Make £10 a Day - December 2013 Challenge

Thrifty_Fashionista

Aesop wrote: »

if you can take the £2.99 and £3.99 and chuck them at debt or savings or bills, then yes, include them.

Will do, as would have put it all on the cc had I not been able to collect

feeling so positive for 2014 - am such a better shopper / saver!!!
Tf x x x x

suzitiger

Hi guys!
Is it just me or has the month flown??!
I can't believe my last post was on the 5th!! :eek:
Anyway, I have done well this month, I am going to list it all now, add it up and we shall see if I have met target.
So I originally declared £78 for old phone, this was reduced to £65 due to water damage but still :money: so not too bad.
so that was £85 by day three...
Since then I have had:
-£100 for dance workshop
-£60 for three Zumba cover sessions
-26p roadkill
-£18 Zumba Gold cover
-£90 in overtime but I stopped counting it this week and last as its become main hours really for Christmas.
-ebay £160.33 (but minus the fees that will come will be about £20-30, so we will call it £130.)
-£5 tip
-£25 gift card as a present but I used for my xmas shopping and overpayed a debt so I'm counting it
That means that I am on....£428.26!!!!!!!!! :T:T:T

no wait, with my phone sale added on (and not the original ebay amount cuz I took the total for the whole month) that is £493!!!! EEEEEEEEE happy days!

lynnejk

Wondered where you were CP and thought you just busy. Soo sorry you have been so poorly again and good you feeling a lot better. But don't overdo it and pamper yourself during this cold and wet time of the year - delegate all those jobs

mavvymoo wrote: »

Had a lot of problems with stepson in the last couple of weeks so I took all and I mean everyone of his presents to the Salvation Army today for their gift appeal

Happy Christmas to all

Mav x

Gosh that's tough love. Fingers xd it all works out for you x

suzitiger wrote: »

Hi guys!
Is it just me or has the month flown??!
That means that I am on....£428.26!!!!!!!!! :T:T:T

no wait, with my phone sale added on (and not the original ebay amount cuz I took the total for the whole month) that is £493!!!! EEEEEEEEE happy days!

Well done - that's brilliant :j


Made £ 2.20 today and am still trying to make target !!


Hope you all have a super Christmas Eve
Lx

THEMONEYSPIDER_2

:snow_grin:snow_grin:snow_grin:xmastree::xmastree::xmastree::santa2::santa2::santa2:


Only popping in to wish you all a Merry Christmas :beer:

Hope you all have a brill time and best wishes for the new year :A

mavvymoo

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Mavvymoo I am seriously impressed that you had the inner strength to donate all of your stepsons gifts to the Sally Army. I suspect many of us have felt like doing something similar at times but not been brave enough to carry it through. I'm sure (or hope) that this makes him think twice about his actions. From experience I know that you have to be strong and stick to your promises or threats otherwise they have no respect for you. My stepson once asked me why I wasn't like other stepmothers who try to buy the child off. I told him he is treated exactly as my own daughter was and if he didn't like it that was tough. I have rules and I explain why I have the rule if you break it I carry out the punishment. One year all the Christmas sweets were removed after fair warning. It never happened again :rotfl: He is now 19 and we get on great and have mutual respect.:D



Chez x[/QUOTE]

Thanks for this yes I know its harsh but same as you he probably has more respect for me than anyone.
But when you catch him with drugs :eek:on Friday and then on the Saturday you get a phone call from the police to say he has been arrested for shoplifting :eek: in Primark :mad:
The same day you get a letter from the College to say they are kicking him out in Jan :eek: Something has got to be done
Can I help him really not sure anymore but if he was my son I gladly would have put him though the wall on Saturday night. But he is not and as you know as as step parent you cant overstep the mark.But as he has done nothing to deserve presents he will not get them.
The best bit was I dragged him with me and told everyone in there why I was bringing them in :D:D Which tbh made me feel so much better.
He is 16 and thinks he is such a big man.So he can now be treated like an adult and take the consequences of his actions.
The thing that really annoyed me more than anything when I asked him why he stole from Primark when he had £150 on him that his Grandma had given him for Christmas :eek::eek: He said for a bit of fun and that made my blood boil !!!

I am still fuming about it and seriously considering my next move.
I will once again wish you all a very happy Christmas and thank you for all your inspiration and support :T

Mav x


I have just re read this and am laughing for the first time in a while as it sounds like a episode of Eastenders as we all know how far fetched they can be x

CountingPennies

Thanks everyone for their get well wishes.

Mav, a HUGE respect for you. After reading what he has done, I would have done exactly the same. I'm not one for empty threats. If i give my kids a fair warning and they still misbehave then I carry the threat out. My eldest HATES getting her phone taken off her, and because I have carried it out, whenever i threaten her with it she stops doing whatever it is.

Wishing you all a very merry christmas and a healthy and happy new year

xxxxx

Aesop

Hi Mav

Well done to you for standing your point, and taking his presents to the Sally Army.

My niece works for a local prison, and her job is to talk to the young offenders and talk to them about what they want to do when they come out of prison. ie get a job, where or return to education etc. She said it is harder now as they are locked up for longer hours. She said this in turn makes them more violent and prone to fights when they are allowed out to have "recreation" time.

Maybe a visit to one of these institutions and seeing what happens to them, would deter his behaviour?

Aesop

Rosie wrote: »

I am not too bad thanks Aesop. My abcess has now healed and I have to start chemotherapy on 9th Jan.
Hope everyone has a Happy Christmas.
Rosie x

Good luck with the chemo Rosie. We all have our fingers and toes and everything else crossed that the Chemo does it's job and kills those cancer cells. xxx

Merry Christmas to you and yours Rosie.

Aesop

I may not have time to get on tomorrow, so want to wish everyone a healthy, prosperous New Year and a merry Christmas.

SarahB1989_2

Aesop wrote: »

Ebay have free listing again from 25 December to 5 January 2014

Ooh thanks for the heads up! I always list at 99p so free anyway but will use this to put a few more pricey items up!

Though I still have a 10 items/month limit on my account so a bit restricted. Anyone know if this resets every calendar month or every 30 days?