NST: Standing Firm in November

black_cat

Misstara - hope your gran continues to improve.
Traveller - hope you feel better soon.

I'm grateful for:

• Dinner cooked by OH, ready almost as soon as I walked through the door.
• Phone call from mum
• Big Bang Theory tonight!

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for getting outside a little, for finding something that I thought was lost, for dd enjoying taekwondo, for finishing some owls, for teaching some lovely pupils.

Looking forward to the December challenge!

Bobarella

Thanks Traveller. Your son treating you to takeaway must have been a nice surprise.

Calling - that's fantastic about your voucher.

Justforme

Evening all x Just a quick update before bed I am shattered.

today I am so grateful that I have a day off tomorrow, that we had a mainly dry mild day today and that I am facing upto my finances again.

I won't lie I am dreading next month, moneywise we will be fine but my spending is crazy when given an excuse to shop, looking forward to the next challenge and getting busy x

crazy_cat_lady

Today I am grateful for:
Keeping a cool head when everything went to h£ll this morning :cool:
My dd getting to go to cheer class again
People who accept me the way I am
Almost payday. Monday I can breathe again...

Fmess

Morning all

mothernerd well done on all your work at the other house

traveller hope your takeaway was lovely

welshkitty well done on money making at the fair

I have today off which I am so grateful for I got paid on Wednesday so will do a big food shop today.

I am concerned about this month as I already have the following in the diary - hair cut and colour, beautician visit, dinner with friends, work Christmas do and Christmas do with other friends and my budget is £100 for misc for the month which is not going to cover it. Plus my friend is visiting this weekend and I need to entertain her but I think she'll be happy with cheap activities as she just wants to get out of the big smoke for a weekend.

Today the plan is to tidy and clean and get some food in the cupboards.

misstara

Morning turtles, was having issues with the internet last night so didn't get round to posting. December challenge is now up https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/69608337#Comment_69608337

Payday today so I need to work out my budgets. Back later

dolly84

Black Friday has proved stressful for me. It is DD's birthday next week and she is getting a laptop which will be her joint birthday/christmas present so today was a good day to look for a deal. I managed to get one with a saving of £130 plus internet protection and Office 365 half price, it came to £20 over budget but I said if she paid the extra herself she could have that one. She agreed and we collect it tomorrow.

I also got DS's joint christmas/birthday present with a £100 saving for collection next week. All in all before breakfast I had spent £520 but I have saved the money up and it was all within budget.

I have also cycled this morning. More exercise when I walk the dog later too. HM pizza for tea tonight then we are going to my parent's house for DH to install their new oven.

chocolatelover93

Hello everyone
Hope you're all doing well, not had a chance to catch up yet but will at some point!!
Yesterday was hubby's birthday and was a NSD!! we had people come over and I used food from my stock and I had already got his cake an presents
Aiming for today to be a NSD too, I need to donate some money to charity for something we're doing at work and I would need to get cash back for that so and I don't have any change on me so I am going to resist buying something and get the change and do it tomorrow So tomorrow will be a spend day but at least it is going to a good cause

Three things today:
1. Woke up nice and warm and toasty.
2. My hubby had a good day yesterday
3. Left overs!! Means lunch today at work

thriftylass

Just got our payslip ahead of payday on Monday and had an extra 60 quid. Must be the 1% pay rise back dated to August. Nice bonus before christmas (will keep it as back up) but only really works out 12 quid a month. Better than nothing