I have a dream...to be a MFW

ajmoney

edinburgher wrote: »

Re. the parking, that is annoying, but what do we expect from politicians?

Mrs E and I have spent a huge amount of time at the Southern General over the last 7 months and the parking situation is ridiculous. A small multi storey that is usually full and a few satellite car parks that never seem to have any room and are packed full of people parked on verges/illegally etc.

Tbh, I would be quite happy to pay £3-4 for the privilege of a space if it meant that they would invest in the required infrastructure, I appreciate that the NHS isn't exactly rolling in it these days...

I agree about paying. Luckily it was Saturday so the ERI was a lot quieter than a weekday and from past experience their car parks are fairly full.. I just never thought I would see a blatant lie!

ajmoney

And so the spending starts hoping to keep it under £15 for the day depending on where I go shopping for food when I get back. £3.99 so far today.

At the airport waiting for my flight back to work

ajmoney

Back at work now and unpacked.

I am glad I am keeping a spending diary as there is already one thing that I pay for monthly that I wasn't in my budget...the wi-fi at work. So today's spends are
£3.99 dinner
£6.58 train ticket
£7.49 food shopping
£12.99 work wi-fi

I need to have a look at the price plan for my phone. I have a lot of internet access but I also have a large allowance for calls and I want to check whether I am using what I am paying for, although at £23 a month it won't break the bank and is handy when I am on the road. I am already looking forward to my next NSD which is not likely to be for another 2 weeks when I am next home.

ajmoney

First day back at work and I have finished nice and early. I am planning on going back in later for a bit but I have some things to sort out so thought I would take a break early.

Thanks to my promotion I now have another DD set up from work that I hadn't thought about, it is in my spending diary for this month and has been added to my DD budgets for May. Now I have seen my payslip I am able to plan a bit more with my spending. I have a maximum of £20 a day available after all my outgoings have gone. I should not need to spend nearly this much apart from when Mr AJM and I are staying in London for 4 nights next week. I need to look into affordable places for breakfast and ways of saving money on our lunches and our annual visit to chinatown. I am determined to make this money lark work for me!

edinburgher

Chinatown makes for a great day out, although ironically, the Chinese supermarket in Glasgow is better!

ajmoney

edinburgher wrote: »

Chinatown makes for a great day out, although ironically, the Chinese supermarket in Glasgow is better!

After our honeymoon I am a bigger fan of thai food than chinese but we always go when we are in London. I feel that Mr AJM would glaze over if I went to a chinese supermarket a bit like he does when I talk about the mortgage/finances and he would probably get sick of eating asian food.

Talking of food has made me realise that I am already missing not cooking dinner tonight, I have no idea what I will be having!

Radish72

I'm going to challenge you

Is it possible for you to teach some students and earn enough to cover most of your food bill whilst you are away at work?

ajmoney

Radish72 wrote: »

I'm going to challenge you

Is it possible for you to teach some students and earn enough to cover most of your food bill whilst you are away at work?

That is certainly an idea, I will have more of an idea of how much my meals cost after a week with my spending diary. It may take a while to get enough students but I had already been contemplating getting 2-3 students and trying to live off the cask they pay me rather than using my card. Thanks for the suggestion.

After discussions of chinese food my friend and I decided to go to our local buffet for dinner. I spent 7 times more on this than I would have done at work but my spending has still some in under £20 and I won't be eating out again until at least Sunday so I can recover some money that way.

ajmoney

Been playing catch up on last night's tv debate and currently trying to find tonight's one on an i-player somewhere. Mr AJM is recording it at home for me to watch next time I am back in case I can't get hold of it.

ajmoney

The spending diary continues to be an eye opener. So far today I have spent £1.57 on lunch and put £2 into the grand national sweepstake at work. They are small amounts of money but they all add up and explain why I always seem to be going to the cashpoint!