The kick up the a&£e diary for debt busting

tattycath

Moved another £3 from paypal to savings last night. so that's £303.00/£2,000
Yesterday's sale has now been paid for so I need to pack and post it out today.
Hoping to bake later.
Not sure what to do for tea tonight. Hoping to use up more from freezer. I'm afraid I've rather lost track of what we have and haven't got at the moment and I haven't done an up to date menu plan.
Must get back on the ball with that.
Hoping so sort out more listings today in a vain effort to declutter and raise some finances.
I went over to DDFWs thread yesterday. Very inspiring! Along with the other MFW threads I read regularly-especially Tilly's.
Tilly tidies are a regular thing now-where possible. I think a Tilly Tidy should be noted in a dictionary or similar as a saying/quote whatever. They're brilliant!
Anyway, I digress.
Things we need/would like to achieve (over how long I don't know...however...):
New bathroom £3,000 budget
New kitchen £6,000 budget
New drive £3,000 budget
Extension £30,000 budget
Loft conversion £20,000 budget
Maybe it's more a wish list at this point. :rotfl:
It's only a total of 62k -just a bit less than our current mortgage.
It's certainly something to aim for though.
Along with the £5,000 savings I want to achieve this year.
Right, on that note I really need to up my game on the old savings front.
My first target is the savings and the bathroom. The bathroom is very dated and desperately needs sorting-so does the kitchen. The kitchen is :eek:
Anyway, bathroom first. So my target savings for savings and bathroom are £8,000
I already have £300 so only £7,700 to go.
That seems like a huge target so I'll break it up a bit to give me more incentive-if that makes sense. My first target will be 2k
Onwards and upwards
Gosh! I've rambled a bit this morning haven't I...
Right, off to make a cuppa. and get my thinking cap on.

tattycath

Just checked bank. 2 more Tilly Tidies done.
I now have £305.00/£2,000
Slow and steady, but still an extra £2.00 in there.

tattycath

I have been looking through my books today... Think I may sell some of them as I have flicked through and (though they seemed like a good idea at the time), I won't make any of the stuff in them so it's time for them to go-the money will be more beneficial right now.

tattycath

Ok. So I've just read through my own diary on its entirety.
I was really motivated at the beginning...then it seemed to trail off and only came back in fits and starts.
Well now my enthusiasm has returned and I have just photographed 12 more things to list! And edited the photos too.
So now I think I might list some more stuff today! Even though it isn't free listing.
Right, coffee made and back to it.
I currently have over 35 items listed. Let's see if I can make it over 50 before the days out!

tattycath

Managed 49 listings up now-then I lost internet connection!
Will try to make it 50 later!
Fingers crossed I get some sales!

tattycath

No more listings done tonight.
But, I have transferred £10 over to my bank account from a sale!
I have made an impossible pie tonight and there are some chocolate muffins in the oven!

tattycath

Today I need to:
Try and soak my dressings off as they are totally adhesive and I'm frightened of pulling my stitches out-dressings should have been off after 5-7 days and having showers just doesn't seem to shift them!
3 loads of washing
Mt tc is at asd@ so hopefully we'll have a new microwave shortly.
Photos and listing
Tidy up.
Start on 2 more draft excluders
Right. Best get started.
I have poorly miss tc2 in bed-she has a sicky and the trots bug.
No financials to report.

tattycath

tattycath wrote: »

Today I need to:
Try and soak my dressings off as they are totally adhesive and I'm frightened of pulling my stitches out-dressings should have been off after 5-7 days and having showers just doesn't seem to shift them! done
3 loads of washing 1down 2to go
Mt tc is at asd@ so hopefully we'll have a new microwave shortly. done
Photos and listing
Tidy up.
Start on 2 more draft excluders
Right. Best get started.
I have poorly miss tc2 in bed-she has a sicky and the trots bug.
No financials to report.

Right, off to get some more washing.

tattycath

DD1 is baking today.
Dinner this evening is chicken, potatoes, sweet potatoes and broccoli and carrots.
2nd load of washing nearly finished and 3rd load ready to go in.

tattycath

Moved another fiver to savings today. So I now have £310/£2,000