Keeping afloat till I can get round to the debts!

thepurplepixie

Jam doughnut is handy I like that it is so quick and you get your voucher and cashback instantly 

NeverendingDMP

jwil said:

Glad you're ok.  Enjoy your few days off!

Thankyou. I've been lucky with the weather so had a nice few days 

NeverendingDMP

thepurplepixie said:

Hi just wanted to say how well you are doing.  Years ago I was like you now I'm retired with no mortgage or debt and kids all grown up and independent, it does get easier eventually.

I honestly think schools need a reality check about what they are expecting as it seems really unrealistic.

One easy way I e found to fund my Christmas food bill is jam doughnut.  It's a site where you buy gift vouchers for shops like Sainsbury's or Asda as well as M&S.  You only get 2 or 3% but it adds up.  As a pair of pensioners I currently have £40 in my account so you would make much more.  It is easy to use, I was a bit nervous at first but it is good, it also makes it easy to manage your shopping budget, I just top it up at the start of the month.  Hope that might be a little help 

Thankyou for the boost. I'll have a go on the jam doughnut that's great thankyou. I have a chase card and I've had cashback on that for the first twelve months of usage. Now I can still get cashback but only for certain things and only if I pay in X amount a month - that has been off the radar the last couple of months so I need a new money maker! . It was nice whilst it lasted though and I've had 10-15 a month cashback on the month's that I could use it. Jam doughnut sounds like a really good idea to try now especially as it will revolve around food shops which are unavoidable in our house 😂 if I can get signed up then that's potentially the surplus amount for the Christmas shop sorted. Thanks for the info.

NeverendingDMP

thepurplepixie said:

Jam doughnut is handy I like that it is so quick and you get your voucher and cashback instantly 

Thankyou I'll definitely get signed up. All sorts of things exist don't they. I love the forum for learning new ideas!

NeverendingDMP

I've been pretty quiet on the forums but actually if I'd have posted more often and lurked more often I would have felt a bit more inspired wouldn't I. I'll make an effort to pop on more often, for my sanity if nothing else x

NeverendingDMP

The local hospice is running a book sale so off to stock up. They did one a few months ago presumably as they were struggling to sell all their donated ones. It was a hit and loads of people turned up. I've Nowhere to put them but my idea is I buy a few and donate them back when I've read them to clear space ha ha. I'll let you know how I get on. 

jwil

Hope you found some good books!

NeverendingDMP

It was a success. The two youngest came with me and filled my bag. I've got a handful but between us allwe have loads. Got a horrible histories box set which one is engrossed in as I type. I've about 8. I'd have bought way more but it was busy and hard to manoeuvre the kids round. And they filled my shopping bag for me  quick enough 😂 17 books, the boxset, a map and a jigsaw for £20.   (Map as I feel we are loosing basic survival skills due to tech). One day I may persuade the kids to learn what to do with it ha ha

jwil

A big pile of books for £20 is an absolute bargain!

NeverendingDMP

It should definitely keep me going for a while. And lots of people there so hopefully the hospice will raise a bit too.
Was three paperbacks for a pound, or three hardback books for 1.50 with individual prices for rarer books or box sets. And a lot more children's books there this time. Was mainly adult stuff the first time they did it.
 I much prefer a book to reading online. It's a shame they struggle to sell all their donations at a higher price but after seeing how many turned us for this compared to last time I do think they will do this again every few months now alongside the charity shop.