 point code is only available for one use for one day (today) if you would like please PM me.

Thanks

PiggyBankShaker

Hello diary,

Well, they didn't offer me the job Quite depressed about it to be honest. I'm trying not to let the rejections get to me but it is hard. Hopefully, something will come along soon.

eBay is going okay, a few things ending tomorrow.

Car service cost £240, but hopefully it will pass the MOT in August with no problems now.

Our desktop computer is playing up and our laptop is in being repaired, we can't afford to replace either at the moment and I need one for work.

Sorry for the gloomy vibes

PiggyBankShaker

Spent all day yesterday in a foul grump over the job rejection. It just makes me feel bloody useless.

Got over myself today, helped somewhat by making £33 on eBay from stuff that ATS listed last week, although we do need to deduct postage from that so probably looking at more like £20 profit.

Set up a blog related to my hobby in the hope of making some cash by monetising it via Google AdSense and Amazon Affiliates. Set up a Twitter account to drive traffic. It'll take time to build up traffic and a readership but hopefully might be the source of a few extra ££'s if I can get it right.

Need to sort out my expense claim for the interview, as well as the ones for work this month.

PiggyBankShaker

Okay, so the big news is that I have asked by boss for a pay rise. I also made him aware that I'd like to be considered for my line manager's post when it becomes available. The worst he can say to both is no, and its not like I'm not already job hunting like mad.

Amazon Affiliates is being rubbish, it doesn't recognise my log in details and tells me I don't have an account with them. Erm, yes I do! I spent like an hour setting it all up yesterday!

Thanks to ATS I have a doctors appointment about me ear; I've had an infection in there for about 5 days and it is really getting me down.

ATS is plowing through his many-stage applications for his new career, and I'm really proud of him and how well he is doing. Not sure he has mentioned it in the diary yet, so I'll leave that to him to say more.

PiggyBankShaker

Sold something on eBay for £100 today, they're coming tomorrow to collect and will pay cash. Didn't sell any of the other items listed, so will have to wait for the next free listing weekend and list them a bit cheaper. Still £100 is fab and it can so straight in the savings on Monday.

Not much else to report really, pay day seems an age away - three weeks and counting. Need to make sure I get my expenses in on time this month.

I contacted the tax office about my £170 rebate but they claim not to have received / processed the letter I sent on the 11th April yet.... :mad: So need to wait a week then ring back and check again. They did however change my tax code so my next pay packet should be a bit bigger I think...?

Might list some more ebay stuff tomorrow if I can muster the enthusiasm for it.

PiggyBankShaker

Things seem to be taking a turn for the worse. They may not be but I do feel that way. Got turned down for not one, but two jobs today and ATS heard that one of the traineeships that he applied for don't want to progress his application.

I'm quite despondent, we've applied for so many jobs but nothing positive seems to be coming our way. We're being as frugal as it is possible to be at the moment and trying to maximize other income like ebay. But its hard to keep motivated.

The delay between applying for something and the point you hear back is like limbo, it could be the answer we've been waiting for, or it could mean everything is on the backburner until the next application. ATS does have an interview on Thursday and I'll keep my fingers crossed for him. I don't have any interview at all now, but about 5 or 6 live applications, none of which I think will actually result in an interview though.

I'm trying to tale pleasure and comfort in the small things. Leveling the back yard and painting the kids fort, the pepper seeds coming up, clearing and tidying the kids bedroom. Rubbish really, but there you go.

Hopefully I can impress my boss tomorrow night and he'll consider me for the promotion when it comes up.

PiggyBankShaker

Sitting in the car waiting to collect DD from Stagecoach. This week has just felt like it has got worse and worse. Got another job rejection, got turned down for free solar panels, turns out the super deal I thought we were getting on the new gas supplier isn't so great

None of them are big things, but they all add up to a feeling that nothing is going our way. Things that are happening are happening slowly. Like the back yard. It is getting better, but not substantially. Not in a way that makes a difference to our ability to use it or our day to day lives. Same for the house. The office still has a hole in the ceiling, the floor under the shower still needs fixing. There a problem with moisture in the attic above our bedroom, I was even dreaming about it last night I'm so concerned.

I guess I'm feeling overwhelmed by both the volume and the slow pace of change. I'm tired of nothing ever changing no matter how much effort we put in.

PiggyBankShaker

Okay, trying really hard to get over myself. Spent all weekend working in the backyard, its tricky having to stop every 5 minutes for the kids but we are getting there slowly.

ATS made some nice profit (about £50) matched betting and will get (hopefully) another £65 on top in cashback. We got payment for the last of the old contract and got six times the amount we were expecting! (£600) Which is lovely.

ATS has got an interview and so have I. Although technically speaking it would be impossible for me to accept the job if they offered it to me in its current form. But we'll get the interview out of the way and cross that bridge if we get to it.

Also, applied for the world's most perfect job. It so perfect in fact that i would seriously consider moving to London if they offered it to me. It doesn't close until the 10th June so I have a little while to wait to hear if they want to interview me or not.

Weather is lovely. The plants are growing and the washing is drying a dream. All very MSE. Had a barbecue at a friend's house last night which was mostly nice except for DD tripping over and giving herself a black eye Also, spent £15 on booze, although we do have some left over.

PiggyBankShaker

Okay, just a quickie. The remainder of the money for the old contract came through today and it it was actually £20 more again than we had originally expected. I split my half between the two saving accounts that we are running. ATS is putting his towards paying off one of his credit cards and towards his overdraft.

I have booked my first mystery shop next week and all being well will get £5 for that. Other than waiting for cashback to become payable I am all up to date with extra income payments. Need to get listing on ebay again!

ATS is waiting for matched betting profits to clear, but the big countdown of course is payday on the 10th June - hurry up! I'll be on my new tax code and have expenses to add so hopefully it'll be a bumper month.

Job interview tomorrow and I'm feeling very positive about it. Even though I can't actually accept it if they aren't prepared to be flexible on the location. We'll have to wait and see.

ATS is busy in the backyard, he's squeezing in as much as he can whilst DD is in nursery and DS is asleep. I'm hoping to get a few hours out there myself today/night as well.

pennywisepoundstupid

Good luck for the job interview tomorrow.