Is anyone starting from scratch???

Wantobeasaver

Saving_NOW wrote: »

This thread has an up beat feel about it because it's pay day/weekend. Remember to think twice about those purchases.....are they NEEDS or WANTs sorry to put a downer on the day we feel loaded but if your anything like me you'll be on that ebay quicker than a rat up a drainpipe :rotfl:

Very true Am going to sit down and figure out how much I can put aside to savings tomorrow. No more wasting my hard earned cash on 'stuff'.

Laptop/Holidays savings: £82/1000
Emergency Savings: £614/1000

oldtractor

well done wantobersaverthats the ticket!

Saving_NOW

Oldtractor i think you may be on to something there! I have been eyeing up a pair of dunlops for £8.99 but i think my "borrowed" pair may be even better as they belong to someone who left a few years ago so don't think she wants them and such a shame for them to be left i will put them to good use. Love the fact you have odd wellies!

Saving_NOW

Wanttobeasaver well done on those savings figures!! can't wait to update mine!

davenport151

mimok wrote: »

Am off to the cinema tonight for a date with Mr Grey.... I'm going to blame the film choice on my friend! Although when did a cinema ticket cost £11.20?!?! I could buy the DVD and popcorn for that! It had better be good....

Wow, I thought the pictures were expensive here just creeping up to £10!

savingwannabe wrote: »

Hi old tractor, 166million and wanttobesaver,

Davenport - It's getting busy on here! look what you have started!

Hooray for Payday - tonight at midnight I think!!!!:rotfl::money:

Not sure I started this -that's thanks to lala22 (not seen since! But I did keep it going when things were quiet).

Hi to all newbies -great to have you along!

A good payday as I had miscalculated my hours. Thinking I was on the lower scale this month. This will top up my savings and pay back the slight overspend from this month. oops!

Will update once everything has been transferred and I can check my figures.

Money saving vibes to all!

Dx

Saving_NOW

Ok so my payday today, DH gets paid in 2weeks so we always do the budget in 2 halfs. Managed so far to put £30 into the laptop/ clothes fund and when DH gets paid i'm hoping to add £50 to that and £100 to my Regular saver.
But lets not get ahead of ourselves haha.

My challenge to make this work is to keep grocery and petrol spending to £100 for the two of us till the 13th.......EASY i hear you all cry!!!

so far 20/100 (car filled with petrol) will be going T'aldi and Mr T tomorrow with list and meal plan in hand.

savingwannabe

You can do it Saving-NOW and well done davenport151.


You folks have just inspired me to have raised £40.50 in one month for my kitchen fund!!!!


'I will not spend it on fleabay, I will not.... (repeat after me).......'
(It is sooooo hard. There is a gorgeous jumper I want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Saving_NOW

savingwannabe wrote: »

You can do it Saving-NOW and well done davenport151.


You folks have just inspired me to have raised £40.50 in one month for my kitchen fund!!!!


'I will not spend it on fleabay, I will not.... (repeat after me).......'
(It is sooooo hard. There is a gorgeous jumper I want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Stay away from the enticement of fleabay! Look at how lovely your kitchen fund looks with £40.50 in there!! :T

I dropped my bronzing powder on the bathroom floor this AM thus leaving me with the dilema of either buying a cheapo one now or holding off and being a bit pastey in the face until next week when i can splash out on my fav (expensive) one, bless my DH he has given me £10 towards it as a mothers day treat, i won't count this as savings though as its going to be spent next week. Just shows though that day to day mishaps can chip chip away at those savings......and no! spending on ebay cannot be classed as a mishap! :rotfl:

Still not repaired my boots i bet you are all on the edge of your seats waiting to find out the fate of those!

£89/£100 car filled and 2weeks shopping done £11 left over for milk and bread top up.


Really enjoying this thread it keeps me well motivated

166million

166million wrote: »

HI LALA

I rent, too. I have a little bit of savings but I am saving for so many things once its spread out between them it doesn't seem much!

I want to save an emergency fund of £7500, I have £162.64 right now and another £100-odd pending. (cashback, etc.).

eta: Did lala22 not return? Hello everybody else!

I have £310.64 now. Wonder how long it will stay in there!:p

oldtractor

resisted the temptation to buy some lovely Emma Bridgewater mugs, as my son said, we dont NEED anymore cups.