The 'complete this challenge' challenge...suitable for all!

*Mari* · 29 December 2008 at 10:14AM

Can I join too please?? I have been lurking on your thread, but think I need to be brave and jump on board!!

Ok so my challenges are

1. Pay off rest of my debts by August, then start saving properly
2. Keep spending diary
3. Menu plan and stick to it
4. Not drink or buy alcohol in January
5. De-clutter house
6. Decorate living room
7. Keep up the NSD's
8. Start runnig again and shift the stone and a half I've put on since I stopped!!

That will do for now I think!! So off to start rummaging in cupboards for menu plan, hoping not to go shoppin til next week at least.

Mari

mickey_mouse · 29 December 2008 at 10:33AM

goooooooooood Morning

Panda I adore my Wii Fit - just unlocked the boxing level today which was the level i was looking forward to

Did 45 minutes on the Wii Fit this morning.

Off into Southampton now -will try not to buy anything much from the sales but i have to go into town anyway.

have a good day

Pooky · 29 December 2008 at 10:36AM

Pooky wrote: »

1. Sealed pot - I don't tend to use cash much but I did get DH a sealed pot for xmas and we've dug out all the spare change/emptied purse/wallet and managed to put in just over £15......this WILL continue. Another £3 in yesterday - will stop counting now so it's more of a surprise when it's opened.

2. Empty 2 draws a week around the house and sort them properly. Ok so they weren't draws but storage boxes in the bathroom but they've been emptied, sorted, cleaned and condensed into 1.

3. Sort the filing cabinet and get shredding, using the oppertunity to sort/close any cards/accounts that have been missed.

4. Make an inventory of the bathroom cabinets and actually stop buying stuff until the rest is used. Done....I even tipped all the "hotel" freebies into one bottle so they will get used.

5. MS is a no-go for me as I don't have transport and live to far out, can't get my head around MB, daily clicks bore me to tears so need to focus on what I can do which is comping...aim to enter at least 10 a day. Only managed 5 yesterday.

6. Ebay/freecycle at least 10 items a month to clear clutter. Started a "freecycle" box - when it's full I'll list it all....currently about 30 kids books and a couple of board games.

7. Aim to shave £10 per week off the food budget. Have set my budget at £50 per week, have meal planned for the 39 days I need to include and only need to find main meal items for 4 days which is huge help, means I can stock up on store cupboard items and not go over budget.

DH is taking DD1 to town to open a new savings account today so I shall resist the urge to go and wander round the shops aimlessly and concentrate my efforts on taking down the tree and adding to the Freecycle box the decorations we've not used for a few years (I'll use that as my "draw emptying" part of the challenge, even tho they're in a box (it's not cheating honest!)

Mudbath · 29 December 2008 at 12:34PM

Morning all
I need to stop reading this thread as I keep adding to my list!!! This time i'm borrowing from Penguin to add pay off our interest free credit card asap. So my list now reads -

1) Decorate the children's bedrooms (borrowed this one from see78)
2) Research 10 year fixed deal for mortgage to pay it all off
3) Start buying for christmas 2009 straight away and WRAP AS I BUY!!!
4) Don't buy any presents at full price
5) Write down all presents I buy and who they're for
6) Get a new bank account for when we leave the one account
7) Stick to the budget every month
8) Do as much of my 2008-2009 tax return by the end of January
9) Do homework for course by 14th January (due at the end of the month)
10) Complete coursework for hospice care diploma
11) Pay off 0% credit card before April - [strike]£1350[/strike] [STRIKE]£1325[/STRIKE] £1275 still on it.

I've got a christmas cheque for £25 so i'm paying that off the card. I've written down all my birthday / christmas money that i've paid off the card and once we're out of debt and have the new mortgage set up then i'll take the gifted money back and buy myself something nice.

Lemon_Tree · 29 December 2008 at 1:41PM

I'm another one for not keeping up with challenges, so i'd love to be able to join you if possible.
My challenges to start with are:
1. Always have a shiney sink and clear sides in the kitchen when i head to bed
2. Apply for my professional 'letters' from my back pay
3. Declutter the bedroom, and get it decorated
4. Go back on the use it up challenge (the only one i really managed with any success)
5. Declutter the kitchen, get new cupboard put up and decorate it
6. Declutter the living room and finish decorating it
7. Find out about piano lessons and have one per month.

pandapaws · 29 December 2008 at 2:05PM

Todays list:

Package and post ebay parcel
Cancel 2 lots of home insurance due to renew automatically today
Arrange insurance to replace both of the above
Ring Sky about commencement of phone service
Ring around builders merchants and order some bricks if available
Swop gas and electric to get Quidco
Fill in and post HSA claim form (from October!)
Get DH to ring Dixons to cancel that TV
Tidy as much house as possible
Update this thread for new joiners!

mickey_mouse · 29 December 2008 at 3:20PM

Panda you may be talking to my son when you ring Sky as that is his job and the call centre based in Portsmouth covers the whole of the UK:D

pandapaws · 29 December 2008 at 3:24PM

I usually seem to get through to someone in Livingston, but if it's someone with a southern accent and the right name, I'll ask if his mum's a mouse!

pandapaws wrote: »

Todays list:
[strike] Package and post ebay parcel[/strike] Done

[strike]Cancel 2 lots of home insurance due to renew automatically today[/strike] Just in time!

[strike] Arrange insurance to replace both of the above[/strike] Both done through Topcashback with Asda separaetly, £68 cashback on each, on policies costing £80 and £118. Happy with that!

Ring Sky about commencement of phone service

[strike]Ring around builders merchants and order some bricks if available[/strike] Got bargain deal of £20 sqm, which is 50% less than original quote.

[STRIKE]Swop gas and electric to get Quidco[/STRIKE]For the first time ever I'm already on the cheapest tarriff so nothing to gain but an hour wasted on uswitch. :mad:

[strike]Fill in [/strike]and post HSA claim form (from October!) Done but forgot to take to the PO.

Get DH to ring Dixons to cancel that TV

Tidy as much house as possible

[strike] Update this thread for new joiners! [/strike]Doing it now

and to add to the list:

11. [strike]Go to builders merchants to order and pay for bricks[/strike]
12. [strike]Sell car, people due any minute to buy it[/strike]Gone, £200 in the pot and one very happy couple with a new (old) car.
13. [strike]Work at 5 - nearly forgot about that. [/strike]Here now
14. [strike]EAT! I'm starving and 2 Quality Street toffees doesn't count as breakfast.[/strike] Had some McDinner in the end on the way to the Build Centre

But won't need to eat again today.
15. [STRIKE]Update sig with revised totals after mega money sort out last night.[/STRIKE]

mickey_mouse · 29 December 2008 at 3:46PM

:rotfl: at you asking Ian if his Mum is a mouse- he will think you are nuts.

well done on selling your car:beer: .

just bribed Mr Mouse to go and wash my car - he wants to do his anyway:D

pandapaws · 29 December 2008 at 8:05PM

How's y'all doing? I want to be at home getting on with things but instead I'm sitting here at work doing nothing. I should use this time to do the things on the list that I can do on the computer...in fact I will! I'll start by researching the utility switch for some TopCashBack.

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