Lois_E begins a long MFW journey

gratefulforhelp_2

Good luck, both!

pavlovs_dog

hope your spending diary is helpful lois. Welcome to the MF board

Peonie

Hi Lois,
I'm going to subscribe to your diary too. I smiled when you called yourself an Excel geek as I like them too.
Good luck, Peonie.

Lois_E

Thanks gratefulforhelp, pavlovs_dog and Peonie.

Not a bad day today. I was organised and took sandwiches and bottles of tap water, but was running a bit low on the other stuff to go in packed lunches (shopping delivery due tomorrow) so ended up spending a few quid on snacks after swimming. Otherwise, it was just petrol, swimming tickets, and parking. Kids tried asking for takeaway supper, but I held firm!

[Deleted User]

Hi Lois
Welcome to the MF boards! A real friendly bunch here with great ideas and motivation (be warned it can get addictive!! :rotfl:)
Well done on spending diary and resisting kids pleas for takeaway! sounds like success already

Lois_E

Diary up to date for today.

A cheap day today - total spend £2.15. However, the kids have come home from school with lots of letters asking for "voluntary contributions" for swimming, and science week, and whatever. I'll send the cheques into school tomorrow, so that'll make tomorrow a much higher spending day. They need some new PE kit as well.

AuntieMabel

Those 'voluntary contribution' letters - they know we're all far too nice and would have far too big a guilt trip not to send any money in!

ally18

Hi Lois,

Just wanted to drop by and say hello and good luck. I too am a single working mum of 2 trying to become mf but not getting very far at the mo. I have a car loan which is being attacked as much as possible and then it will be my m2 which will get the benefit and I can't wait though the frustrating waiting does get to you.:D

Best wishes

GeorgieFTB

I thought I'd pop over and say hi, seeing as you've kicked me into updating my diary!!!!

I think we should have a single mothers club... there seems to be quite a few of us, I don't know wheather that makes us long sighted or fanatical about security... personally I think I'm the first but many of my friends would say I'm fanatical!!!!

I'm going to subscribe in a little while and hopefully will keep my thread up to date more often!!!

Gx

julliff

Hi Lois

another Lone working mother subscribing to your diary.

I'm not an excel geek, but I am designing my own financial database. I had a bit of a forehead slpaaing moment when I almost bought a package to replace ms money, then I realised I could do it myself, as I am a database consultant. Doh!

Once I've finished it, I intend to use a reporting package to create some reports and graphs.

Now, how sad am I???

Anyway, good luck on your journey!:)