mummy2threeboys crawls out of the mire

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Curtains mad..even hubby loves them..cost me 10p approx for cotton! Going to see when mum can have the boys overnight so i can book and use my hotel vouchers i won as a treat for me and hubby . Banking done as per normal, very pleased got danione, flora and ben and jerrys bzz campaigns

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Todays tasks..line dry..put mount washmore away
Store cupboard meals..no idea what
Sort out 4 black sacks for swap shop and take there.
Parcel up square to send/post
Do competitions

working on a jumper for the baby its devine if somewhat bright (neon rainbow stripes!)

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HI allie..ive started christmas pressies lol..but then at the moment a make a lot of things. All my birthdays are in may thankfully.
This week acquired some cherrys for free so made 4 pots of jam £1 for sugar. Was gifted an ice cream maker, so have made my first batch of mint and meriagne ice cream (mint from garden , merigine was gifted from mum) . Currently sipping home made ginger beer Have plans for lemon and fennel, ice cream and dill and caramelised orange...any other ideas? (have all those indredents)..so made a pint for 50p.
Bought a smaller vinateg yogurt maker the easy yo is a litre and just too much in one go, this one is smaller, muct get some natural yogurt though. used to make it a lot but found it hard to get through as boys like it sweet and i perfer natural..cant win lol.
Amount of debt £287 this month..bit lower as its summer hols and tax credits has taken £70 a month of us .
Have a great week all x


very £486 PAID od £800 £600 hsbc £1500 £1358 b/c £1739 £277
santander £2446[/STRIKE] £1578
total £6,971 £3713
dfd august 2014.

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Well 2 years on to the date almost in 50% debt free woot..off to update the signature!

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Quick catch up christmas has made me slip a little..back on the debt free band wagon..maybe if i really nuckle down and stay very tight?

ha dto buy the boys a new laptop, got the cheapest on on 3 months interest free so need to make sure thats paid off

total debts are currently £3694 was £5012 this time last year..bit pathetic really doesnt help with mr tax man taking an extra £70 off in child tax..when we lost 8k last year doenst make any sense at all. Hoping this years short fallings will be ok and not lose anymore!

Onwards and upwards, comping like made , new detox and excerise, given up drink as theres none in the house anyway.

Taking up no new clothes and no toilteries challenge..i wil be bedt free this time next year..i will i will!

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Looking at this years holiday Sun one £230? for us to go to isle of wight ..will have to have a look first to see if its cheaper via the company directy which sometimes it is..but also fancy doing a european one..very confusing

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Decided to do tesco shopping online, normally shop at asdas but we are missing out on the clubcard points, thought id give it ago for 2 months. Have meal planned for this week and sorted out what needs to be used up, Taking £10 out of cash point tommorrow to last us for the week ..no spending!

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Wooh £36 off my dds on gas and electric, Thanks to new efficent boiler (ours blew up and wasnt fixable was over 11 years old) took us 4 months to save for a new one..boiling pans of water was fun lol thankfully it was over spring last year so not too cold.

And i have a volounteer job at my sons nursery in sepember , now i need to compleet my level 3 or a ta? not sure so need to bust my debts so i can start my qualification.

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This weeks tesco shopping came to £43 as had another £15 off code lol....not sure when to do next weeks one as we will only need fruit and sandwich stuf..house is rammed to the gills woth food..debt reduction ticking along slowly.
Discovered something..if im cooking food in the oven why on earth didnt i put my frozen veg in a dish of hot water then it cooks it through and saves on the extra gas i whould have used on th estove..doooh!

Have decided to set up the envelope system of paying things..budgeting and only using cash, see how it goes, bought £10 worth of clothes bad me, didnt need them but are lovely! Oh and life of pi book for £1..shouldnt do that really i need to finsih my books before i get more! Managed to aquire a small bookcase for free as lady was throwing it out..and i did need one..champion! Almost midweek again where did that go? Sigh!

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I keep forgetting I have this diary. I have fallen off the wagon. Not in a huge way but enough to have gone back up to about £3800 debt.
I started Home Schooling my 3 children. The schools where terrible here, over subscribed. Impossible to get into and the worse n the country. 33 Children in a class with no other help, Terrible bullying.
The upside is my children and family are as happy as can be. They have improved dramatically and we are closer as a family. We also have a huge Home ed community here over 400 known families in our towns alone.
Downside is I tended to buy loads of educational resources , and join every single educational Group booking workshop/tour . I have had to reign it in!

Right I have set from this week , 3 weeks a very nice budget of £90 . This includes £30 Karate fees. I also need to pay Train fare to get to london to so to Tower bridge. about £23? With the family and friends rail card discount (free card as well) :beer:

Today I am taking up the boys curtains, (They keep getting trapped behind the bed, thus pulling them off the rails) and wallpapering a feature wall for them. As the last one whilst only 3 years old , was drawn on and badly ripped. Now toddler is over that thankfully.

Also on a no clothes/shoes/accessories buying until next year eek!

Family coming over tonight. I have a chicken carcass and some left over veg, I will make a stirfry with egg noddles and a salad hopefully all from the cupboard. A cake for pud as I have choc buttercream to use up.
See what next months payments take me to.