Moooooving back to DFW - one Fresian's continued adventures in debt-busting

mooomin

I think I've now realised that if I want to get vouchers from Valued Opinions that I need to chase them. I got my £10 voucher from them today and another £5 from Swagbucks. I've now got over £40 sitting in my account thanks to some birthday gifts too.

I have been very spendy today (boring list, but will help me with online banking tomorrow!):

M&S - £14ish but paid for with credit note, so free Christmas dinner
Sainsburys - £11.33. £9.49 on festive stuff, £1.84 on biscuits (groceries budget)
Asda - £6 on socks for Mr F's stocking
B&Q - £17.59 on a new Christmas tree (reduced from £60) and 7 rolls of wrapping paper at 37p each!
Morrisons - £8.60 (£4.25 on Christmas stuff, rest on food)

mooomin

Yesterday ended up being a NSD as I didn't leave the house Today may end up being one too as although I'm going to be spending some money today I allocated it on Monday when I was being Spendy McSpenderson

I've just requested another £5 Amazon voucher from SB, although the rest of the survey sites are coming together a little more slowly. Still, in recent months I've been averaging £10 per month from SB, so if I can keep that going throughout 2012 then that might be £120 towards Christmas 2012. More likely, I'll just keep buying trashy crime books for my Kindle :rotfl: At the moment I'm saving my vouchers up so I can buy myself some things for the kitchen, but I'm waiting until after Christmas in case prices go down a little further.

taxi73

all sounding good

mooomin

Morning!

I slept quite badly last night - yesterday I ended up in three supermarkets to sort out the last minute stuff needed for Christmas (including doing Kissjenn's shopping so she would stop with the ridiculous idea of going to the supermarket herself when she only got released from hospital on Wednesday :rotfl:) I then came home, tidied up and made dinner and wasn't tired. Until I settled down under my slanket with my Kindle. I woke up at 10pm I therefore didn't sleep until well after 1am and have been awake since before 8am. My brain is all befuddled

Money

PAD/Spends - £70
Entertainment - £23
Groceries - £132.54
ISA Balance - £2000
Crafty savings - £189.26
Outstanding loan - £4160.72

Surveys

My survey - 225 points
Valued opinions - £1.75 (£1 pending)
Ipsos - 990 points
Swagbucks - 95SB

Today I'm meeting a friend at 1 for some afternoon drinkies, which means that I have about three hours to get the house in decent shape as two friends (and their two kids!) are staying overnight on their way to Spain for Christmas. As they're staying in the spare room/my craft room there's going to be a lot of childproofing needed

Munchin

Hi FF, briefly de-lurking to say that your diary is fab but I also [STRIKE]stole[/STRIKE] borrowed your instructions on how to get points on swag bucks for my diary so that I can remember how to do it. Hope you don't mind........back to lurkdom:)

mooomin

Hiya Munchin

It's nice when people come out of lurkdom - it makes me feel less like I'm talking to myself :rotfl:

I ended up not meeting my friend today, as we were both running too far behind schedule. We're catching up tomorrow instead.

The benefit of that is that I've got an unexpected NSD, taking me to my target of 10 for the month :A and the house is lovely and tidy

beanielou

Sounding good hun.
Did you do fat class this week?
Ive fallen by the wayside.Oooppps.

InaPickle

Hi Fresian, my cowly chum!

Just thought I'd pop by to wish you a seriously splendid Christmas and a heaving Hogmany into the new year. Enjoy it all, cos you deserve it! :xmastree: xxx

mooomin

beanielou wrote: »

Sounding good hun.
Did you do fat class this week?
Ive fallen by the wayside.Oooppps.

Nope, and I've been eating for Scotland, so am going to have to buck up my ideas after Christmas Day is done with - we've got a Millionaire's Cheesecake to get through first though

Did you see my post about the freezer on the NSD thread?

InaPickle wrote: »

Hi Fresian, my cowly chum!

Just thought I'd pop by to wish you a seriously splendid Christmas and a heaving Hogmany into the new year. Enjoy it all, cos you deserve it! :xmastree: xxx

Awww, thanks Pickle Hope you have a lovely time too and that Sandy Claws brings you all you're looking for. Xxx

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