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laurenh1 · 3 October 2017 at 6:49AM

Am I too late to join xx

misstara · 3 October 2017 at 7:22AM

apple_muncher wrote: »

Misstara - I don't count my bus travel as spends. I use my oyster, but don't count the top-ups, in the same way that the turtles don't count petrol spends as breaking an NSD. So you may be able to save your spending for another day.

Thanks apple, in that case I'll save my list until tomorrow. There's nothing we desperately need and tomorrow will be a spend day as I'm meeting the girls for tea after work.

determined_new_ms · 3 October 2017 at 7:34AM

laurenh1 wrote: »

Am I too late to join xx

nope

welcome

check in for yesterday

wasn't a SFD as went to SM £33.22/£160. SFDs 1/15

use it up: oh had a ys pastry that's been in the freezer for a while. I had a portion of soup, 1/2 BNS & some frozen roasted tomato sauce used in a bake.

As it was a SD I purchased 2 xmas gifts and finally made raspberry & processo jam so that's 3 peoples gifts done (planning on making scones and making a little cream tea gift box

)

exercise - well kinda we had our washing machine delivered and I installed it myself. No mean feat as I'm dinky and it was hard work! Also went to the allotment and did a little digging. Not really sufficient so I won't count that so currently 0/4

fruitloop04 · 3 October 2017 at 7:49AM

First check in!

NSD on the 1st Oct and hoping for another one today. My sister had her first baby on Saturday (whoop!) but has to stay in until at least Wednesday so visited her at the hospital after work yesterday. Ended up buying myself a coffee, water and my sister's OH a meal deal from the cafe, so with parking came to £12.73 :eek: I didn't feel like I could ask for the meal deal money back as they have been through a lot the past couple of days! £5 of that was parking too

I wouldn't mind so much if the money actually went to the hospital!

So my stats are so far:
NSDs: 1/20
Food: £58.58/£280 (this seems a lot written down...will try and shave some off this).
Personal spends: £12.73
Extra Income: 30p from cashback site
Stoptober: Alcohol free days: 2
Exercise: 20 minutes on Sunday and will do another 20 minutes today.

thriftylass · 3 October 2017 at 8:49AM

Check in number 3. Not much to report just now. Took my meter readings yesterday and submitted them. Still well in credit despite the heating being on.

Swim at lunch, lunch to work and dinner is semi-prepped. Will take DS to chess after work and DD to a nearby play park as DH will have to work late again. Won't be able to do that for much longer as it gets dark now at 6/half 7.

DH has noticed now that DS is at an age where he is integrating in the local community more (i.e. more friends life nearby now in walking distance, he started clubs etc) so it might be harder to move (need to upsize due to bedroom shortage). Might get him to think about extension ideas again then

. Will be very disruptive but selling/buying isn't any more pleasant in my eyes and we'd still have to do some work on the house.

laurenh1 · 3 October 2017 at 9:02AM

my First Check in-

I am new to this so please do let me know if I don't get everything down I need to.

This is hopefully my 2nd NSD (aim in 20) - as I spent on Sunday. I did buy tickets for Santa express for my littlies on Saturday but my Mum is giving me cash back so that's good.

Dropped my home made soup on the way to work, which I panicked might mean an unplanned bought lunch, However, I was also bringing someone some eggs and a couple got broken, so I will just make scrambled eggs in the microwave for my lunch.

Sold some toys over the weekend - putting the cash aside for xmas and halloween costumes

I would like an exemption for milk, if I may, as I have 2 children under 3!!

Thank you for welcoming me in

mothernerd · 3 October 2017 at 11:22AM

(for f0xholes)

A woman should be two things - Who and What she wants
Coco Chanel

Well behaved women rarely make history

(for those of us trying to get our houses in order)

The dust bunnies killed my house fairy

I put the mess in domestic

(quite like the latin ones - if you are likely to be offended, please don't translate it)

fututus mori in igni

(for all those who are struggling, but still afloat)

If you can't make your own neuro transmitters, store bought is fine.

mothernerd · 3 October 2017 at 11:27AM

Sorry to post and run. I wrote replies to you all at 3am this morning but tried to report on my day as well, accidently hit something and lost it.

You are all doing well.

Right now I have the choice of posting or getting dressed, eating, and cooking/ freezing the remaining meat from Saturday and I'm hungry (not sure what to have as ate the last 2 wraps around 5am.

Will try to get back earlier this evening. The old laptop I have taken to mum's only works for a few minutes at a time so I'm now off- line.

thriftylass · 3 October 2017 at 11:59AM

I just got my 9 year badge :eek:. More motivation to get this debt gone. By year ten I want to join these challenges to save not to pay off debt.

moneysavingfamilycomp · 3 October 2017 at 12:13PM

Hi i'm hoping I can join you all sorry i'm a bit late (story of my life) but i've just found this and I really need the support / motivation.
heres my list so far:

organise: need to do a proper list but have been using up from freezer cupboards so not loads in.

budget : will be a bit trial and error this month as I don't have a clue other than I know I stay out of the overdraft.(just)
food = £200 Me, DH, DD, DS and dog
diesel= £ 50
school = £20 (£4 school fund, £6 trip, £2 macmilan cake sale already paid)
beauty = £25 (i need my hair cut)
clothing= £30 ( kids both need winter boots)

winter: more organised on this sorted kids hats etc from last year, lifted out fleece blankets for beds/sofa and hot water bottles, packed away summer clothes and filled bags for charity shop, hung blanket as curtain over door in playroom/office. changed tariff for gas/elec and applied for warm home discount.

be kind: I always am

NSD : i'm aiming for 15 although I do have a lot of low spend days I try to wait till I need something then buy it rather than buying in advance unless it's an offer I can stock up on.

make do: I managed to find an old curtain pole in the shed which I attached over the door in the office I then looped the top of a large blanket over it and safety pinned it to make a door curtain. The kids playroom which doubles as my office is a garage conversion and has a door leading to outside its freezing in winter so i'm hoping this will help.

extra income: I don't work other than being an avon rep. i'm hoping I can put more effort into this to generate more commission for me. I also have some stuff ready to list on ebay and i've restarted doing swagbucks.

christmas: Quite organised. I save with park so have a spending card do to arrive in november, I have also been buying bits all year that I have found on offer and i'm going to try and use some of my stock of avon toiletries as gifts.

exercise: we have a border collie so this isnt usually an issue lol out every night to walk him when DH comes home from work. I also walked the kids to school this morning to save on diesel.

hopefully I can pay off my credit card debt and then start saving for the things that need doing in the house.
food 6.29/200, diesel o/50, school 12/20, beauty 0/25, clothing 0/30, nsd 1/15

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