Remember you're a womble - 2016

Bobarella

What a great quote Sugarbaby "We are always more than the sum of our meagre finances." I love that. And what an inspirational story from your own experience.

System

Bobarella - We started a new business about seven months ago, but as yet, whilst we're both working 24/7 at it, we have hardly earned a penny from it. I still do some freelance work on top where I can to earn some money, do surveys etc and OH has a class he teaches weekly, but we're earning next to nothing. I know new companies take time to establish, so I'm not ready to give up on it.

I think it's hit OH hard as we have his family coming for Christmas and he feels a failure right now. I try to be positive, but as I do generally earn more, I understand the male pride thing.

Both being self employed, we get no help from anywhere. We're not in debt as such - mortgage and I manage to clear the credit card every month (only use for online purchases for security reasons) but we don't want to get into debt.

I know maybe I'm on the wrong board, but you are all so inspirational for making things come together I use you all for inspiration.

On the plus side, I had £7.78 from Neobux this morning.

sugarbaby125

I found 6p on classroom floors yesterday

I bought two Max Factor make up items for £15 from Boots online and saved £3 on the eyeshadow palette and got a free Max Factor make up case (I will claim £5) containing False lash Effect Mascara £11.99, Facefinity all day Primer £10.99 and Colour Elixir Lip Gloss £8.99. :j I also earned 41p cashback via my Quidco account, which I will add when it is paid to me

Tesco Special Offers:

2 X 40 wash Ariel Actilift for £11 saving me £11

David Beckham Instinct Duo £3.50 saving me £3.50

4 X Comfort Intense 64 wash fabric conditioner £10 saving me £10

2 X 300g boxes of Fox's Fabulously biscuits £4 saving me £4

Snickers selection box 273.5g £1.50 saving me £1.50

Poundland bargains: (savings made against the price I would normally pay in Tesco)

I bought 7 X 1.25 litres of Robinson's double concentrate squash for £6 saving me £10.84

2 X 8 packets of Cheetos puffs on BOGOF saving me £1

4 X Neutradol gel odour destroyer £4 saving me £4

2 X 8 Beechams Flu Plus caplets £2 saving me £1.86

12 X Domestos Power 5 rim block £12 saving me £12

10 X 500ml Carex Shower Gel £10 saving me £2.50 (it is currently half price)


I bought 6kg of Ariel Colour and Style for £12.00 in a local chemist saving me £15.30


#33 current total = £6811.42

Siebrie

One footlong multigrain baguette 'jardiniere', leftover from a business lunch, still in its wrapper, will do for dh's lunch tomorrow (or mine, if I forget to take it home ) €3,95.

nellsnest

In the pharmacy today 30% staff discount, so four Christmas presents saved £19.40.

Bobarella

autumnleaves wrote: »

Bobarella - We started a new business about seven months ago, but as yet, whilst we're both working 24/7 at it, we have hardly earned a penny from it. I still do some freelance work on top where I can to earn some money, do surveys etc and OH has a class he teaches weekly, but we're earning next to nothing. I know new companies take time to establish, so I'm not ready to give up on it.

I think it's hit OH hard as we have his family coming for Christmas and he feels a failure right now. I try to be positive, but as I do generally earn more, I understand the male pride thing.

Both being self employed, we get no help from anywhere. We're not in debt as such - mortgage and I manage to clear the credit card every month (only use for online purchases for security reasons) but we don't want to get into debt.

I know maybe I'm on the wrong board, but you are all so inspirational for making things come together I use you all for inspiration.

On the plus side, I had £7.78 from Neobux this morning.

I know EXACTLY what it's like. I started my first business 4 years ago. Have recently started a new business. Went from an excellent salary when employed to zero or barely zero for very long periods. It is so hard keeping on at it when the money doesn't come in, or when it does it belongs straight to someone else. I've worked myself into the ground at times.
All I can advise it trying to work around your business if possible, in my own case it wasn't as it was very physical work and I'd just want to fall in a heap when I got home, put the kids to bed, tried to keep the house up together.
The other thought is that you bring someone else on board to share the load. I don't know if there is any ability to do that?

Bobarella

Siebrie wrote: »

One footlong multigrain baguette 'jardiniere', leftover from a business lunch, still in its wrapper, will do for dh's lunch tomorrow (or mine, if I forget to take it home ) €3,95.

Yum! I'm already starving...:rotfl:

Bobarella

nellsnest wrote: »

In the pharmacy today 30% staff discount, so four Christmas presents saved £19.40.

Well done. You and Sugarbaby both did well today on the pharmacist hauls:T

sugarbaby125

Poundland book bargains:

Denise Welch - If They Could See Me Now saving me £11.99

Dermot O'Hanlon - David Madison The Scholarship Boy saving me £15.99

Grace Williams - Say It Loud saving me £6.99

Scott Turow - Innocent saving me £16.99

James Long - The Lives She Left Behind saving me £15.99

Wendy Holden - The School for Husbands saving me £11.99

Sarah Rayner - The Two Week Wait saving me £11.99

#33 current total = £6903.35

Siebrie

Well, I remembered to take it home, and then brought it back to work, because I'd forgotten he had a day off and would stay at home! :rotfl: