Elantan's enjoying her excellent adventure

hypno06

You ARE getting the hang of it, but that involves continually looking at what you have and what you need, and getting the numbers to balance isn't easy.

But as long as you are looking at it and re-working it, you will get there!
x

elantan

well it's been a busy old time here in elantan world i have been working hard but today i get released and have a bbq for my friends wee one's 1st birthday got a present for £20 and will spend some more on drink for the party for other peeople so it will be a busy day today ..i'll probably fall asleep during it i'm that tired ...lifted the money for this week and have spent some already so will have to sit down and figure out the pennies later on

elantan

just been opening my mail i have a letter from the gas company they are putting my gas up by £30 a month making my gas and electricity payments £155 a month that is just unreal between my council tax and my gas and electricity i'm another mortgage

Karmacat

Whaaat!!! Thats terrible Don't they have to justify that? Thats a huge amount, El, have you tried to switch recently?

elantan

i switched not that long ago and when i checked it all out again i was still on the cheapest ...but £155 a month is taking the mickey hmmmm not a happy elantan just now i can tell you

elantan

just checked hubbys quidco he has recieved the money from legal and general for his isa finally so that's £110 off of his overdraft am quite glad about that now to work out the visa money...mmm just checked it i have to pay £157 in the next two weeks or i get interest added on ...the £157 will be the food the diesel etc

boredofbeingathome

Hello you, glad to see you are ok. Good news on the quidco front.
I have mooted the idea of walks and have thought about signing up for a charity walk at the great Northern run for the breast cancer charity, the links are on my thread if you want to. No worries either way..just in thought processes at the mo, as sign up is £58 and we have to raise £200 in sponsership. And we get a t shirt and fancy bra to decorate. What do you think?

hypno06

Hey!! Good news on the isa money through quidco - mine is still subject to an enquiry, but the fact you have received yours gives me hope!!

Hope you are having/have had a good time at the bbq!

elantan

will have a look at your thread when i get a wee minute bob sounds like a lot having to get sponsors for £200 when my son was at school they were lucky if they got a tenner from our whole family 200 on the other hand ....but it is all for a good cause


hypno his went straight from added to recieved i hope to get paid out this month but atleast when it's recieved it's a given (i hope)

well today i am on the housework trail again need to get cleaned up a bit more need to go to the bank too and put the pennies in to the savings account then transfer them to the other account to help bring the overdraft down every little helps...gonna get some fruit and veg shopping done as well then i'll head on out to work for 4.5 hours bah humbug ...starting to think i might just need to stay in job no2 as if the gas has went up £30 i know the electricity will be going up as well the diesel and food are a certainty... am still aiming though to give it up just having to realise i might not be able to and it isnt sitting well with me at all i can assure you

elantan

well i dont know what to make of all this ..hubby's wage slip arrived and is an ok wage so i sat down and figured out the money and we will be £300 short this month so i will have to cancel some ddm's as i dont want any charges but i have paid these before and still managed to spend money on utter shoite (scuse the swearing) i cant understand it ...i just cant ...hmmm.....i dont know if it's because i am now sitting down with pen and paper going over everything down to the last penny or what... i mean i am only lifting £70 a week now no more.... usually i lift well over £100 ...saying that i dont use the visa as much were as just now i am using it alot ...i spent £16 on it today to by some fruit and veg and bread and that being the case obviously i then need to pay it when the wages come in ...it didnt help that i had those parties at the weekend ...but i feel like i am making excuses ...i supose what i am saying is HELP