To Freedom...

kirstypark

both got paid today :j love payday...

So £50 into the isa, holiday money ordered for later this month and rest into the savings. did manage to find £25.31 to sneak into mortgage, every little helps...

Can definately recommend greenredeem - got 2 vouchers in the post for £5 off a £25 food shop at m&s just for doing a couple of online surveys- will pick up a couple of meals for 2 at the weekend.

Still managing a walk every morning - but weight staying stubbornly the same. Still, it's probably good for my mental health or something...:rotfl:

kirstypark

usual direct debit of £675.17 made today and for once no money to overpay as it was an expensive weekend. We met freinds for a meal on saturday night, then went for a few drinks before hitting a 80s nightclub. Then treated myself to some new work clothes as don't have much suitable for summer. finally finished off weekend with a fish supper from our favourite fish restuarant and ate it in the garden with my parents.

Got another week of overtime, it's tiring but will be handy at end of the month. Looking forward to our holiday at end of month.

LauraJo

kirstypark wrote: »

usual direct debit of £675.17 made today and for once no money to overpay as it was an expensive weekend. We met freinds for a meal on saturday night, then went for a few drinks before hitting a 80s nightclub. Then treated myself to some new work clothes as don't have much suitable for summer. finally finished off weekend with a fish supper from our favourite fish restuarant and ate it in the garden with my parents.

Got another week of overtime, it's tiring but will be handy at end of the month. Looking forward to our holiday at end of month.

Sometimes you need a blow out weekend - the weekend of OT will most def offset it!

kirstypark

have really enjoyed wearing some new clothes this week at work - was so fed up wearing the same stuff. and finally finished 2 weeks of full time plus overtime :j

Got a night out tomorrow at bingo with workmates, hope we win. Only got about 300 quid in the bank, but we are off on holiday at end of month, so shouldn't need much until then.

Found 22.86 in the account to be tided up this week, so made a small overpayment tonight. It paid the interest on the past few days.

kirstypark

have been locked out of the forum as had to clear my cookies to buy some car insurance for me and my boy. took me ages to get a new password - but i got £68 cashback for my car and a baby meerkat is winging it's way to the boy for his car!

Doing well on the no spend thing - we are having a meal out with friends tonight, but just a pub supper. And hosting a barbie for fathers day on sunday so will have to hit the shops for that, but think burgers and sausages should do rather than steak and chicken cos it's just family.

Have 30 hours overtime to claim this month and mileage before we head off on holiday. There is not much spare cash this month, but we have paid for holiday cash upfront and insured car for the year. :T

kirstypark

Bought a few things for a BBQ today - went to m&s and got a few nice things with our voucher and then nipped into supermarket for cheaper stuff, so hope folk don't realise how cheap we've been! we shouldn't have to do anymore shopping now till the end of the month - just as well, only have £90 left in the current account. Going to claim my mileage this week so that will help.

Going for a walk this morning and then a sail in my dad's boat at lunchtime - what a great way to spend a sunday - hope i can make it a NSD.

gallygirl

Hope you left all the M&S stuff in the packs and unwrapped the cheap stuff :rotfl:.

kirstypark

:rotfl: at gally. no, we did a mixture. was suprised at how much extra food people brought - we had enough for another bbq tonight and will have sausages for rest of week, i think. We celebrated 3 birthdays, a wedding anniversary and 3 dad's father's day - was a super afternoon in the garden which was looking almost finished. Went sailing, but no fish caught - i was quite pleased as was feeling a bit seasick and don't think i'd have coped with the blood and guts bit - although i love a free fish!

cashback has tracked for car insurance and it will only cost around £86 this year - very happy about this. :T. also got £4.70 claimed for hotel room last month so have moved that into savings.

Dance class has finished for the summer although we can go for a few practice sessions in the town hall this month - that will save a bit of cash. Still managing to walk for an hour most mornings and have lost 5lbs so far. :j

kirstypark

still have just £60 in current account although have been putting some stuff on credit card - needed diesel for car and bought tickets for a ceildh next month, but will get most of that back as bought for freinds too. Did buy breakfast for a freind this morning - but well worth it as had not seen her for ages.

tea tonight was new potatoes from the garden - not quite ready to harvest, but a cat or something had snapped the shaws so would not have grown much more. Had them with beans and sausages - lovely and have enough for tomorrow too.

I have been wondering about completing my masters degree - only have a dissertation to complete, but it costs £1370 :eek: and I don't really need it to do my current job. I hope to ask my employers for some funding and have applied for an educational grant from a charity which might get a bit paid, but really hate asking for cash.

kirstypark

back from a week in the sun which was lovely, although missed DD who is on another island. Didn't get home till 3am last night and OH up sorting out washing and tidying up - think i will leave him to it and have a morning in bed. He has been paid, so off to tidy up the accounts.