Diary of a spendy cow

mooomin

Remember how I couldn't resist a new shiny phone and did an early upgrade? I was expecting a charge on my last bill for cancelling my contract of about £35, plus my normal line rental for the last month of £30ish too :eek:

I can't log in to my account because I've moved the number so was worried about what the cost would be and when it would debit.

I've just called Orange and they have said my last bill is showing as £3.64 I've asked for a paper copy and convinced them to waive the normal charge for this, so I can review it and see what's going on, but I might be £60 up :j

beanielou

Here's hoping then

Any idea where I could get a red cardi to go with owl frock?

mooomin

Primark and Tesco are my two go-tos for half-decent knitwear without spending more than £15

mooomin

Money:

Current account: £3.07
Purse: £35
Food account: £18.85

Good MSE things:

• Balance of £132 in my Paypal account
• My spreadsheet of groceries is rather nice. I've paid £56.15 for £71.88 of food so far.
• I should be within budget for food again this week.
• I realised, thanks to a quick run in to Tesco last night on the way home, that my local one discounts their bread to 90% off an hour before they close. One for the memory banks there

Not so good MSE things:

• I should not be allowed to take my credit card to the pub
• I *still* don't have a dress for the weddings at the end of the month. The one I bought I don't like. Two more on the way from Debenhams...
• I don't know how we'll manage petrol for these weddings either. It's going to have to come from savings or my Paypal account. Bah.

That's my quick update!

mooomin

Usual brain splurge while I figure out what's going on with my credit card:

Balance (including some transactions not yet added): £156.02

Things to be refunded: £83.50

Outstanding balance: £72.52

Balance in credit card account: £45.18

Remainder: £27.34 to find

Given that this includes £44.50 of spends at Debenhams which will be covered by my Paypal account if the dresses fit, I'm essentially in a credit balance situation again. I have no idea how this keeps happening!

beanielou

When you work out how it keeps happening please let me know

rising_from_the_ashes

beanielou wrote: »

When you work out how it keeps happening please let me know

And me lord only knows what I've been doing with mine lately

mooomin

I have no clue ladies I think that because I'm trying to use my credit card less when I do spend on it I transfer money to the "pay off the credit card" account. If I refund things I don't always remember to take the money back. It's the only thing I can think of anyway!

Off to work today with a packed lunch of fruit, a cereal bar, leftover jambalaya and fresh-cut pineapple (much cheaper than buying a tiny pot of it!)

The sun is shining and I'm risking putting my washing out again. I did that yesterday and we had the first thunder storm in AGES :rotfl:

beanielou

& some thunder storm it was :eek:
CWas lovely in the morning though~sat out at Vane Farm!!

girlatplay

I don't like thunder and lightening I was at work when it happened yesterday. I jumped at the first flash I saw. I was looking away from the window when the second flash happened but then there was another one, and then another, all within about 3 seconds of each other. When I looked round towards the window, I saw a recovery vehicle with an orange flashing light just disappearing out of view... :rotfl: