PigginSkint's DFW Diary

PigginSkint

Update on Saturday's to-do list

PigginSkint wrote: »

• [strike]Do some shopping[/strike] Done!
• [strike] List some more books on Amazon (got it open in a separate window as I speak)[/strike] Done!
  
• [strike] Do some washing[/strike] Done!
• [strike]Do a bit of housework (whatever takes my fancy!)[/strike] Done!
• [strike]Do a little bit of Avon admin[/strike] Done!
• [strike]Do a little bit of work on updating my big finances spreadsheet[/strike]Done!
• [strike]Watch the Olympics[/strike] Done!

PigginSkint

I have tried to edit my previous post to include some spaces in between paragraphs but it won't let me do it. Don't know why! I will try again later at home.

PigginSkint

Today’s to do list looks like this:
· Bag up Avon order
· Finish getting Avon books ready to go out
· Parcel up two books sold via Amazon ready to post tomorrow
· Do some surveys
· Do some washing
· Sweep kitchen floor (if I can locate the dustpan and brush)
· Mop kitchen floor
· Finish inventory of kitchen food cupboards (I forgot to mention this, but I started doing this at the weekend to see what storecupboard ingredients I have got lurking that could be turned into meals)
I think that will do to be going along with!

PigginSkint

Progress on today's to-do list:

PigginSkint wrote: »

· [strike]Bag up Avon order[/strike] Done!
· [strike]Finish getting Avon books ready to go out[/strike] Done!
· Parcel up two books sold via Amazon ready to post tomorrow. All my stuff is upstairs so I will do this when I go up to bed.
· [strike]Do some surveys[/strike] Done!
· [strike]Do some washing[/strike] Done!
· Sweep kitchen floor (if I can locate the dustpan and brush). Can't find dustpan and brush!
· Mop kitchen floor. Can't do until I find dustpan and brush and sweep floor first!
· Finish inventory of kitchen food cupboards (I forgot to mention this, but I started doing this at the weekend to see what storecupboard ingredients I have got lurking that could be turned into meals). Have done some more on this but haven't finished yet.

boredofbeingathome

Ah the old dustpan and brush ploy...i reckon that is why i have accomplished very little today...that's my excuse and i am sticking to it!

PigginSkint

boredofbeingathome wrote: »

Ah the old dustpan and brush ploy...i reckon that is why i have accomplished very little today...that's my excuse and i am sticking to it!

LOL!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
The missing dustpan and brush is a bit of mystery but I suddenly had a revelation this morning – I seem to remember the last time I used it was to sweep the bathroom floor, so I bet I have shoved it in the bottom of the airing cupboard. If so, there will be no excuse not to do the kitchen floor tonight!

PigginSkint

Hi All
I have just got back from a leaving do where I had a couple of glasses of wine, so forgive me if I don’t make much sense now! I think I shall float through the rest of the afternoon! :beer:
Today’s to-do list is to do my Avon deliveries this evening and whatever else I can summon up the energy to do!
OH has had a horrendous day. He went to sign on at the agency for the job at his brother’s place. The bloke at the agency gave him directions where to go but unfortunately neither he nor OH’s brother thought to tell him the name of the agency! :mad: OH has only ever been down this sort of route employment-wise once before – for a large firm who had their own agency on site – so it never occurred to him that the name of the agency was not the same as the name of the employer. He asked directions and got sent in the wrong direction twice, so ended up being half an hour late so missed his appointment. He has got another appointment tomorrow afternoon. The trouble is that he has made plans based on which days he will be working and which days he won’t be, which looks like is all going to be messed up now. I have advised him to go to his appointment tomorrow prepared to start work tomorrow night, if they want him to.
Anyway, I going to pretend to do some work (because I am not really going to manage any) for the next hour and a bit and then go home.
I will probably post again later when I am a bit more sober!!

