I want to believe I can do this!

pidge04

I really want to be clear of my credit card, loan and 2 overdrafts by August 2020. To do this, I need to pay an extra £80 a month off my credit card which I can only do if I have a regular second income from weekend work. Today I applied for a job in a shop for 6 hours over a weekend which would be perfect. It wouldn’t take me away from my daughter for too long and that would be my extra payment off my credit card. I also applied for a weekend job a the same shop where I worked as a Saturday girl 27 years ago! That would take me away from my daughter for too many hours. I could really do with something on a Saturday night so it wouldn’t take up too much of our time together.

pidge04

I’ve found and we have done some lovely free activities this holiday! The day I spent some money on activities was the most stressful and least enjoyable day of the holiday!

I did an Aldi shop which was very successful. Freezer is full. Store cupboard is full.

I have started to look at my outgoings for May to plan my budget. No birthdays so far!! Hooray!!

pidge04

I saw this morning that my credit score has gone up. I know it doesn’t mean a lot in real terms but it was a lift for my spirits.

I have a big pile of stuff which I need to sell. Really struggling to find the time to do that. I think I need to do it in bits.

pidge04

My goals for this week then are to sell some stuff and to carry on looking for work!

Take care everyone x

LexieLou

Hey Pidge

I have to start selling stuff to as my spare room looks like road runner went through it and the dust is still not settled.

I ate junk food all day and drank pop all day too...feel yuck now.

See you soon my little Pidge xxx

pidge04

That sounds like the perfect day Lexie Lou! Hope you purchased the junk food and fizzy pop in cash in Poundland!

LexieLou

pidge04 wrote: »

That sounds like the perfect day Lexie Lou! Hope you purchased the junk food and fizzy pop in cash in Poundland!

Junk was lurking in the kitchen -so that's free
Pop was bought in the local shop - on offer- cheaper than poundland...bargain or what xx

pidge04

I have listed 9 things for sale!!

8 of them are Easter related - how good would it have been if I had listed them a week earlier?!

And imagine if I had got them listed earlier this evening so I might have felt the benefit of Sunday night traffic - I read once that Sunday nights see the most traffic on eBay.

Blimey I have wasted a lot of money in the past on things I really didn’t need/couldn’t afford.

Reaching for great chunks of my daughter’s chocolate Easter egg right now....

Choccygirl123

Hello pidge, I'm amazed at the progress you've made in such a short space of time. You'll definitely get that debt paid off once and for all! You've given me the motivation to have a good sort out and get some things listed for sale.

pidge04

Some great news! Logged into my bills account today (where there is a £750 overdraft limit which I will start to tackle in January 2020) to check there’s enough for the rent tomorrow. £223 paid in by British Gas! We were £223 in credit. What a lovely surprise!