OrangeFairy~balancing a new full time job~mummy hood ~ and debtbusting!

OrangeFairy

Morning diary land

Hi Choc and Happy

I was chuffed the other night. I decided to check my survey accounts. I had £10 in one which I redeemed for an amazon voucher which came through straight away. Then my topcashback account had £4.50 in which I had as amazon vouchers. Then another survey account had £15 in which I have transfered to my account. I used the amazon vouchers to buy my Nans perfume for Xmas so I only had to pay £4 towards it. A happy OF.

Payday today...hopefully! I checked this morning and it wasn't in there! Will check after lunch. Need to pay bills and order some bits for Xmas.

Still on track with our meal plans. The only variation being SIL bought dominoes pizza for us on tues so we have an extra meal planned now!

We have a £5 off a £40 spend voucher for Mr T to use buy Sunday. We don't need much at all so we are going to get the alcohol drinks we need to get for Xmas presents and hubby says there is a really good offer on toilet rolls so he wants to stock up. There will always be offers we can stock up on!

2 matches of skittles tonight...fingers crossed we win!

It was my nieces 2nd birthday yesterday so I made her a lovely peppa pig cake. She had feet made of fudge bars and my niece nicked one as soon as she saw it. She seemed to like her presents...I can't believe she is 2!!!

Right that's me- bit chilly this morning so I am wrapped up in my Harry Potter Gryffindor scarf

OF x

Choc-addict

Hey OF,

Hope the pay went in ok. I love paydays and not because I can spend but because I can budget....how mad am i?

Sounds like your niece loved her cake - yum yum! We're off out for a curry tonight (takeaway at friends) and few drinks....love eating!

Bonus on the amazon vouchers - a lovely xmas present for your Nan. I need to get doing some surveys!

Choc x

Happytogetdebtfree

I love payday too like choc I like to budget and see where I can make the big difference to negative wealth! I was naughty and bought a new writing book and pens for my budget planning but it was loose change haha xx

OrangeFairy

I didn't get paid a couple months back she asked if we wanted to be paid in the last day of the month or the 1st. We said the last day and it was on the 31st October but apparently it is now the 1st. She added a new member of staff recently and I think when she has set it back up she has forgotten. I doubt it will go in tomorrow as it is Saturday such a shame when you have planned things!

rising_from_the_ashes

Hi OF started to read your diary the other day and not quite caught all the way up yet but thought I'd let you know I'm here!:)

OrangeFairy wrote: »

I didn't get paid a couple months back she asked if we wanted to be paid in the last day of the month or the 1st. We said the last day and it was on the 31st October but apparently it is now the 1st. She added a new member of staff recently and I think when she has set it back up she has forgotten. I doubt it will go in tomorrow as it is Saturday such a shame when you have planned things!

Ohhhh carp!:mad: but usually if your pay due date falls at the weekend, you get paid the Friday before (meaning it should've gone in today anyway)?

OrangeFairy

Hi Rising

That's what I thought but it hasn't

Nice to 'see' you. Off to skittles in a min for 2 matches 2 chances to win £1 xx

Happytogetdebtfree

Ah no i hope you get paid tomorrow i will keep my fingers and toes crossed xx

OrangeFairy

Morning Diary

What a manic weekend! I feel like I am going to work for a rest. I'm exhausted. We had watch days at ballet on Saturday as well as cleaning up after boys night, then I baked a cake and 40 cupcakes. Then my bro came round for the evening. Sunday I decorated the cake to be a darts board and iced and finished off the cupcakes. This was 8.30 till 3pm. Then we went to celebrate my brothers 21st with a tea and games of darts and cards at my mums. That was awesome but I was soooo tired.

Gutted a little as we didn't get a Christmas tree not sure when we will have a chance to do it.

Finally been paid!!! So good to see the money in there! Need to finish off my Xmas shopping now!

Not much for me today. Lunch from stores and dinner at mums. Pay all bills and get money from siblings for mums presents.

Oh and order a dress for my works do!

I hope everyone is well.

OF x

Happytogetdebtfree

Hi of, yay to pay day i bet thats a relief! well done for a budgetted weekend. I have been very good and overpaid £500 to a card because i didnt want to fritter it on rubbish, not that i do that in other months but with it been a spending month i thought it best to get rid of the temptation! keeps me out of trouble xx

Choc-addict

Hey,

Hope you've managed to catch up on some rest. Just reading your last post made me feel exhausted!!

xx