Hope is not an Effective Financial Strategy

Lynplatinum

Evening All

Tilly Tidies this weekend £1.04 from 'Happy stash' plus 43p from food!!!
NSD last month are: 22/30 :-)
Cool!!! Am gonna toal my tilly tidies by going back over these posts for Nov - I wonder how much they come to - will let you know tomorrow!
Nite all

shangaijimmy

Really sorry peeps but I've been decidedly quiet for a day or so. Too much going on with nativities, beavers, parties, school, nursery, work, decorations and 33wk pregnant Mrs SJ who keeps falling over (please note that I didn't say toppling)...

So apologies to debt free as I didn't OP TT,s on Sunday! I promise I will this weekend. So real quickly before me and DS2 head out on bikes, I've just OP'd £15 worth of halifax rewards, eBay pot is now at £91 after a few more sales.

And finally, did I mention I finish for Christmas on Thursday?????? Woo hoo!

atypicalblonde

Hey SJ, don't apologise, this is a hectic time of year anyway without baby bumps and OPing thrown into the mix! I hope you are planning a restful Christmas with the SJ clan. Best wishes, and as always those figures are looking awesome xx

Ali-OK

Hope Mrs SJ and bump are ok.

Sounds mad busy at the moment, you'll make up those posts after Thursday I bet

Luckyinlife

well done on finishing shang :] cant wait till im done hehe

shangaijimmy

Once again work getting the way of this forum!

2 hr drive followed by a 5 hr meeting (that they could have emailed the info and I'd have read it all in 1 with a brew and some dunkers), followed by a 2 hr drive, then 3 more mini meetings/briefings!

On a plus note it as a NSD, and did I mention 1 more day in work...(admittedly I've got mountains to do but I'll smile my way through it)...

shangaijimmy

Please to report all shopping for boys has been boxed off with the last couple for each of them today. Also had to buy some emergency t-shirts for DS1 as he's literally grown out of everything since October and had just 1 that fit him!!

atypicalblonde

Glad to hear you've got all the childrens presents sorted. Ours were all from T0sco courtesy of boost vouchers for toys, very very pleased. Have a great weekend x

shangaijimmy

Big decision made today... Instead of it rattling on we're getting new car before Christmas. Our car is a squeeze for 2 adults and 2 boys, but when you add another to the mix we just won't fit!! The size of car seats adds to the problem.

So car type is picked, money is pretty much sorted (planned and budgeted as ever), so whilst I'm off its getting sorted this coming week! Neither of us can stand decisions being drawn out, and trawling round so I'm going in all organised, defiant, insistent and in decision making mode!

Lynplatinum

Phew - Jimmy catching up with reading diary and Im breathless !! WOW busy or what - btw - I work in the same way with purchasing decisions - some research - decision made - go and get it done - none of this aimless wandering arround agonising folk seem to waste a lot of time doing!

anyhooo - Tilly Tidies for the week £1 from Happy Stash and 87p from grocery budget (upped to £30 cos 28 year old DS2 staying with me and replastering large sections of house! :-)
Nite all