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NST October ORGANISE OCTOBER
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Short post as it's getting late.
Haven't read through todays post.Hugs to all that need them.
7th NSD today.
All food from freezer fridge and cupboards.
Will catch up with you all tomorrow.
ilovetea xxxMake £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
NSD's in August 11/200 -
Organise - all meals taken with me to work. Really need to do a food shop tomorrow so will make a list once I get home tonight
Budget - £59.85/£150 food, £15/£20 social
NSDs - 7/20
Stoptober - no snacking today
Exercise - over 19,000 steps
Extra income - half hour overtime at my work plus 5 hour shift for 2nd job. Absolutely shattered but it will be worth it once I get paid.Mortgage 26.4.25 - £108,500 1.8.25 - £106,362.86
Mortgage overpayment savings - £3.33/£50
Mortgage overpayments so far - £675.980 -
Posting to check in for 9/31.
Spending on grocery top up, craft activities and some bits for dd birthday party. Will update signature later.
Trying to catch up on household admin but as soon as one item off the list replaced by another.Groceries: Personal Spend: 0 NST NSD Goals for 2025:Self: Health: Wealth :0 -
Hi all :j
NSD today so 6/15
Organise: Bit under the weather today so didn't get as much done as I'd like. Took a fair bit of stuff from dining room down to cellar, cleared a lot of bags from dining room too. Depressing as it revealed more of the horrible mess on the carpet - which is the reason for clearing it - carpet will have to be replaced sadly. DH did remove lots of cardboard from large shed & put into bins, also took some glass down to the recycling - a first!
Lunch HM & from stores, soup made from elderly butternut squash, even older sweet potatoes, onion & ginger. Had with cheese toastie . Same lunch today
Supper was HM burgers but sadly had to use frozen chips.
Food budget: £137.44 /250 no more spends
Be kind: Tried to be kind to DD when she kept messaging me she'd been up all night coughing, had 2 hours sleep, then forgot her purse & had no medication with her at all. Or petrol in her car. DH had to meet her at garage down the road, get petrol & pay for it. She then came here, showered, washed her hair, had her tea, took all the medicine we had & soup for tomorrows lunch...thank goodness she didn't stay so no getting up @ 5am for us....:T
One more time: Yep on SW again apart from the few chips
Extra Income: Some interest on 3 items on ebay. Sadly did not manage to get any more done.
Christmas: Cast on sock no 2
Exercise: Up & down cellar steps x loads also in garden. Pulled up a lot of brambles etc, 2 loads of stuff on compost heap.
Heating: still off
Grateful for: More progress on clearing, did get some time in garden, not having to get up @ 5.00 with DD - email from friend who will visit Thursday, will be good to see him
Mothernerd You are right we could survive a siege I think with the stuff we have in. Our favourite phrase ATM is 'It'll see me out' .....:rotfl:New start JAN15 - NOT BUYING IT 2015 :eek:. Long haul DFW #145 : 2011 DEBTBUSTING : £5500 OD GONE, £2000 OD - GONE £93,610.30 cc & loan debt - GONE 27.6.14 FINALLY DEBT & MORTGAGE FREE :happyhear0 -
-Organise: all ongoing with the decorating still. It sounds like we're doing a lot/Im living in a palace with how long its taking but I have to do a bit, rest, do a bit more, rest etc etc so its taking a long time! Also have to do a bit - wait for plaster/paste/paint to dry properly before doing more.
-Regular: 142/200 DH went to the supermarket over the weekend to top up fruit and bread. This still should be plenty to last us the month. Everything is stocked up, itll just be perishables and anything DH needs.
-Get ready for winter: getting the rooms decorated to be warm and cosy for winter.. Im keeping my eye out for curtains on gumtree or in the charity shop for the babys bedroom also.
-Always be kind: I am struggling with this a bit, think its a sign Im just struggling in general which is making me a bit unnecessarily negative and irritable
NSD: As at last night - 3/20. I ended up having to go and buy some screws on sunday and DH went to supermarket. Didnt spend anything yesterday but the electrician will be round this morning and will need paying.
Stoptober: stuck to this
Exercise: Im keeping active with the decorating but havent done any structured exercise - yoga tonight.
Banned: stuck to this
Extra Income. Missed any onepoll surveys yesterday. I will be looking to sell some items on ebay etc in the second half of the month- after decorating is finished.
Report in daily. I missed the last 2 days but will get back on it as it is helping to keep me focused.
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Morning all
I have not done well at any aspect of the challenge:money: cannot stop buying junk food everyday which as well as wasting money means I don't want to exercise. However today is a new day!! :A
Today will be a NSD. Working at home so going to redo my budget in a minute as can start a little later. At lunchtime I am going to harvest a load of raspberries and cut a few canes back. I forgot to buy frozen berries for smoothies and I have loads out there. Very randomly about two of my strawberry plants have had new fruit growing on them! :cool::j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j0 -
Extra Income: £9 put on my L0v3 2 Sh0p card for postal survey. Can't complain, I mean, I have nearly earnt £1 a day this month:rotfl:4/10/22One Year Mortgage Free Yay!
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the HOPER of far flung HOPES and
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My mission in life is not only to survive,but to thrive and to do so with some Passion, some Compassion, some Humour and some Style.NST SEP No 1 No Debt No mortgage0 -
Apologies again I really going to buck my ideas up and post more. Have been trying to read more and stay off internet, waste so much time. Have been reading all your inspirational quotes Mothernerd.
Fmess glad to see you have joined the wrinkly group by spending too long in the bath.
SFd 4/20 includes today .
Food 14.62/100
Exercise Fitbit new strap arrived so happy lost without it. Did 10k yesterday even though felt awful, cold and sore throat time. Will do big walk after work as weather forecast tomorrow is dire.
Extra income - still plodding along with surveys. Chased Quidco for money seem slower paying out these days.
Organise - Cleared garage, porch and hall last few days. So nice to be able to move in the garage and find things.
Be kind - had my listening head on last few nights, some problems within my family whereas an early night would have been awesome. Even listened to ex boyfriends rants about his last gf - I am really too nice
Get ready for winter - last months spends, heavy curtains, throws and candles. House so cosy large spider moved into my downstairs loo :eek:
Gave in to a glass of wine last night and a scone ashamed of myself. After big meal of liver, bacon and onions Trying to get my iron levels back up after blood donation.:o
Got a ready made curry for my tea, only rice needed to cook. Then booky wooky time.LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/220 -
hi everyone
finally got to bank today so £90 added to extra income but paid straight off CC debt.
£10 diesel in car first fill up this month
walked kids to school 2/5
£5 paid in sponsor money for kids
only other spend today was DH birthday card
trying to decide if I should trim my own fringe to tidy hair up for this time and use hair cut money to buy kids brushed cotton bedding. Aldi have some coming in next week and would keep them cosy and hopefully mean they stay in bed longer on a weekend :T
food 68.61/200 diesel 10/50 school 17/20 beauty 0/25 clothing 0/30 NSD 5/15:coffee:i find a cup of tea can solve most problems:coffee:
:dance: but alcohol solves them all :dance:
basic emergency fund 387.87/500
£1000 emergency fund #290
mortgage 91,719= 21y 0mnth :eek:
6 mnths exp 0/66330
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