Deliciosa’s DFW diary

deliciosa

Skint_Catt wrote: »

possible, yes home made free food, possibly free on green days, some low syn ones, HM on certain days, possibly, yes, a few yes, some yes, yes made with Quorn I'm having it tomorrow, possible, low fat ones yes. Bring it on! Theres nothing you can't have it just making the healthier choices where possible or looking for alternatives!

roasted fatty pork belly covered with gravy with deep fried potatoes, with cream and custard and five tablespoons of sugar next to it on the plate, followed by 5 beers and two hot chocolates and five packlets of the fattiest kind of pepper tortillas covered with salt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a whole victoria cake!!!!! 50 packets of pennypig sweets! pepperonin pizza with b acon topping and two garlic bread soaked in oil!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

(feeeling fairly disgusted now...)

slowlyfading

oh my, lol. Obviously there has to be SOME cutbacks on the food

dfw844

deliciosa wrote: »

But hey don't underestimate resisting starbucks. I have :jjust as much difficulty saying no to a soya latte (foamy yumminess) as i have saying no to gran can:rotfl: actually, its HARDER as you want to say that its only £3....

mmmm that foamy yumminess! I don't think all this talk of food is good for our waistlines or our wallets!!

I did have a bagel and take out coffee for my breakfast this morning, but it was my little treat... I only do it once a week at the most and if I can resist I do! Spent 91.72 out of a food budget of 120 so far this month... 76% of the way through the budget, only 72% of the way throught the month. Anyone else this obsessive?!

Baked beans for me tonight... (but it was worth it!)

deliciosa

Beautiful day for a dfw. I am pleased to report that my Debt shunk overnight
Thanks to the lovely tax office and also thanks to my frugality over the last , well, now two weeks, my debt is now:
HSBC credit card: £1880.45
American express: £509.19
M&S CC: £1200.09
Total debt: £3589.73.
(debt at LBM: £5200, debt at highest: £5500 and that was AFTER LBM!!!)
Assets:
Savings account: £33.70. (I know many of you here say I don’t need savings, I should just throw it at the debt. But that little interest that it will save me, maybe a pound a month, is not a lot and I am buying the peace of mind with it, knowing that worst comes to worst I have actual, positive money on the savings account.)
ShareSaving deal: £408 saved. Can't touch it until Jan 2010 or I lose the interest and the amazing share options BUT I know that if I HAD to withdraw it, it could offset some of my debt so it still counts as an asset.
Current account: £1.84 - this is awful but today I hopefully get £20 which is what a friend owes me so that will be enough until paydy
Debt in theory (actual debt minus savings that can be used to pay it off if really wanted): £3123 (but I wont use this figure, this is just for me to be happy about…)
So, actual debt again: £3589.73.
This means I have paid off 35.5% of my debt. YAY!

deliciosa

dfw844 wrote: »

mmmm that foamy yumminess! I don't think all this talk of food is good for our waistlines or our wallets!!

I did have a bagel and take out coffee for my breakfast this morning, but it was my little treat... I only do it once a week at the most and if I can resist I do! Spent 91.72 out of a food budget of 120 so far this month... 76% of the way through the budget, only 72% of the way throught the month. Anyone else this obsessive?!

Baked beans for me tonight... (but it was worth it!)

well talking about it is better than actually buying it, ain't it :rotfl: i got one for free from a friends yesterday :j :j yum yum

Yes. It is obsessive. :cool: :cool: :cool: also very controlled :j you'll be fine, I have £20 food budget for the next two weeks and three days, which includes a night out £5... so there, MUCH harder :rotfl:

Oh and I dont even HAVE that £20, I am owed it... :eek: oy

slowlyfading

deliciosa wrote: »

So, actual debt again: £3589.73.
This means I have paid off 35.5% of my debt. YAY!

That is great news! :j see, you CAN do it.

Skint_Catt

:hello: Hi all, sorry to disappear - just been in hospital so now at home relaxing! And no deliciosa - you've beaten me with the fatty pork belly :rotfl:

slowlyfading

Skint_Catt wrote: »

....just been in hospital so now at home relaxing!

I hope you're okay...? :grouphug:

Skint_Catt

slowlyfading wrote: »

I hope you're okay...? :grouphug:

yup - had to have two teeth out under a general anaesthetic, but I'm fine - no pain at all (touch wood!) so everythings rosy!

Wildchild_2

Hey! How's it going?

Just read your whole thread (yes all of it) and wow! What a turnaround.

You've done a great job of getting back on track. I haven't had any DVDs since your I'm not trying enough thread so thanks for that!

My last day at work today. I have another 13 minutes and then I'm off home to start packing! Am getting quite excited now.

Only problem is I have to go shopping tomorrow so I look presentable at my new job and I hope I don't go crazy and spend way too much!!! I know I will be really tempted as I haven't been shopping in ages.

At least I can't spend money I don't have as my OD and CC have both been cancelled. So that's good I suppose.

And I've just got the money for the car so that's good too!!! :j :j :j

Wish me luck!