Starting over 2017

Dorastar

Need to get on with life but still lingering under this cold, its on its way out but has taken all the oomph out of my sails in the meantime. Need to update all the totals and shuffle some more money over to the debts. Have signed up to the Organise October thread to get my backside into gear - and staying off social media is my Stoptober challenge as I could waste whole days!

DebtFreeDuo

Feel better soon so you can get back on with your goals. I had a quick look at the Organise October but didn't completely get what I would have to do, it looked like there was a lot to it and I just don't have much time at the moment for anything.

Dorastar

Think it will just help me do stuff, as I've been far too lazy. Am only picking some parts of it as I'm not in work at the moment so really I have no excuses!

Purplebonnie

I have only picked parts of Organise October as I am hoping it will help me develop some healthy habits like sticking to a budget (and diet) and to stop spending willy nilly

Dorastar

Ooh forgot to mention a PPI claim has come back and equals a months mortgage payment so as soon as it's in I'm going to send it across. Not bad for 10 mins work on the laptop - knew I'd had a good day yesterday!

redofromstart

That's good on the PPI result.

Hope you feel better soon.

Dorastar

Still feeling lousy but a good day moneywise. Cancelled a direct debit with union as I'm not working so that's £30 a month saved. Rang last week to organise it and heard nothing back, cancelled direct debit today & they phoned within minutes!!! Sold a book that I won in a raffle so £16 up from that & £2 on a very old & washed scratch card. Paid hubby's car insurance in one go so that's another direct debit out of the way and started looking at house insurance, already seen I can cut it in half & probably pay it one go from hubby's overtime. Not a bad Tuesday.

Dorastar

Still plodding onwards, haven't spent much so a frugal week but haven't made much either. No joy on the job front but since I've barely moved from my bed or the sofa that's not much of a surprise. Starting again on Monday with a fresh start.

Dorastar

Paid off the credit card with some of the redundancy money today and listed a pile more books to sell. Reckon we've got enough food in already to make it a food shop free week. Cancelled a visit to a show that I wasn't fussed about so £14.99 back from that and the teen has paid me back for a pile of clothes she ordered so that money has been stashed away too as it feels like a bonus. Still waiting for my PT job to start which is annoying so focusing on the house and free stuff this week. Got to sort house insurance so going to try for a cheaper deal through a cashback site. Feeling better about life but desperate just to get on with stuff as I hate sitting and faffing around.

Dorastar

£14.73 on food today and not planning on spending much more. Got lots of stuff in that needs eating up and going to bake some biccies & flapjack for extra snacks for the starving masses! Should be a no-spend day tomorrow as nothing exciting's happening at all.