Keeping on the Straight and Narrow...

sashybo

Good luck with your KIT day tomorrow, I'm sure you'll be fine & will probably even enjoy it.

Good news on the interview. :T

Nothing worse than disturbed sleep, hope the boys are feeling better soon.

DancingInTheRain

Thank you Sashybo, I must admit I'm looking forward to a day off mum duties:rotfl:

FootyFanDan

Sorry to read that the sleep has been disturbed you must be so tired! Hopefully boys are feeling better soon.

Positive news re the interview though so good luck with that

DancingInTheRain

Thanks Dan x

DancingInTheRain

What a week! Since I last posted both my Mum & DH have been ill with stomach bugs, I've completed my 2 KIT days and also attended an interview for the other job I mentioned earlier. Everyone is better now (including the kids who have got over their coughs & teething) but I feel like my feet have barely touched the ground this last few days, so tiring!

I only had 48 hours notice of the interview and I had a presentation to prepare, also needed to buy an outfit for the interview as nothing smart I own fits me anymore as well as looking after DH & Mum. The 2 days I did at work went well and the interview seemed to go okay, I'll hear the outcome of that next week.

Today saw me, DH & the boys head to a local seaside town for some much needed fun & relaxation in the sun, we've all had a fantastic day and I've definitely recharged my batteries. DH is working tonight, the boys are fast asleep so I'm having a quiet evening catching up on here while sipping a delicious cold glass of wine :beer:

The bad news since my last post is that it has been a spendy week, only 1 NSD so these are now at 3 for the month Wednesday saw me filling the car up with petrol (£49.67) & buying a dress & shoes for the interview (£30.00) at least these can both be worn for other occasions, including the new job if I get it Thursday was a NSD. Friday DH & DS1 both had a haircut (£15), grocery shopping done (£83.12) and today's seaside trip cost us £25 for parking, lunch, ice creams and the little ones going on a couple of rides.

On the other hand, the good news - 2 more small ebay sales (£5.84), 2 TCB payouts (£57.30) and an account tidy (£1.97) have all been sent across to CC1 and my debt total is now £12,965 I'm in the £12,000's! :j:j:j so pleased about this, it's nice to hit this milestone even if there is still a looooonnnngggg way to go.

I hope everyone's had a good week, I'm off to catch up on some diaries xx

Extra Earnings July
Receipt Hog = £5.00
Ebay = £55.13
Facebook = £18.00
TCB = £57.30
Rounding Down Accounts = £7.67
Total Earnings £143.10

NSD's = 3/28
Groceries = £138.81 (Daily Average £4.96 (June Daily Average £13.36))
Fuel = £105.73 (£49.67 Me/£56.06 DH)
Clothes = £30.00 (Dress & Shoes for Interview)
Hair = £15.00 (DH & DS1)
Entertainment = £25.00 (Trip to the Seaside)

Ladybuganddaisy

Congratulations on getting in the 12’s! Just read through your diary, I will be copying several of your ways of being more money saving! Good luck this month x

DancingInTheRain

Thank you Ladybug x

£60 SO went to CC2 today so have updated my signature as all regular payments have been paid this month, lets see where I can scrape a few more pennies from in the 20 days remaining until next payday.

No plans for today, DH didn't get home until around 2am last night so letting him have a much needed lie in. Got a chicken roasting in the oven ready for lunch later and, as it's another sunny day, I'm thinking it will be nice for us all to spend the afternoon relaxing in the garden.

Weekly update on surveys:

Yougov - 1515/5000
OnePoll - £7.35/£25.00
Prolific - £4.54/£5.00 confirmed, £0 pending
vypr - 3400/10000
Receipt Hog - 76/1500
Shoppix - 2105/3200

DancingInTheRain

Good evening

So as predicted, this afternoon was spent in the garden. We even took DS2's travel cot out (in the shade) so as well as playing, he enjoyed a long nap in the fresh air. DS1 enjoyed running around, playing with his diggers and we gave him a bucket of water and a paintbrush so that he could 'paint' the fence, he loved it

We ended up giving the garden a bit of a tidy too. A lovely relaxing family afternoon (I'm just ignoring the fact that the house is a tip & the chores are piling up, but I'd rather take advantage of being able to enjoy the warm weather for the short time we get any).

I also did a supermarket shop today to pick up some salad bits and a few things I missed on Friday as the shop was heaving when I was in and it was difficult getting around. Another £16.48 spent

While outside I managed to do a couple of small surveys on Prolific which paid quickly, putting me over the pay out threshold so £5.47 claimed and sent across to CC1. For some reason no fees were deducted today, not sure if this is a new thing or an error? Either way it means a few more pence off the debt compared to previous pay outs from PA.

Just about to organise bags for tomorrow then I think it'll be an early night for me.

Extra Earnings July

Receipt Hog = £5.00
Ebay = £55.13
Facebook = £18.00
TCB = £57.30
Rounding Down Accounts = £7.67
Prolific Academic = £5.47
Total Earnings £148.57

July Spends Tracking

NSD's = 3/28
Groceries = £155.29 (Daily Average £5.55 (June Daily Average £13.36))
Fuel = £105.73 (£49.67 Me/£56.06 DH)
Clothes = £30.00 (Dress & Shoes for Interview)
Hair = £15.00 (DH & DS1)
Entertainment = £25.00 (Trip to the Seaside)

Enjoying_life_more

Great diary you’re doing so well budgeting and paying the debt down. Look forward to following your journey!

sashybo

Fingers crossed that you get the result you want from the interview.

Sounds like you had a nice day in the garden today.

I think PA have stopped charging fees for withdrawals as they've stopped offering circle as a payout option, so only have p@ypal available. I'm sure there was an email about it a while ago.