Cleggie's frugaltastic journey to financial freedom!!

cleggie

Thanks MM.
I havent heard of them before, so will go and have a look

Today i have:
checked OLB (which is as it should be)

I dont need to do anything else apart from get some bread and bits and bobs from the SM, and do some exam revision.

Will report back later!

cleggie

I have had a long day of exam revision but am happy with the amount i have managed to get done

I do wish Saturday would hurry up and come round though, i really cant wait to pay off the biggest debt!!

Have updated my sig after a spend of about £3 today for milk and chocolate

Monday morning i am having to go birthday present shopping, as its my youngests birthday on Tuesday! I cant believe how fast the time is going!!

Beans on toast for dinner tonight it may be boring to some, but we like it.

Going to have dinner, have a nice long hot bath, then curl up in my PJs, do some more exam revision and write tomorrows shopping list.

Piquant_2

Paying off that debt is going to be such a weight off your mind Cleggie, I'm so happy for you, it is well deserved!

I'm going to have beans tonight too, I fancy them as you know I'm not having the best of days, so working on a little of what you fancy does you good, I'm having them with chips!

I'll get back with the recipes, but tonight's meal is self indulgent yumminess.....

Piq

Suffolk_lass

Hiya,
It's my first day at home since hols (really busy at work so no time to myself) and whew, halfway through the domestic list thought I have earned a cup of tea and a catch up!

My personal beans on toast fave is on toasted cheese on toast but we are all cheese monsters here :eek:

Re hols
We took our son out just once in his last year at junior school and it crossed-over with the spring half-term so it was part school holiday and part term time - my advice is that that last half term is the best of the available times to go - either immediately after half term or immediately before the end of term as they miss least in this half-term slot. I can tell you are concerned about their reputations at school. Also your oldest is 12 so year 8/9 - it needs to be before GCSE courses start and if he is one of the youngest in year 9 just check when the key stage tests are (usually before HT) so he doesn't miss anything like that. I am guessing you will have exams in May so this might work for you.

We also got DS to write a diary while we were away and he took it in to school to show he had done something while off and they actually posted some of it on their web-site, which was brilliant for him. We had been lucky enough to be in Florida and went to Cape Kennedy to find there was a Mars rocket due to be launched - so we went back to see the launch - very educational and also brilliant :T
All the best
SL

rising_from_the_ashes

:wave:I'm back (finally)!

Won't bore you with the nightmare that has been my attempt to swap ISP - suffice to say, I'm back with my original provider! (will post a full update on my diary once I've caught up on my regular threads!).

Been suffering huge MSE withdrawal!:eek:

cleggie

Got my student loans this morning..and promptly paid my biggest debt of £1140.26 :j:T:D

Am really really pleased!!!! Only the DWP to go now!

Spent £1500 within 45 mins of waking up this morning, on the debt, kids beds, asda shop, paying of CC. I have come to the conclusion that i really dont like giving money to asda (or any SM!!). WOW- What a change!

Its reasonably nice weather outside, so we are going out for the day.

Suffolk_lass

cleggie wrote: »

Got my student loans this morning..and promptly paid my biggest debt of £1140.26 :j:T:D

Am really really pleased!!!! Only the DWP to go now!

Spent £1500 within 45 mins of waking up this morning, on the debt, kids beds, asda shop, paying of CC. I have come to the conclusion that i really dont like giving money to asda (or any SM!!). WOW- What a change!

:T:T:T:whistle::whistle::T:T:TWhat more can I say? - that's brilliant. Well done and what a huge relief for you.
SL

cleggie

Thanks SL. I am so pleased to know its paid off, and the CC too.

Have had a fab day out with the kids today, only paid £6 for entry, would have normally cost £35!

Am knackered now though

cleggie

Morning!
I received an email showing my nil balance on my big debt yesterday, so i was very pleased with that

Cant believe i am on page 20 of this diary aready!!

Well, i think i am just going to potter around the house today, cleaning and tidying and getting us all ready for the week ahead with school/uni/revision. Now that i dont have to drive into uni 3 days a week, i am noticing a huge difference in how long petrol is lasting! I am not spending all that much on petrol at all at the moment!

I am off into Plymouth tomorrow to get the kids some trousers. My 12 year old was moaning all day yesterday that he has no clothes that fit him so i need to go to sports direct and get some. Luckily, i dont need anything.

Its my youngest sons birthday on Tuesday, and the £80 i saved from the passport photo budget will cover that He wants DSi points and a few toys, and my mum has given him some money to get some stuff.

rising_from_the_ashes

Cleggie ..... well done on clearing that debt!:j Yay .... :D

Your day out sounds fab .... I'm also having a lazy day - need to do an inventory of the freezers and cupboards :eek:.

Discovered the other day that I've 6kg of pasta and 2kg of spaghetti in (have been buying ones here & there when it's been on offer) and 6kg of rice (bought a load at HB as it was 99p for Tilda and it's over £4 in the sm) which will last me probably a year!:eek: