MFW Baby steps

mrsp1987

If I were you I'd get most of that £300 back as soon as you can. I'd leave about £50 in there as a buffer in case you use more for some reason but I'd want my money before they mess up again :rotfl:

Petal88

I agree mrsp1987! I'll be calling them tomorrow at the latest about it. Apart from anything I really want that direct debit lowered back to its original £39/month instead of the ghastly £89 I'm on now because of this faff with the readings. Based on the CORRECT bill now I've calculated that over the past 5 months, gas and electricity has only cost us £27/month and most of that is the daily flat rate! Thank god for well insulated flats hey?

TT'd £1.45 this morning and £1.79 yesterday - both went straight into the mortgage account as per usual.

No OH this week and with me on my free week before work starts next Monday, means that I'll try and clear the cupboards a bit food wise . Got lots of small things/errands to do but don't have the desire to do them so we'll see how much I'll actually get done.

I've gone and gotten a bit crazy about mrmoneymustache.com lately so I'm sure I'll be reading more about him and his lifestyle this week! What an inspiration

Petal88

Went on a 3 hour walk today, via a G@p shop to buy some new jeans (my two pairs have both ripped in unfortunate areas - a clear sign I need to take that diet more seriously!). Managed to get a 15% student discount on the purchase as well as 3% cashback using £co Also ended up spending £9 on a birthday gift for a friend whose birthday dinner I'm attending on Wednesday.

Pulled the £2.53 currently available at £co, which I'll transfer into the mortgage once it comes through.

Didn't have to call €on in the end as they called me today to refund me £264 and they wanted to lower my monthly payment to £30. Can't wait for that £££ to hit the account this week, it'll do nicely

hiddenshadow

All sounds positive, especially the lowered DD amount.

Pearla*Merle

Love Mr MM! He's super motivating - after reading a post I always want to go away and ride a bike/do some DIY/eat rice & beans for a week. :rotfl:

Petal88

Pearla*Merle wrote: »

Love Mr MM! He's super motivating - after reading a post I always want to go away and ride a bike/do some DIY/eat rice & beans for a week. :rotfl:

Me too! I swear I've read through all his posts now - including comments! I just wish he wrote more often

Petal88

Today, breakfast, lunch and dinner will be based on what I've already got in the fridge/cupboard so I've got my fingers crossed for it being an NSD . I have to travel in to the new office today for my staff ID to be made, so transport will obviously be a cos. As I'll never really get away from paying tube fare I'm just going to pretend that doesn't count

TT'd £1.76 this morning. Also did a couple of Sw@gbucks surveys but by god life is too short for that - I doubt I'll ever be motivated enough to get any money out of them .

I've carried on reading Mr MM's blog and his post on grocery bills has made me want to tackle ours with some renewed energy. Let's see how long that lasts!

mrsp1987

I'll have to have a look at this Mr MM fellow. Sounds interesting.
Glad that €on did the right thing by you and sorted out the money and DD.

ldee2111

Just stumbled on this thread and loving the chat on it. Big fan of Mr MM too. Also wanting to be MF early although just making small overpayments as and when I can - £150 per month and a quid here and there. Hope you don't mind me joining you all.

Petal88

ldee2111 wrote: »

Just stumbled on this thread and loving the chat on it. Big fan of Mr MM too. Also wanting to be MF early although just making small overpayments as and when I can - £150 per month and a quid here and there. Hope you don't mind me joining you all.

Hello and welcome! Small overpayments is where it's at Not very mustachian of us though... :rotfl:

Have you set up your own diary yet ldee? If not then I'd recommend it, it helps keep me a bit focused