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Badger's budgeting begins

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  • Morning Badger, just having a read through your diary as i love all these smilies :)

    Clicked on one of yours and going to see if it works now....smiley-bounce014.gif

    Am subscribing too...am dying to know if you buckle and get the bread maker :o -i've wanted one for a while now too so want to see if they are worth it ;) xx
    Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200
    Total- £1783.67
    Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
    EF- £642.41/500
  • Oh YAY it worked :D xx
    Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200
    Total- £1783.67
    Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
    EF- £642.41/500
  • badger_
    badger_ Posts: 475 Forumite
    Hello
    I didn't get to get any photos with the players :rotfl:we got there a bit late so missed out *oh well* .
    We had a pretty busy weekend, and a spendy one at that!! Got new curtains for the living room from B&Q they were half price down to £32 so a bit of a bargain Happy-Grin-Happy-Grin-smile-teeth-smiley-emoticon-000986-medium.gif we just need a new curtain pole now and some wallpaper paste and we can get on with decorating. We were going to paint this weekend but it's been far too nice to be indoors!! Popped to a friend's after that
    Went to another footy match on Sat afternoon, as it was quite close by and only a fiver to get in to (they didn't do student prices pft!)
    Met up with another friend for a couple of drinkies in the beer garden in the evening, he wasn't drinking so only 1 round to get in for me & OH. We only stayed out for 2 as not really in a having lots to drink mood beer-cheers-beer-male-smiley-emoticon-000175-medium.gif

    Yesterday was a Wildlife day at the local nature reserve/Visitors centre I-Heart-Paws-love-dog-paw-smiley-emoticon-001007-medium.gif there were birds of prey/owls on display and the local hedgehog rescue. A few pence found it's way into collection tins but I think only about 30 pence.

    Been out enjoying the sunshine today, went up to the in-laws to let the rabbits have a run around the garden (long story why they live at theirs!!) it was a bit too hot for them but I sat out reading my kindle geek03-anim-geek-nerds-eyeglass-smiley-emoticon-000354-medium.gif came home and attempted to weed our drive smiley-chores001.gif then cleaned out the guins cages.

    When OH got in from work we went over to Makro, we'd been over on Sat morning to stock up on wash liquid & fabric softener and spotted a washing machine at a good price, so picked that up this evening when we could borrow his DP's car as it wouldn't have gone in either of ours.
    That went on to Tesco CC but will pay that off over a couple of months, not good adding more onto it but it's 0% and we can get the points for it prob only about 50p worth :rotfl:

    Then onto work PC-pc-mac-apple-smiley-emoticon-000715-medium.gif not alot going on really, a nice quiet night but it will drag. Looking forward to my bed already!!
    LBM 24/05/2012 :T
    August NSD 10/12 * £2 savers
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    Hope tonight goes well :)
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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  • Fae
    Fae Posts: 664 Forumite
    Sounds like you had a good weekend, :D lets hope the good weather decides to hang around for a while.

    Hope your night at work wasn't too bad

    Fae
    LBM 29/10/2013 £14,218.00 As of 13/04/2014 £6477.00
    Paid 54%
    3 months to go 13 weeks
    DFD 28th August 2014
  • badger_
    badger_ Posts: 475 Forumite
    Morning
    Had another NSD yesterday & will hopefully get another today?
    Went for a walk down to the nature reserve yesterday, was so hot!! I left my purse at home, otherwise I would've bought an ice cream or drink from the Mr T I have to walk past.
    Depending on what time I wake up today I'll go for another walk (no garden but I want to enjoy this lovely sunshine!!) maybe around the park?

    Nothing else to report apart from I am very ready for joining the land of nod now!!
    LBM 24/05/2012 :T
    August NSD 10/12 * £2 savers
  • Just realised you are in Lincolnshire badger, i grew up there and miss it so much! Wish dh had joined the RAF rather than the Army then we could have transferred to a base back up there ;)

    Good luck with the nsd! I'm aiming for one today too :)
    Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200
    Total- £1783.67
    Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
    EF- £642.41/500
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Good luck with the NSD :)
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • Fae
    Fae Posts: 664 Forumite
    Fingers crossed for the NSD, the weather really is lovely isn't it, good to be able to go out and not get wet :D

    Fae
    LBM 29/10/2013 £14,218.00 As of 13/04/2014 £6477.00
    Paid 54%
    3 months to go 13 weeks
    DFD 28th August 2014
  • badger_
    badger_ Posts: 475 Forumite
    Good morning

    I got a NSD on Wednesday but didn't manage one yesterday, we needed milk so I popped to the grocer for that and got a euro millions ticket while I was out. Only £1 though as gone halves on ticket with my shift partner at work.
    Hoping it's a winner, I asked for a lucky dip and one number that came out is my birth day, one is hers and one is my lucky number!!
    Now up to 11 out of 12 target NSDs not long left of the month now though - where is the year going?? :eek:
    If I don't get one today I should be able to squeeze one in on Tuesday!?!

    Last night shift nearly over with until the middle of September :j Will try and get up about midday so I can get back into normal sleeping again.
    Have a feeling the rabbit & guin food I ordered will be arriving today anyway. Hopefully they'll text and let me what time so I can be up for it.

    Not a lot else to report really, such is the exciting life of sleeping & working:rotfl:

    LBM 24/05/2012 :T
    August NSD 10/12 * £2 savers
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