Why is spending money so easy......

Snwps

ohshithowdidthathappen wrote: »

Re 2nd job.... I have my main job (2 days a week), I then work in a supermarket on Saturdays and then I do some childminding too. I didn't find any issue job hunting, try to be as flexible as possible even if hours aren't perfect. Once you're in, it's easy to 'tweak'! I originally accepted 16 hours (too much for me!) and then 6 months later reduced to 8, which is what I wanted in first place.

Hi OSHDTH, thanks for your comment. I may have a bit of good news (don't want to count my chickens). I've got a meeting/interview later today to be a take away delivery person. I need to find out the details but fingers crossed this may be ideal and they seem pretty flexible. Will keep you posted.

I had 2 interviews with one of our local supermarkets but didn't get the jobs. I was up against younger uni/school leavers who were much more flexible than me but never mind.

teafor2

Hi Snwps. Just read your diary and want to wish you good luck on your journey. Fingers crossed the jobs come off for you and DH, as you say it will make a massive difference. I've subscribed. xx

suki1964

Snwps wrote: »

Hi Suki, thanks for your post. All good points made. DH and I follow the same principle as you to some effect in that I take to work what ever is in the cupboard/fridge that morning and left overs are so quick as it's just a grab and go lunch.

What happens with us is that I go shopping on a Tuesday after work once DH gets paid (he gets paid weekly) to do the normal weekly shop. But as the kids need packed lunch Mon-Fri I find it easier to get the weeks packed lunch stuff on a Sunday to last the next 5 days as its fresh. Plus if I was to get the stuff with my normal weekly shop on a Tuesday the kids will eat the Mon/Tues stuff over the weekend so will need to go shopping anyway. I am strict though on the Sunday shop in that I only get whats needed so in effect it makes no difference if I was to buy it on the Tuesday or Sunday cost wise.

We're only talking stuff for sandwiches, crisps, chocolate bar, piece of fruit.

I would love to see my kids faces if they opened their lunch boxes and saw they had 2 eggs and some soup. :rotfl:

I suppose I could move the weekly shop day to a Sunday and do it all in one. May have to try that out. :beer:

The less time you spend in shops the less money you spend

Seriously, if I run out of say bread, I would rather pay the £1.50 the local shop charges then go into lidl or Tesco . Because if I go to the local shop I will lift the bread and thats it. If I go to lidl or Tesco, thats £10 spent that I had no intention of spending and that happens every time I go into a shop "just for"

Here and don't knock my two eggs, I beat them up, nuked then for 2 mins and stuck them in a bap - an egg mcmuffin :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Snwps

Well a little good news (I think). I got the pizza delivery job and start tomorrow night! I was so releaved and it seems like a fun place to work and I love being out and about driving. The only problem is since the meet I've been reading up on the issue on the insurance being a delivery driver. I have business insurance as standard fully comp on my car and they have a 3rd party blanket insurance for while you're working your shifts but I've read that this cover is not enough in the event of an accident/if pulled over by the police?

Does anyone have any experience/thoughts on this?

Even though the hours are not guaranteed I've asked for 15-20 hours a week and the boss said he'll try his best to give these but its just a waiting game to see if this works out. It's minimum wage plus I get £1 per delivery plus tips on the night.

If this works out as planned it could really make a dent in our debt.

Other news. I've sold 9 items on ebay and made £40.79 profit after P&P. So its a good start.

Today I plan to take kids for haircut, tidy the house (althought DH done a pretty good job yesterday so it's just a potter about) plus put more stuff on Ebay.

Snwps

suki1964 wrote: »

Here and don't knock my two eggs, I beat them up, nuked then for 2 mins and stuck them in a bap - an egg mcmuffin :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I love eggs, they're so versatile. As they say if you've got eggs in you've got a meal.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Congrats on the job! My brother did pizza delivery for a while and his insurance covered him for business use (direct line). He used to make a decent amount in tips on Friday/Saturday nights and Got a pizza to take home most nights too

savingholmes

Subscribed. Congrats on the second jobs between both of you. Are you following the R@msey plan?

db2016

in these days of just eat etc, surely tips are a thing of the past on this kinda job?


pre paid, i havent handed cash over for a takeaway in a couple of years (average 1 a month).

savingholmes

I still tip food delivery people... kids don't though.... so it depends who ordered / paid

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Depends on the pizza company... the smaller ones aren’t on the online systems.
Personally, I give delivery drivers £1-2 tip even if bought online