Building savings to bubblewrap my new life.

Skint_yet_Again

A glass of wine (and crisps) is good for the soul 😁. Glad to hear you got your bike back and managed to stay in the black this month, good luck with the june budget 🤗

savingwannabe

It looks like we are in the same boat. You can do it. 

doingitanyway

Thanks @Skint_yet_Again
I agree crisps and wine are good for the soul but maybe not for my expanding backside! I'm going to stick to single servings of both for now

Thanks @savingwannabe. You have form so I know you can do it! I've been less successful at budgets but will try my hardest

doingitanyway

Not doing too badly and today has been a NSD despite the urge for popping to the shops for crisps and wine!

I have an expensive train ticket coming up and I've laundry costs tomorrow but food is my downfall and I've made soup and have enough food in to avoid impulse shops...

I bought some 100% chocolate 'sweetened' with coffee nibs...won't be doing that again in a rush...

A this and that day. Planning, organising, cleaning and cooking. Nice to have that sort of day with nothing I 'have' to do  

MovingForwards

As it's nicer weather, turn your wine into a spritzer, longer drink and single serve would make two of them.
Didn't you make your own veg crisps before? Maybe when you've got another day like today, you could have them baking while you're pottering around.
Hope you manage to find the ticket at a better price than expected.

savingwannabe

I love a weekend when you just do housework. The weather has been brilliant we needed this. 

doingitanyway

Well I'm back. I ran up a small cc debt that I'm trying to clear before the demand deadline then I will start a new savings plan. It is good to have a place to chart my savings plans. I know what I need to do, I've been on the MSE boards a long time. I just need to do it.  

Encouragement and support is welcome, as saving on a small income is hard. 

Not having savings led to my CC debt. The money was used to pay for storage costs as I expected to have a new home by now. I have to find £300 by next week, then I can begin to save. I closed my CU account as getting through was impossible. (155) I'm owed money (100) and I have 45 in my account, so just to get the money owed and all will be done. I will be starting with £50 a month and adding any small savings to move over as well.

I would really like to have at least £500 put by and eventually £1,000

Skint_yet_Again

Good luck with your savings DIA you can do it! Will be cheering you on 🤗

savingwannabe

Well done on posting and staying dedicated. You can do this DIA. We are all taking small steps and are cheering each other on. I have to keep talking to myself and not spend on fleabay as otherwise i cant save. The key is we must be focused. 

doingitanyway

Skint_yet_Again said:

Good luck with your savings DIA you can do it! Will be cheering you on 🤗

savingwannabe said:

Well done on posting and staying dedicated. You can do this DIA. We are all taking small steps and are cheering each other on. I have to keep talking to myself and not spend on fleabay as otherwise i cant save. The key is we must be focused. 

Thank you both. I hope posting here on a frequent basis will keep me focused.