2018 New year, new focus and new mission

That seems mega early Storm. Ours have the shortest 5 week term - which is crazy. Saying that I'm ready for the break already.

Well today has definitely been a spend day with hubby's car in the garage for the MOT. Good news it passed £39.95 well spent, the bad news is we needed a £90 to get it through. The other rear tyre had an advisory, but that bad boy can wait a couple of months.

Nothing changed, still skint! I have been thinking thought today I'm going to try and push my food shop until Monday / Tuesday. It's not set in stone we go every Saturday, just a habit. I'm hoping by leaving it a couple of days or so I'll get more things cleared from the cupboard store and freezer.

We had a lovely S&S turkey tonight and there was too much meat for just one meal. Stew in meal plan is pushed back and we'll have turkey curry and rice tomorrow. I was planning on the stew lasting two days, but love my Sunday roast. Stew is now on next's weeks menu.

Thursday - Turkey curry
Friday - Chicken wraps
Saturday - Fish cakes and homemade chips
Sunday - Roast pork (only joint in freezer)
Monday - Stew
Tuesday - Stew

By switching the meals around and making the most of the freezer/cupboard stocks that'll be 4 'free' evening meals. The stew is a great way to get rid of any leftover fresh veg too. I've got fresh salad for the chicken wraps which will need to be finished by weekend. I'm going to see how far we can push it along into next week before I buy anymore food. The fruit bowl has taken a battering, but still loads left.

On a positive note we've just received our mortgage renewal paperwork and we've just fallen under 47k outstanding, so I'm a happy bunny! It's a good reminder why we need to get our act together to get rid of the loans, so we can overpay the mortgage and finally be mortgage free.

Right, it's penny-pinching choccy from now on this month. Roll on pay day in approx 2 weeks.

Thanks storm don’t worry about your mortgage - you’re still really young! I hit the big 40 last year and still trying to forget it! I do know I want to be debt free and mortgage free by the time I’m 50.

I’ve not had much time for a diary catch up, but will pop by and say hello when I do. I hope you’re having more luck than me at the minute x

Don’t you love last minute kids! As my darling youngest walked out the house she informed me it’s her turn to make cakes fir the tutor group tomorrow!

Brillant - bangs goes my last few quid in the shopping wallet on ingredients.
Normally make rocky road and lemon drizzle cake. Shopping list is :
chocolate, biscuits, cherries, castor sugar, lemons and marshmallows.

I did cheat and sievtvs £15 voucher Tesco sent me after I complained about a Christmas cake (was so dry it crumbled and had to be eaten with a spoon)

Spent £1.06 out my wallet, but did get few bits omfir my store cupboard more basmati rice (to make butter and green bean rice tonight instead of boikfing boiled)

Had a great day at day and it's Friday whooooo!

Had a busy morning yesterday and today and i've moved 6 direct debits payment dates, so they all come out of our joint account within first two days of the month. I find budgeting so hard when you don't know if all bills etc have been paid in the middle of the month. I've often come stuck and forgotten about the phone contracts eeek.

I've managed to sell another £10 bundle of games on the Facebook site and the lady is hopefully collecting tonight.

Sales so far : £20 for xbox games, £10 on laptop charger = £30 cash in my EF tin

Sales to be collected : £29 ebay bundle (sunday morn) £10 games bundle (tonight)

Possible sales : £3 to friend for a game

Hopefully is all collected and friend collects that'll be approx £65 in cash in my wallet. I've got a couple of sales from pre-christmas still to pay on ebay fees so will take that cash out and pay using joint account.