New year plus new decade equals, new diary

charhen19

Wow the £75 from one of my original creditors (for "distress and suffering" caused by a mistake of theirs years ago) has been credited to my account already!  They wrote to me just over a week ago including forms to send back and I didn't expect to hear from them again to be honest.  But there it is in black and white in my account so I'll call up my DMP and pay that straight off my balance tonight - I didn't have it, so I won't miss it. 

charhen19

Thank goodness it's Friday! 

All DD's have come out of the account and with a few things budgeted for and a daily allowance I should be exactly breaking even for the month.  I still need to find £11 for the furniture balance and £39 for the EF before the end of March.  It will have to come out of my daily allowance.  £11 will be easy - £39 will not! 

We've lots of supplies in and I'm still on 100% for taking packed lunches to work which I'm sure is helping.  We haven't bought bread/rolls/garlic bread for weeks now. 

A family friend did a bit of DIY for us at no cost (we offered, they insisted not to take anything) so we'll bake a cake Sunday and drop it round and stop for a cuppa. 

Sports club tomorrow which will keep us busy and then a movie night with pizzas - coop are currently doing 2 x pizzas (pepperoni or cheese/tom) and 4 bottled beers or colas for £5 which works out to a saving of £6.30 so I'll grab one of those on my way home tonight. 

charhen19

I had £4 left after all the budgeted things at the weekend had been paid for so I've put that towards my furniture balance - just £7 to go now and then I can start on the £39 required for the EF!