£304.71 to last the month

shopaholictiedtheknot

Actually pay day is the 25th but I am not counting today or the day I get paid

simonts

After doing my SOA I found that I get about that to live on each month.

One of the big kicks for me was right the smoking needs to stop and im not wasting money on food at work anymore.

Cooking on a budget is actually quite fun...have some ham left over from sandwiches and a bit of pancetta from a spag bol I had a go at a few days ago.

Im thinking tin of toms..some tomato puree..basil/oregano bung it over some pasta and thats dinner for two tonight...though might be out of pasta so time to raid the coppers and hit the self service in asda (I dont feel so embarresses slotting about 50 coins into one of those like a compulsive gambler) :rotfl:

shopaholictiedtheknot

:mad: Am so mad with myself, went off the rails last night and bought wine and sweets so £11.05 down! Also had KFC but raided bus fare tin (trying to keep enough in for DD till summer hols) :mad:

Account now £77.64

Keeping_Motivated

Point is you didn't blow the lot and are still in credit so let yourself off the hook a little. Do you still think you can make the rest of the money last til payday thats the point?

KM x

shopaholictiedtheknot

Keeping_Motivated wrote: »

Point is you didn't blow the lot and are still in credit so let yourself off the hook a little. Do you still think you can make the rest of the money last til payday thats the point?

KM x

Really doubting it at the moment but I am going to keep trying!!:D My cupboards and fridge and freezers are well stocked at the moment so not going to do a 'big shop' this week am just going to make do!!

Keeping_Motivated

shopaholictiedtheknot wrote: »

Really doubting it at the moment but I am going to keep trying!!:D My cupboards and fridge and freezers are well stocked at the moment so not going to do a 'big shop' this week am just going to make do!!

Good luck with it, the point is you are in control of it now which I guess you wouldn't have been in the past and that all you can do really is 'know' what is happening with your money. For what its worth from reading this thread I think you are doing really well.

shopaholictiedtheknot

Keeping_Motivated wrote: »

Good luck with it, the point is you are in control of it now which I guess you wouldn't have been in the past and that all you can do really is 'know' what is happening with your money. For what its worth from reading this thread I think you are doing really well.

Thanks KM, I am really pleased with myself if only like you say that I know where I am at with my money - normally by this time in the month I am paying for things on my debit card and praying it won't be declined because I never know how overdrawn I might be and daren't check my account!!

Keeping_Motivated

shopaholictiedtheknot wrote: »

Thanks KM, I am really pleased with myself if only like you say that I know where I am at with my money - normally by this time in the month I am paying for things on my debit card and praying it won't be declined because I never know how overdrawn I might be and daren't check my account!!

Thats an achievement then to be in the position you are now. Well done you. :T

shopaholictiedtheknot

Well, the weekend is upon us once again - don't they come round quick? We are going to Eden Camp tomorrow, were supposed to be going to a local carnival but the weather is just PANTS so change of plan! It is only £5 each admission and we will take a picnic (prob eat it in the car!) and OH gets free fuel from work so will be a cheap day out:T

Sunday will be washing/ironing and watching my fave programme - Shipwrecked - then cooking a roast for dinner

Only 13 days till payday :T

NUFCnutter

Come on, you are doing so well. YAY!:j