CrazyBee wants to be Mortgage Free!

MFWannabe

Morning Crazybee
Not sure what is meant by the blue dragon? 

Is it from another game? 

How much have you had to spend to ‘get’ him? 

beanielou

I think it’s from the NSD thread. 

MFWannabe

Aah I see 👍

CrazyBee787

@MFWannabe The blue monster is free and can be found on the 'No spend thread' I am currenlty up to 7/19 days including today and when you hit 20 you get the blue monster, I really want to reach him! He looks like this:-



I have taken MD to the place she wanted to go today, she got what she wanted so she is happy, and I have come back home to have lunch, then I will do some of the cross stitch I have to admit I am still a fractionally bit hesistant - not sure why, but I will start it today, I think three small sections I will try and do today, if I get into it I will do more. But First I want the flat to warm up.

There are 11 days until the 19th, I have all the provisions in that I need and MD said she is happy to stay in next week so it should be possible to reach goal - however I have done small calculation and there is some leeway, MD bought me a blender and will arrive ready for next week, I am thinking that I will get the frozen fruit and juice that I need to make a smoothie for next weekend grocery order. I am also thinking I will buy the lamb afterall because there is the money for it, and it would be good to get some more meals in the freezer, If I am going to spend money then I prefer it on wholesome meals that I enjoy, This will give me something to do next weekend too as well as cross stitch and reading. Also I might be tempted to make a cake also.

I hope you all have a good weekend.XX 

CrazyBee787

First bit of cross stitch is done, I think I will do one lot of thread at a time, I have a kit and the thread is already cut and lasts about an hour for one thread. I have done 4 sections and I enjoyed the process, I have a very big coastal scene to do so it should last about a year at least!! very cheap hobby and I enjoy yippee!! I may do more than an hour in the long run but for the time being an hour is enough for me. I haven't done a bad job either, although I am only doing a basic cross stitch, I am not planning on doing any fancy cross stitch besides I think I am missing those insructions? and I am happy enough doing the basic stitch, I may learn other stitches in the future but for now, I am pleased with it. So far it looks like a dash of green there is a hell of a long way to go with it. 

Also I have prepared the tomato sauce and started cooking the quorn meatballs, all I have to do is chuck it in the oven put some pasta on and it will be done and that should really do 4 meals it might only do three, I will freeze the rest for another week. I really feel like I have accomplished something.

I have a little bit of time now before dinner needs to get started, i'll try calling a friend, sort the washing out and I think and that will bring me to dinner time. Satisfying weekendXX

CrazyBee787

There is a problem in paradise I have rather unexpectedly received a council tax bill, usually when you get council tax support in the past I have received support up until the next council tax period, but this time I have received a bill for £230, this will be two months in one Eak! That means with the Poor credit card balance and the unexpected bill,I am on target to save £100, wonderbar!! I feel somewhat cheated but never mind it is what it is.

I have never really saved much in the past so why now will be any different? it will be eventually I say to myself, even with paying council tax at a normal rate I am due to save by keeping my monthly spend down, it does mean I am further away from reaching goal but I am sure it is still doable. I just need to keep plodding, but feeling a bit upset about it.

9 days to go until cross over and it should be 9/19 days of No spend today we will see. Packed lunch is ready. I didn't have a good day at work yesterday either to top it off. Lets see how today pans out. 😒🍀😊

Sometime later...

9/19 No spend days ...getting there, MD said the blender has arrived and I can pick it up, I am going to wait until the weekend rather then use fuel up to pick it up when I need to go at the weekend anyhow. Also I don't have the fruit just yet..I have ordered over budget and providing I don't spend and depending on outcome of CC issue, I will save either £84.73 or £404.69, my mind is thinking I want Fish and Chips but looking at the figure £404.69, If I keep everything as it is that would be a good amount to save (£400) and if I were to have fish and chips it would be below this!! Although there is a good chance I will get paid more then expected (tax break) so perhaps I will have the Cod chips at any rate!! Naughty I know, but a gal wants what a gal wants!!

CrazyBee787

Aiming for 10/19 No spend days, only 8 days to go until CC cut off. Except for the game blip I am doing the best that I can on the spending front, so even if this month is a write off, I am learning for other months. Fingers crossed for meXX

debtfreewannabe321

Morning CrazyBee... trying to catch up on a few people's diaries now I'm feeling a bit better 🤗...how do you work your NSDs out? Mine are counted when I literally spend nothing on any given day (I don't count bills though as they all come out of a separate account anyway). Wondering if on the NSD thread there is a different way to do it? I keep losing count of mine anyway so no idea how many I am having per month now but I'd guess on average I am finally at around half the month at least being NSd. I remember when I couldn't even go one day without finding something to buy 🙈🤣.

Hope work is going ok? 

CrazyBee787

debtfreewannabe321 said:

Morning CrazyBee... trying to catch up on a few people's diaries now I'm feeling a bit better 🤗...how do you work your NSDs out? Mine are counted when I literally spend nothing on any given day (I don't count bills though as they all come out of a separate account anyway). Wondering if on the NSD thread there is a different way to do it? I keep losing count of mine anyway so no idea how many I am having per month now but I'd guess on average I am finally at around half the month at least being NSd. I remember when I couldn't even go one day without finding something to buy 🙈🤣.

Hope work is going ok? 

Thanks I allow pocket money as included in budgets or I should say all budgets included in spending, it is only when I go over budget or spend more then I planned that I call it a spending day. However this is just to help with No spend days, most my days are true no spends, but sometimes I give myself some leniency. This was suggested to me as a means of becoming better at it. Sometimes when you start true no spends are hard, so you need a little middle step, such as pocket money. You could argue that after playing that game I had no pocket money, however I needed to give myself some to work with, you could argue, but it is working for me. I have spent far less by the methods I use. Like today I wanted to go and get snack, (tbh I am still thinking about it!) but I thought I want a No spend day and that is what stopped me from driving on after work. (I may go out still yet then it will be a spendy day!!).

CrazyBee787

I no longer have a job, I have decided that life is too short to be micro managed and ditched them. I am applying for UC and council tax support as well as many other jobs. I know this is less then sensible when I have £130 in the bank, however my mental health is suffering to a great extent that I feel I needed to get out and now I have. It is a shame because I am good at the job and they even said it. There is just something there that isn't right for me. Either that or I am genereally doomed for all work and I will never get the right job? I have worked at places longer then a month so I don't believe that, I just need the right opportunity. They can't all be dead ends, can they? It would then mean there is something wrong with me, wouldn't it. Which I think there is to some degree as most people could probably get through the day until they had found something else? wouldn't they?