PigginSkint

Hi All
In the latest news from the PigginSkint household:
OH’s brother is being a right a**e – he had a right go at OH for missing his appointment yesterday even though it was his fault for not giving OH the full information he needed! :mad: I have suggested to OH, and he agrees with me, that if an offer comes from the care home then he should take that and only stay at OH’s brother’s place for the minimum time possible. The care home is less hours but it is much more convenient (only a 5 minute walk from our house) and a lot less hassle. He can always get something else to supplement his income. The job at OH’s brother’s place is already leaving a nasty taste in the mouth and he hasn’t even started! Oh well, we will just have to see – he has got to go back to the agency this afternoon (now that he has the important details – name of the place, address etc) so we will just have to wait and see what happens. He won’t be able to start today – he has got too much else to do because he has wasted so many hours (he lost about 4 or 5 hours yesterday on his wild goose chase and lost another 3 or 4 on Friday trying to get through to a wrong number) so needs to get some things done (mainly Betterware). He plans to see if he can start next week as that would be much more convenient. With any luck he might hear from the care home by then!
I didn’t do any Avon deliveries last night (with the exception of my next door neighbour!) because it was absolutely chucking it down with rain. They didn’t desperately need doing yesterday so I decided to hang on until today to see if the weather improved – it couldn’t be any worse!
I didn’t mention before but I had a real shock when I looked at my Avon invoice the other day – the amount they want paying is at least double what I was expecting (nearly £400:eek: )! On closer inspection I noticed that about £100 of that is a charge for a Money Maker pack of a skin care product which I haven’t sold any of, so I can just to return that and claim the credit so I won’t have to pay for it. That’s fairly simple! Then I noticed that I have been charged for some other items that I have returned. I fished out the returns form and sent them an email quoting the barcode number of the parcel – they say they have no record of these items having been returned. Very annoying! So I have got to photocopy the returns form and send it to them then they will recredit my account. I hope that happens soon but I certainly shan’t be paying for it. The outstanding amount after that was still very high, which I couldn’t understand. Then I noticed that my last payment wasn’t showing (which it is now, I am glad to say). So I think, though I need to calculate it exactly of course, that the payment I shall have to make next time will be less than £100. Ah, that’s better!
Yet another leaving do is happening today, so in a minute I need to get ready to go, so I will do a to-do list a bit later.
Bye for now!

goodlife

Hello ps

Been reading your thread now for a couple of days so thought I should come out from lurking in the shadows. I'm new to this site but loving it. Iam so impressed at your diary. Wish I could be as motivated as you but with help of these forums I am gonna clear all our debt and have a proper holiday next year. Started work on my spreadsheet already.

Got a question for you though (hope you don't mind and hope it's not too cheeky) slap me if it is; but how does your OH find Betterware? I'm asking as I'm due to start next week. Looking for a bit of extra money to hopefully pay for afforementioned holiday next year! How long has he been doing it and does he find it worth his while cash wise?

Anyway, best of luck with your endeavours and hope to hear from you soon.

J xx P.s. hope you don't mind people posting on your thread.

PigginSkint

Hello goodlife and welcome!

I certainly don't mind people posting on my thread, in fact I prefer it - I sometimes think I am talking to myself!

No I don't think you are cheeky asking about Betterware - that's what this forum is for, sharing information and providing support!

I have also done Betterware myself in the past, very briefly, so if you don't mind I will pass on my own experiences as well.

Sales-wise it can be hit and miss - you will get good weeks and bad weeks, especially at first. Once people realise you are going to keep coming back - i.e. you are reliable - you are much more likely to get orders. You just have to perservere (sp?). Most people are O.K. but you will need to weed out the weirdos, no-hopers, gits etc! That takes a bit of time!

It is hard work, especially if you do other work as well. OH probably does about 10 hours a week - nearly all of that is walking! He has a very large territory (much larger than my Avon territory). It kn*****ed my back when I did it because I had an undiagnosed back problem (now diagnosed I might add). However, if you are young and fit you will be all right! However, it is a drag having to go out in all weathers.

Moneywise - it is variable of course, but OH generally makes approx £50 a week from it.

The positives? You have no overheads - you don't have to pay for any brochures, stationery, delivery bags etc (I have to buy my Avon brochures and delivery bags, but not order forms) - and I don't think (though not 100% sure) there is any admin charge at start up. Also you do have a lot of support from your area coordinator - he or she will come to see you once a week, to collect your big order form, payment for last order, to deliver your last order and provide you with any help, advice or support that you need. I can't remember the last time I even spoke to my Avon manager, never mind see her!

Hope this helps! If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to ask!