Caz counts it down

cazmanian_minx

Then I'd have to buy a cardi!

DebtFree2012

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:LOL!

cazmanian_minx

20 orders posted off, an hour's file done for the agency and a little bit of work done for Mr RPC.

Also kicked off my 'get into the dress' campaign by weighing and measuring, then re-starting my fitness programme. I'm using You Are Your Own Gym by Mark Lauren which is all bodyweight training, very similar to what I was doing before with the personal trainer, but shorter sessions, which means I stand a much better chance of actually getting them done. Doing a push/pull workout and then typing all day perhaps wasn't the smartest thing though, as my forearms aren't speaking to me after doing pull-ups off the edge of the dining table! I've eaten absolutely to plan all day and my cargo pants, which were tight around the thigh at the start of the day (and all yesterday) had loosened off by this evening, so hopefully some of the carb-related water retention is starting to shift already.

cazmanian_minx

Oh. Dear. Gods. My. Arms!!! Almost couldn't brush my hair this morning! Still, no pain, no gain, right?

An hour's summary and quotes for the agency, lots of work for Mr RPC (who has a big report to get out by the end of the week) and a file in from one of the journalists to be returned by the end of the week.

cazmanian_minx

Legs workout today. Standing up afterwards was a bit dicey and I was most concerned about my spiral staircase in the annexe, but with some careful stretching and then a walk round the fields with the dog, they're not too bad As I said on Facebook earlier today, if it doesn't kill me it will definitely make me stronger!

Only six orders to go today but still banked £100. More work for Mr RPC, a load of mini-files for the agency, got the file done for the journalist and had two more files in on the project that came in via the website? Did I give it a name before I went away? Can't remember. I need something a bit less cumbersome, so let's call it the spreadsheet project, as all the files are being transcribed into a spreadsheet rather than into separate Word docs. I did three while I was away and I think there are something like 6 due in tomorrow and 3 or 4 on Friday, so that'll keep me busy for the next couple of days, especially as I already have an hour to do for the agency tomorrow.

DebtFree2012

Back to busy, busy, though it sounds like you were busy whilst you were away anyway!

cazmanian_minx

Another 59 minutes for the agency, got two of the spreadsheet files done, downloaded four more to do tomorrow and did just over an hour for Mr RPC, including speaking to his incredibly posh solicitor about a contract being drawn up for the business - managed to get through an 8-minute phone call without sounding like an idiot and even managed to answer most of his questions, which was a bit of a confidence boost

For the horsey readers - the boys having a bit of a hooley this evening! Merlin is the dun and Finn is the bay (for non-horsey readers, Finn is the dark brown one!)

https://youtu.be/gmr8yr0g9rw

mfmaybe

Cute! But made me wince watching them churn up the field. Naughty boys :rotfl:

cazmanian_minx

Amazingly, it wasn't too bad - not too many flying divots to be hunted down, just a few bits to tread back in

Right, who wants some weekly and monthly scores on doors then?

Business
Barclaycard: £2,230.00 / -£1,990.00 +£240.00

Personal
Halifax card: -£4,750.00 / -£4,750.00 no change

Grand total: -£6,980.00 / -£6,740.00 +£240.00

This week's milestones are getting the business debt under £2k and reaching 75% paid off

(Oh, alright, just the one then!)


Monthly ones:

Business
Barclaycard: -£2,560.00 / -£1,990.00 +£570.00

Personal
Halifax card: -£4,810.00 / -£4,750.00 +£60.00


Grand total: -£7,370.00 / £6,740.00 +£630.00

Not quite as good as May's £990, but then I've been on holiday (that's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it...:p)

With my 40th eight weeks tomorrow, I'm not going to be completely debt-free in time, but I'm going to have a damn good go at getting rid of the Barclaycard by then!

cazmanian_minx

I'm now caught up with my personal accounts - I've been avoiding putting the receipts in because I didn't particularly want to see the totals Actually, it's not been as bad as I've thought. I've had to take £493 out of the tax bill savings pot to make YNAB balance, which sounds horrendous, BUT that's (a) without paying myself anything from the eBay sales this month and (b) with some large unexpected expenses, namely £213 on getting my brakes sorted out and £264.50 on transport and travel for a business meeting next month.

So I've taken a big, deep, breath, paid off the whole £692 balance on the cashback Barclaycard (because if I didn't, I'd completely have negated the £14 cashback it's earned me in the three or four months since I started using it again) and then, to cheer myself up, totted up all the money I'm due in for completed-but-not-yet-paid-for typing work.

£1124.01 That's £75.99 away from an entire month's earnings