May The Force Be With YOU!

Learning2Budget

L2B ready for action!!x

georgiebrown0

Can I join please

nannygladys

Hi KAT count me in again this month, went a bit off in April but ready now for new challange, got a couple of tough weeks as DD2 from abroad is coming to stay for 10days so she can see new baby:) but bringing rest of family with her and staying with me:eek:, so will have to work new budget out later today, when I get in from baby cuddling time:D

Hope move goes OK KAT and puddy settles well
nannyg

Emzilla

Hi Kat and everyone else :wave:

I'd like to join in please

Emz xx

ClootiesMum

If I'm allowed back in after a disastrous April I'd love to join

PurpleJay

Me please, thank you Kat. Raring to go

CrazyCatLady1_3

Please count me in again Kat

SFDs - aiming for 20 again
Food - £120
DMP now at £22,000 was 34,000 2011
DFD - not soon enough but i will get there eventually

NinjaSavingKat

Keeping it simple, Keeping it sweet.
Together we stand and together we fight
One full month of reigning it in
Will see us right through.... so hold on tight...

...Let The Games Begin and May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favour....

PurpleJay

Morning all. First post of the month. Woo hoo bring it on

Right, I filled the car to the brim yesterday at Sainsburys doing the £60 shop and get 10p of a litre of fuel. It saved me nearly £5 My £60 shop included lots of cat food and a bottle of vodka for the weekend I am taking M (6) to Scarborough for the weekend just me and him and I can't wait! More on that later.

My planned spends this months in addition to my usual direct debits are:-

£120 - 3 nights b&B in scarborough
£500 - 1 years car insurance
£70 - 6 months car tax
£20 - renew driving licence
£50 - shoes and sandals for M
£500 - credit card
£150 - spending money for scarborough (this one is a bit of a guess I will keep you posted - It allows less than £40 per day for eating out etc. I will be booking sealife centre before we go to save money and take it out of this. I am going to keep all my receipts. Hopefully we can picnic at lunch if the weather is nice but need to budget for eating out once a day and entertainment (swimming/fair/2p arcades/farm park) and transport. Should be enough though.)

I am also allowing:-

£150 food/groceries including cleaning products, alcohol and cat food. This is quite a bit less than usual but we are fairly well stocked up and not here next weekend.
£90 fuel (another guess as not sure what I will use over the weekend)
£50 half term spending.
£50 other spends (hoping to keep this to a minimum)

There is the possibility of booking another holiday but I have to make my insurance claim for the last one once I have the paperwork back from the GP and will be waiting on this before booking anything. If the weather picks up, I am looking at camping a few days at half term so quite cheap.

I am back at work and hoping to get some more Avon orders in now the weather is better and I am out and about again. Also have some stuff to ebay (as usual). Not been doing very well with it lately though.

Good luck everyone and happy May!!!

xxx

Siouxsie32

Morning everyone I was expecting some sunshine this morning, what with it being summer and all...

So far today I've learned that drinking coffee whilst driving isn't the best idea when wearing a white shirt - oops! It was my attempt at not spending in the canteen (and also having proper coffee instead of the rubbish weak stuff they sell!).

Just as well it's not as sunny as I hoped - gotta keep that jacket buttoned to hide the coffee stains

Have a nice day everyone