misstara's debt diary 2018

misstara

Didn't manage a NSD as OH needed milk and I also got a deodorant and some jelly pots - £6.20 spent. Went for the run this morning and ran a bit further than usual even in the heat. We've got a 10k at the end of the month so trying to work up to that.

misstara

Payday from 2nd job and got £36.23 so £14.50 to car fund, £14.50 to clothes fund and £7.23 debt repayment.

Had a nice evening with OH, went for a wee walk and then to the local pub for a drink and some chips to share . Spent £7.13 which will come out of the social fund. Came home and watched a film together.

Supposed to be my weekend off but working overtime at my job. Not really in the mood for it but the extra money always comes in handy

misstara

Had a fairly lazy morning about the flat, pulled up the first tatties and onions from the garden so will incorporate them into tea tomorrow night

Today will be a spend day as I'm meeting my gran for lunch and also need to buy contact lens solution. Then off to work for a late shift. I'm going to park at work as it's fairly central and then walk into town to meet my gran saving a few £s on parking :money:

in_need_of_direction

Would it also count towards your exercise target?

misstara

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

Would it also count towards your exercise target?

Definitely, it was around a 40 minute walk there and then back to work.

It ended up being a NSD as my lovely gran paid for lunch and we yapped for so long that I didn't have time to get contact lens solution.

misstara

Very quick post as I'm up past my bedtime :rotfl: Another NSD but I've now totally ran out of contact lens solution so must get that tomorrow. Went out for a run this evening with my friend, it's only 3 weeks until the 10k.

misstara

Spendy day today - £25.45 on food, £5.50 on contact lens solution and eye drops plus £12.25 on new keys and key chain. OH managed to lose his keys, our next door neighbour has a spare set so at least he was able to get in without having to traipse up to my work to get my set. Got 2 new keys for £10 (just in case he loses them again) plus a key chain for £2.25 to hopefully prevent this. Took money out of the emergency fund for this. Decided to try some cheaper eye drops, £2.50 rather than the usual £10ish so will see how I get on with those.

Had an email today asking for meter readings so have submitted them. Such a faff getting to the electricity meter but don't want to be caught out with a huge bill like last time.

Had pork chops for tea with tatties from the garden very yummy. I've added £3.50 to the car fund so now at £200 :T

misstara

Quick post before bed, really need to start going earlier, no wonder I'm always tired . Was on a late shift today so went for a run this morning, did 7k . It's been a NSD.

Managed to pick up a shift with 2nd job for next week and there's a possibility of one this week too. I let them know I couldn't do the full shift offered as the shift starts at 2 and I don't finish my usual job until 4 so they're going to see if that would be ok and get back to me.

misstara

2nd job got back to me today and said it's ok for me to go to the shift after usual job so that will be £25ish next Friday. They also offered me another short shift for next week so that will be £50ish the week after.

Really been struggling with motivation to do anything round for the flat for the last week or so, this evening I set a timer on my phone for 20 minutes at a time and just did a little bit - all the recycling is now in the bin outside, kitchen and bathroom have been cleaned and I've dusted in the living room.

OH is really not well tonight - tired, muddled and balance issues so he went to bed about 2 hours ago. Hopefully he'll be feeling better in the morning.

Got an email about the electricity bill today and it came to £134.13, much more manageable than last time. I had £110 saved towards it, have paid the rest from the usual bills account and will pay it back from my wages from 2nd job. A direct debit went out today as well so rounded down the bank account and paid £3.27 to the debt.

misstara

Forgot to say it has been a NSD today