Diary of my new life !!!

benbenandme

Sorry for lack of a update today, I have been answering questions on aqa I need to do 25-30 and then have a review to see if I'm allowed to get going properly. So far I have done 11 ... it is harder than I thought, well its not hard but theres lots of bits to remember when you're new I guess :rolleyes: Anyway, have decided to have a break from it for tonight, am gonna go for a quick shower in a minute and then do my nails while "Grumpy" is on on BBC2
Moneywise I have spent £2.75 on lunch :eek: MUST TAKES PACKED LUNCH TOMORROW!! ... and also spent £1.80 on bread and milk tonight. I manageed to get about half the ironing done tonight when ds went to bed (Mum is coming to stay tomorrow so don't want a lecture ).

I have been meaning to sort out a pension for aaaaages, and I get one in my new job. I'm not sure how much my employer contributes (haven't had the paperwork through yet), but based on what my contribution is I will have a pension of approx £290 a month :eek: Think I need to increase my payment !! Hopefully if the AQA thing works well then that may allow me to spare a bit more cash from my salary towards my pension

benbenandme

Sorry for the late update, been a bit mad here tonight ... came home from work to find ds a bit spotty :eek: ... cue a quick visit to the chemist who said to go to the doctors ... who said it was impetigo and gave us antibiotics :rolleyes: Am really annoyed as when he came back from his dads last week my ex mentioned he had got it but hadn't bothered to mention it :mad: so now ds needs to stay off school ... and when I had my bath tonight I have got 2 spots on my tummy :eek: If I get it I will also have to have time off work (school) ... ds and I have both only been at school for 3 weeks so really angry that its time off already :mad: He is soooo selfish!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: Luckily my Mum is here and will look fter him tomorrow and friday for me, not sure yet about next week, I may need to take time off.

Anyway, other than that it has been a no spend day today :j :j I took a packed lunch and haven't had time to spend money anywhere else :rotfl:
I managed another 3 questions on AQA tonight but the phone kept ringing so I gave up for tonight Am off to bed now to read a magazine, night all x

sophiesmum_2

Hi Ben Ben,
Sorry you are having problems with your ex. Been there and done that:rolleyes: . Ex and me get on fine now that we haven't spoken for the past 4 years.:rotfl:
Re the school thing - if they have reports etc you can ask school to send dad a copy of ds school report as well as yourself. Many schools will also see both parents separately on parents evenings if you ask.

Good luck with the AQA stuff.

sophiesmum

benbenandme

Have just checked Quidco and its now showing as aid for October (£56), and having put that into my mortgage table it takes another month off the total :j
Now with the savings I've made this year to pay towards my mortgage I will pay it off 2 years and 2 months early !!! Originaly it should have been paid off in December 2034, it is now showing as being finished in October 2032 ... I am aiming for June 2018 :rolleyes:

benbenandme

od and ds didn't win anything on the premium bonds again this month :rolleyes:

sophiesmum_2

I've had my premium bonds for 41 years and not won anything yet:o
OH bought his first ones Jan 07 and won two £50 prizes already

benbenandme

This is only his 2nd month in the draw so maybe I'm being a bit optimistic :rotfl:
Thankyou for your replies Sophiesmum, I love it when I get replies, makes me think I'm not wittering away to myself :rotfl:

sophiesmum_2

Hi Ben Ben,
I always read your thread, I like your style of writing and really am interested in how you are dealing with your finances and life with your son etc. There are lots of strong independent women on this site:D

Any way thought you were off to read a magazine in bed :rotfl: ~ and I was supposed to be ironing half an hour ago:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Must tear myself away from dfw for a while.

benbenandme

£2.75 on lunch today and then £11.50 on Halloween and Xmas stuff at the garden centre I got quite a bit of stuff for that price though so was quite pleased really.
My 2 cardigans arrived from one of the catalogues today, they're actually quite nice and a bargain for 40p each :T :T
Ds is going to his Dads after all this weekend, he's promised me he'll keep him in and resting ... don't believe him but never mind :rolleyes: Anyway, I'm gonna spend the weekend getting up-to-date with xmas stuff, doing some ebay, generally gutting the flat again ... :rolleyes:

hypno06

Evening benben! So have you got anything planned for your "free" weekend?