Batten down the hatches.....

Orange_Ena

Evening money savers One more day off work before I have to go back But my bedroom looks really good, totally worth waiting 13 years for it to be decorated

Sunday 28th August
* £1 in T3sco
* £415 to the decorator, he's done a great job and he even went to fetch the ceiling paint, gloss and wallpaper paste that I forgot to get! I did have a cheaper quote but I'd rather pay the extra to have someone reliable, helpful and who's work is good
* VO survey
* 172SB earned
* Watched a DVD, Sexy Beast, will be sold on when I've got a few more together

Monday
* NSD
* Decluttered loads of stuff, sorted out all my clothes and bedding and put it away neatly :T

Today
* £20 for my bike to be serviced. I haven't ridden a bike for 20 years so I tried riding it home from the bike shop and it turns out you can forget how to ride a bike! :rotfl: Definitely need to buy a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, stabilisers.............
* £20.16 in M0rrisons. I was going to stop for Eggs Benedict in the cafe but decided to buy the ingredients and make it myself for lunch
* £4 in N3xt, spotted something while collecting my lamps
* £10.69 in T3sco on bulbs for my new lamps as they were half the price than the ones N3xt sell
* 1p roadkill found while wobbling along on the bike
* Youg0v prize draw survey
* i-S@y survey not credited so messaged them for the points!
* P0pulusLive survey
* Pinec0nesurvey
* VO survey
* PA survey
* 75p sweep into my FD savings account
* £1.16 sweep into my overpayments account


Meal plan for the week
Wednesday - herby chicken, potatoes, half red pepper
Thursday - ham and mushroom omelette and salad
Friday! - ham and pepper omelette and salad
Saturday - panko and herb crusted salmon, potatoes, roasted pepper and courgette
Sunday - quinoa, courgette and feta patties
Monday - as Sunday
Tuesday - sausage, egg and homemade chips


I've been decluttering again, mostly will be thrown but maybe 2 or 3 things to try and sell:
1. curtain rail
2. curtains
3. lampshade
4. mirror
5. king size bed sheet
6. pyjamas
7. cardigan
8. jumper
9. pants
10. pyjama bottoms
11. vest top
12. black long sleeved tshirt
13. black trousers
14. pillow cases x 4
15. skirt
16. odd socks x 4
17. single bed sheet
18. old work top
19. old work trousers x 3

It's the last day of the month tomorrow so that means *drum roll* August totals! I don't think it will be anywhere near as much as previous months but it's all extra and is helping to get closer to debt freedom and getting my house sorted :T

Orange_Ena

Back to work tomorrow boo hoo Only 2 days to work before the weekend though

Today
* NSD
* 0nep0ll surveys
* VO survey
* £20.99 requested from PA
* £6 requested from Pinec0ne
* 101SB earned

2 more items decluttered
20. red blouse
21. cushion covers

August money making:

PA - £12.74....................total YTD £199.88
Youg0v - 250pts/£2.50...................total YTD 3375pts/£33.75
SB - 1757 (enough for £10 voucher).................total YTD 19961
Pinec0ne - £6................total YTD £36
P0pulusLive - £15..................total YTD £103
VO - £8...................total YTD £114.75
TCB - £6.98................total YTD! £51.63
i-S@y - 585pts................total YTD 5505pts
Inb0x£s - £1..................total YTD £8.64
Other income - £41.50....................total YTD £715.57
Roadkill - 11p..................total YTD 19p
0nep0ll - £11.30...................total YTD £11.30


August total - £115.13 :T

Total YTD - £1372.22 :j:j:j


Other totals:

• Nati0nwide sweeps - £11.76...................total YTD £65.02
• FD sweeps - £10.73.................total YTD £59.49
• NSD's - 10................total YTD 69
• Books read - 0....................total YTD 2
• DVD's watched - 1....................total YTD 8


In August I was aiming for
• 12 NSD's FAIL, had 10
• 1 book read FAIL
• 2 DVD's watched FAIL, watched 1
• £50 extra income PASS

So I'll try again..........September targets
• 12 NSD's
• 1 book read
• 3 DVD's watched
• £60 extra income

Can't believe it's September in an hour and 5 minutes! Where has time gone? :rotfl:

Night

doingitanyway

wow, you do well with monthly extra income. great meal planning too. how did the quinoa and feta patties turn out?

