Live on £4000 for a year - Part 2

DdraigGoch

Well done, Mumzy - you're organised and must be soooo excited.

If it's not too late, have you looked on HP.com? They have some wonderful [FREE] downloads for children's travelling activities, they also have the invitations we used for our wedding, the posters etc I use for the club I help run, etc etc Just a thought.

hope that helps
Moira

mumzyof2

DdraigGoch wrote: »

Well done, Mumzy - you're organised and must be soooo excited.

If it's not too late, have you looked on HP.com? They have some wonderful [FREE] downloads for children's travelling activities, they also have the invitations we used for our wedding, the posters etc I use for the club I help run, etc etc Just a thought.

hope that helps
Moira

I dont have a printer but i will have a look x Thanks

edited: I cant find them on hp.com or hp.co.uk

mumzyof2

Did anyone think of how we are going to get monies for the intrest beater???

broke_mum_of_three

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Did anyone think of how we are going to get monies for the intrest beater???

I'm going to try EBay for the interest beater, listed 10 items this afternoon, this thread really gets me motivated:T

bails

Oh Janey, your post gave me a warm glow, I LOVE hearing about things like that! It's such an amazing feeling to love your job/life; that's what it's all about. Have a natter and a cuppa with some of your folks from me x
Zimbabwe was interesting, it was quite a while ago now when I was only 18 - I fell in love with Africa completely (one of the reasons for the travelling round it in a van dream ). Things were a lot more hopeful when I was there, and it's heartbreaking to see what M***** has done to such a beautiful country (sorry Nyk, no more politics!)
DraigGoch, I see you! And I am officially nagging you to do your budget [there, was that stern enough?] Welcome back, and also to Keren! Penny, way to go for getting BG off your back :T Mumzy, sounds like you're just about ready! Nyk, sorry to hear about the leccy bill, I hope the premium bonds are favourable to you
4littleone, welcome to our crazy thread :hello: Our noble leader Nyk will be along to give you a challenger number soon I'm sure.

So, I did something (potentially) silly today - whilst I was in a charity shop, with the interest challenge thingy in mind, I bought something to try and sell on. I spent £2.50 on it so if I make anything it'll be a bonus, and if I don't sell it I'll have to keep it for myself! I also bought a couple more bits for my wardrobe revamp/'attempt to learn to dressmake' project but that'll come out of my Clothing Fund. Now please stop me from buying any more things or my Mum'll have her work cut out when she gets back from India (she's meant to be making bridesmaids dresses!).
BTW, does anyone know what happened to Rafiki? Their posts always made me laugh!

mumzyof2

broke_mum_of_three wrote: »

I'm going to try EBay for the interest beater, listed 10 items this afternoon, this thread really gets me motivated:T

I need to sell My DS xmas present its a ride on thomas tank engine and track was £130 and he never goes on it. hope i can make loads

bails

Broke mum of three, I think the email said that Ebay has a 5p listing day tomorrow so you might want to wait until then to list any more things (I could have this wrong, will check!)
Interest Beater, now that's what it's called!

broke_mum_of_three

bails wrote: »

Broke mum of three, I think the email said that Ebay has a 5p listing day tomorrow so you might want to wait until then to list any more things (I could have this wrong, will check!)
Interest Beater, now that's what it's called!

Thanks for that Bails! Gonna have another hoke around the house tonight with my camera to see what else I can sell.
No activity from Rafiki since 13 January

Frugaldom

4littleone wrote: »

Hi,

would anyone have any objections to me joining this challenge as of the 21st April?
I know i'm a latecomer but i really need to get debt free this year and i think (alright i know) that if i can do this i will definitely be debt free which will allow me to move my life onwards and upwards.

Let me know what you think, thanks guys.

Balance from 21st April should be £2775.95 if you are using £4000 as your budget figure, but if you let me know your personal budget, I'll add that with your name to the challenger list on post one. Feel free to join in anytime and I hope you have fun.

BAILS! You are a mind reader! I had the exact same thought about the buying something and then selling it for more, as I always fancied the life of a wheeler dealer. And you are correct, tomorrow is a 5p listing day on eBay. I have actually dragged out a couple of items to list, but can't count any sales towards my interest beater as it's stuff I already own. But I am still digesting last night's programme about the super-rich with their hedges and million dollar watches... something unique, that's what I need, some sort of project that I can work on to make a small profit, enough to cover the interest with a few pence extra to prove I've beaten it. And I did spot Ddraig, so I'm going to nag, nag, nag, too

bails

Oh good! I'm only expecting a tiny return, if anything, but it'll be a start! So selling stuff we already own won't count? Darn!