Auf Weidhersehen Debt

redofromstart

swimminginaseaofdebt wrote: »

I must admit I read a lot of diaries but very rarely post on them.

I'm quite shy so I found it difficult at first but generally people on DFW are lovely and welcoming. I try to say hello to new diaries and to anyone who comments on mine.

Brookside88 wrote: »

Oh my goodness are you in Leicester? Small world! Sainsbury's at fosse park is free and their for court is much bigger and less stressful. I've meant to do it a few times at asda but there's nowhere to pull up and wait if it's busy and then I'm in people's way so j just leave :rotfl:

I'm not in the city but head in fairly regularly as the saving on fuel at Asda pays for the journey. Thanks, I'll try MrS next time I am over.

ETA - You don't have to read it all - mine for example witters about cooking, cats, gardening and I never get round to doing the thing I am supposed to be doing. You don't have to suffer through however many pages it is, just jump in and say hello or ask a question and people will welcome you.

Brookside88

Evening all.

Bit of a spendy 24 hours here :undecided, it was my little boys last day in the baby room at nursery yesterday so i got his key workers a little bunch of daffodils each and a card (annoyingly they'd both gone home by the time i got to pick him up so daffs will probably have past their best when they get them!). I was also given a list of things he'll need to have in the tikes room (kind of them). List included a pair of slippers so got them in asda too. spend was a tenner and then used my £3.15 price guarantee voucher so it came to £6.90 (5p carrier bag! not very MSE i know)

Partner wasn't at work until 3pm today so we took LB swimming this morning. He didn't enjoy it as much as usual, i think it was a bit chilly so we didn't stay long and then got McDonalds on the way home (facepalm). Total spend today £8,.20 for swimming and £16 Maccys.

So this evening I'm watching qmee like a hawk pouncing on surveys

Hope everyone enjoyed the sun today. How nice is it to finally see a bit of spring!?

sashybo

Hi Brookside,

You're doing well with your overpayments to the debt. :T

Food is always our biggest fail when it comes to budgeting, we're busy/lazy/tired/easily tempted and this turns into takeaways/junk food. Trying our best to cook more at home, especially for our DS (10 months) as want him to eat well.

As redo says reading & commenting on other diaries helps you get to know other regulars around DFW. I've been hanging around here for years & still don't have many people commenting on my diary. :rotfl: Don't take it personally, it doesn't mean people aren't reading or not interested. I generally comment on a diary when something resonates with me or I want to add my tuppence worth.

Brookside88

sashybo wrote: »

Hi Brookside,

You're doing well with your overpayments to the debt. :T

Food is always our biggest fail when it comes to budgeting, we're busy/lazy/tired/easily tempted and this turns into takeaways/junk food. Trying our best to cook more at home, especially for our DS (10 months) as want him to eat well.

As redo says reading & commenting on other diaries helps you get to know other regulars around DFW. I've been hanging around here for years & still don't have many people commenting on my diary. :rotfl: Don't take it personally, it doesn't mean people aren't reading or not interested. I generally comment on a diary when something resonates with me or I want to add my tuppence worth.

I've been making a conscious effort to use up what we have already but nobody likes a tired hungry toddler so maccys won us over today! ha! I've been buying and freezing a lot more meat recently, I tend to cook up 1kg of mince a week into bolognese and then freeze it in portions because it's so easy to just chuck in the microwave when the temptation of a takeaway strikes!

I think I've read some of your diary actually, I'll check it out again now. I guess I just never feel like I have anything useful to say really!

Brookside88

1 qmee survey done - 50p. Withdrawn a fiver to PayPal. I didn't know there were so many questions about mattresses. Yawn fest!

jemreading

Hi Brookside (thought I'd pop in and say Hi, also from Leicester myself - it's strange seeing someone write in a diary the words 'Fosse Park' and know where you mean!!)

If you have time and are looking for surveys, prolific academic have a good range of surveys. Cash out is £5. Some surveys are worth 30p, 40p and 70p and can take between 2-5 minutes, some surveys are £1+ and can take between 5-20 minutes.

Also, if you ever buy stuff online you should consider going through topcashback.

Sorry if you go/use all of the above - it may not be helpful!

Jem x

Brookside88

jemreading wrote: »

Hi Brookside (thought I'd pop in and say Hi, also from Leicester myself - it's strange seeing someone write in a diary the words 'Fosse Park' and know where you mean!!)

If you have time and are looking for surveys, prolific academic have a good range of surveys. Cash out is £5. Some surveys are worth 30p, 40p and 70p and can take between 2-5 minutes, some surveys are £1+ and can take between 5-20 minutes.

Also, if you ever buy stuff online you should consider going through topcashback.

Sorry if you go/use all of the above - it may not be helpful!

Jem x

Hi Jem,

I've heard of prolific academic but I'd heard they're quite selective over members. I'll take a look because that sounds better than 25 mins of matress questions for 50p! Thanks

I tend to use topcashback for things like car insurance etc, but most of my online shopping is though Amazon.

Thanks!

WannabeFree

Hello

PA is fab!

I 'Thank' as I read along, I don't always pop out to post but I do always thank to show at least it's being read

You've made a brilliant start

x

swimminginaseaofdebt

Brookside88 wrote: »

He'll be 2 on the 8th June. How about yours?

The 29th June so not that far away from your little ones.

I like PA too. I joined last year around this time and have had almost £400 from them since.

I also do onepoll, yougov, mintvine, panelbasenet, inboxounds, swagbucks and opinion outpost although some of these have a higher payout threshold. I think it's just a case of trying them all out to see what suits you.

I have subscribed to your diary as we have a similar level of debt. When are you hoping to be debt free by?

sashybo

Another vote for PA, I got a £7 survey a few weeks ago. :j Onep0ll is good as surveys are really quick, most are 10-15p but it adds up quickly as long as you remember to check a couple of times a day, I do it on my phone too.

As for am@zon shopping, have you heard of Kidstart? You can get cashback for am@zon there, wish I'd known about it when I was buying loads of baby stuff when I was pregnant! I'm pretty sure I saw it on someone's diary around here but can't remember whose. Baby brain. :rotfl: Anyway, I've only recently started using it but it has tracked my purchases so far.