ChicaBonita

Ena I'm always so impressed with your money making, definitely motivational! This month has flownnnnn past, can't believe I'm already planning christmas presents!!!

Orange_Ena

doingitanyway wrote: »

wow, you do well with monthly extra income. great meal planning too. how did the quinoa and feta patties turn out?

Thanks DIA, all the little bits definitely add up to a nice amount

Oops, I haven't made them yet. I will do them soon, just need a bit more time!

ChicaBonita wrote: »

Ena I'm always so impressed with your money making, definitely motivational! This month has flownnnnn past, can't believe I'm already planning christmas presents!!!

Thanks CB, it's nice to track it every month and see how it stacks up! Shush, don't mention that word :rotfl: But we'll done on the forward planning :T

Orange_Ena

Thursday 1st September
* NSD
* 0nep0ll surveys
* VO survey!
* i-S@y survey
* PA survey
* 26SB earned
* £1.15 sweep into my overpayments account
* £1.91 sweep into my FD savings account

Friday
* £3.85 in T3sco on some supplies for my folks for when they got home from holiday
* £3.50 in T3sco for cheese and w0tsits for myself
* 0nep0ll surveys
* Youg0v survey
* PA survey

Saturday
* £23.68 in M0rrisons, mainly coffee as my favourite Douwe Egberts was only £3.50 so I stocked up
* Youg0v survey
* 2 items listed on Shp0ck

Today
* NSD
* £5.50 received for 2 Shp0ck items
* Another item listed on Shp0ck
* 2 items listed on Fr33gle

I've been decluttering again, properly getting rid of stuff now, not just f*rting around at the edges :rotfl:
22. picture frames x 2
23. Christmas bundle......tinsel, lights, cards
24. old laptop bag
25. desktop Christmas tree
26. Christmas crackers. I must have bought these about 10 years ago in the sale thinking that at some point I'd cook Christmas dinner for my family. Well I've managed to dodge it all this time so I'll donate them to family instead
27. board game
28. some craft stuff I made when I first started - it's all !!!! and brings me no joy so out it goes

My new wardrobe (that was a cupboard) looks brilliant and so tidy, really chuffed with it. I bought a clothes folder gadget thing from Am@zon so all my tshirt and jumpers are folded neatly into piles and placed on my shelving unit. I hope it always looks that tidy but somehow I think I'll be a messy mare before the week's out

I've tried to upload a photo of my beautiful new lamp so I hope this works! I love it so much! New lamps and clothes folding thing........I'm easily pleased :rotfl:





https://www.flickr.com/gp/132764157@N06/9162JK

doingitanyway

Ooh that lamp is so pretty but so is that lovely wallpaper

Orange_Ena

doingitanyway wrote: »

Ooh that lamp is so pretty but so is that lovely wallpaper

Thanks DIA, I'm so pleased with how it looks. Totally worth waiting years for!

Orange_Ena

Sneaking back in for a little catch up! I've been so busy watching the Paralympics, thinking, decluttering, sorting out stuff, thinking, more thinking, that I haven't had a chance to log on. I've still been debt busting and doing my surveys though......obvs! More about the "thinking" another time, cue Eastenders duff duffs.....:rotfl::D

Monday 5th September
* NSD
* 0nep0ll surveys
* Youg0v survey
* i-S@y loyalty bonus
* £1.37 sweep into my overpayments account
* £1 sweep into my FD savings account

