Life Begins At Forty....Something 10 July 2015 at 8:03AM edited 28 July 2015 at 11:40PM in Debt free diaries 29 replies 1.8K views

Gretchen2012

I'm thinking I need a slow cooker with all the fresh produce I will get from the lottie.

Any suggestions as to what size for two adults and a teenager.

Thanks in advance xx

hummingbird

Well done on the NSDs - I did well on these in May and since then haven't been doing well at all!!

My equivalent to your smoking (congrats on quitting:j:j) is going out for coffee with friends and it all adds up! Can't totally cut that out but am gradually cutting down and spending less!

Gretchen2012

Thanks HB. I don't do coffee I'm a mug of tea girl lol. Love the smell of coffee just don't like the taste.

I bet it costs a fortune for coffee in some of the coffee shops now.

Also I have enough trouble sleeping and think to add coffee I wouldn't sleep at all.

Gretchen2012

Not been a good day. Tomorrow is a new one.

Gretchen2012

Today was a bad start then hit better. Got a call about my poly tunnel bring damaged during the night. Kids had thrown bricks over the fence and put three good sized holes in it. Wasn't happy at all.

Tonight we all went out with my mum for her 70th. Went to a lovely place to eat and bonus being two main meals for the price of one. She loved it.

Got to go the allotments again tomorrow to see my neighbours who also had damage done. Hope the weather is good.

Shopping budget is getting better each week so that's another bonus and I've just bought a slow cooker so will be looking up done good meals for that.

Two long weeks until pay day.

Gretchen2012

Oh forgot to mention another £40 paid off my debts.

Gretchen2012

Yay two NSD's. Went to the allotments yesterday as some thug had thrown bricks over the fence and put three lovely big holes in my poly. WHY?? What pleasure do they get. Anyway they are mended in a fashion.

Haven't done anything today apart from housework and washing.

Not much else to report so I'll try and get some sleep. Night all xx

Gretchen2012

Oh forgot to mention, I managed to buy all DD's school uniform on Friday and Saturday. She really needed a new blazer as she has been made a prefect and they have banding put round their sleeves to show this.


Also paid another £40.00 on Friday to one of the loans. Roll on payday. Not looking good though as I've been signed off sick for two weeks and I'm not sure if I'll just get SSP.

Gretchen2012

Not much to report today but a NSD again. Quite good at these now I've stopped smoking. Always wondered how you folks managed to notch up so many.

Oh and I've been having a go with my trial YNAB.

Three hours sleep last night wasn't good though xx

Gretchen2012

Had a couple of spends days. Friday was food shop but managed to keep that under £40. In training for the grocery challenge next month. Then went the lottie today and bought a couple of things down there for my garden at home. That's still a work in progress.

Also need to buy DD a pair of trainers which I think will come out of my no smoking savings. I don't feel guilty spending that money on things they are needed and she really needs these for school.

Been a lovely day here today and got lots of weeding done on the allotment. I find it very therapeutic and calms my anxiety so all good.