Tuesday 6th September
* £30 on fuel
* 64p for a stamp
* £1.99 for lunch
* £25.82 in T3sco for groceries
* £22 in N3xt for a new lampshade for the bedroom, but indulgent but it's lovely
* 0nep0ll survey
* Youg0v survey
* PA survey
* 96SB earned plus 109SB for the August bonus and 2x £3 Am@zon voucher redeemed

Wednesday 7th
* NSD
* 0nep0ll surveys
* 163SB earned
* £1.18 sweep into my overpayments account

Thursday 8th September
* £6.06 in M0rrisons
* 0nep0ll surveys
* 2 P0pulusLive surveys
* VO survey

Friday 9th
* £2.10 in the c0-op
* 0nep0ll surveys
* VO survey

Saturday 10th
* NSD
* Youg0v survey

Sunday 11th
* £10 for car wash and vac
* £38.69 in M0rrisons
* £27 on fuel
* Found 2 x 1ps at the car wash, nice and clean as they were in a pool of water
* 2 items listed on Shp0ck and 1 thing listed on Fr33gle

Monday 12th
* NSD
* 0nep0ll surveys
* £1.15 sweep into my overpayments account

Tuesday 13th
* £1 in T3sco
* £7.90 in C0sta for lunch with my friend / colleague
* 5p roadkill found
* 0nep0ll surveys
* email to say I've won £10 on Pe0ple's P0stcode L0ttery :T

Wednesday 14th
* £12.20 in T3sco
* £5.76 in the charity shop for Christmas presents, see below
* £24.65 in H0bbycraft, including 15% discount which was handy
* Youg0v survey
* 0nep0ll survey
* PA survey
* £1.72 sweep into my FD savings account

Today
* NSD
* 0nep0ll surveys
* Requested to join Shop and Scan
* VO survey
* Pinec0ne survey
* 52SB earned


I dropped some stuff off at the charity shop and I really meant to just drop it off and not buy but something caught my eye and that was that! I think I had some real bargains though and none of it is for me, it's all for Christmas presents which I have already saved some money towards over the last few months. Anyway, I got:
1. collapsible storage box for 99p (still in packaging), £8.97 for a similar one on Am@zon
2. Gremlins boxset for £2.49 (still in packaging), £6.61 on Am@zon
3. Mug cake book for £1.29 (mint condition), £6.19 on Am@zon
4. L0rraine Pasc@le book for 99p (mint condition), £16 on Am@zon

So that's a dazzling £37.77 (if bought brand new) worth of goods for £5.76 :j:j:j And, I probably need to whisper this, but they're wrapped up and labelled already :rotfl:;)

My decluttering is going well too, still feel like there's loads to do but definitely seeing a chink of light

29. patchwork pillow case
30. paper lanterns x 3
31. greetings cards x 4
32. drinks coasters x 4
33. scrapbooking magazines x 18
34. poker set
35. jigsaw
36. dictionary and thesaurus
37. photo frames x 5
38. beautiful expensive floor lamp......to the tip! I bought it about 3 years ago with a tax rebate I had and it was a gorgeous statement lamp and that statement was.......you've wasted £140 as I'll mock you with my poor design and wobbly legs The tripod legs were never great then the shade broke and despite trying to mend it, enough is enough. It did bring me joy initially but that soon wore off and turned into hatred so I kondo'd it out of my house. I took a few photos and I'm going to email the retailer saying how disappointed I was with it considering the cost, obviously not expecting anything back but I think I'll feel better! I should have complained within a few months really!

I've someone coming to quote me tomorrow to fix some floorboards at 7.30........AM!!! So off I go to bed with a promise to catch up with diaries in the next couple of days.

Nighty night

doingitanyway

Orange_Ena wrote: »

beautiful expensive floor lamp......to the tip! I bought it about 3 years ago with a tax rebate I had and it was a gorgeous statement lamp and that statement was.......you've wasted £140 as I'll mock you with my poor design and wobbly legs

Funny Orange Ena. Funny