Single, six kids and going to be debt free!

So currently on holiday and only three days left. The weather hasn!!!8217;t been amazing but apart from this morning it hasn!!!8217;t rained. The kids are mostly behaving themselves which is great and we are enjoying time together as a family. My budget for holiday is going well and I hope to come back with some money as well. Oh and I won a little bit on bingo so that!!!8217;s always a bonus. I have also booked to come back next year in may half term. Deposit is only £20 and I have a year to save for it which once my debts have gone should be easy!

So I'm back from holiday and have a total of £20 left in the holiday budget! We did spend a lot but as this is our main summer holiday and it was good to spend quality family time together I don't mind!

So today has been spent unpacking the car and catching up on the washing. Three loads done and dried out on the line, will finish the rest tomorrow.

Also I dropped the middle two kids off at their dad's on the way back from holiday, DD2 has gone to her friend's for a sleepover tonight and the oldest has gone out with her friend tonight. So its just me and the youngest two tonight and they are both fast asleep.

I have done the online shopping delivery for Monday, updated my budget spreadsheet and sorted out the garden. I have harvested some strawberries from my plants in the garden and have watered the rest of the plants.

So now I need to get together a list of things to do over the next month. One of the main things is to try and clear some of the clutter on the top landing. This is where I have been storing the items that I want to sell. I might even attempt a car boot!

Anyway, I am off to bed now as I am shattered from a six and half hour drive this morning!

Will be back on tomorrow to add my list for the month and a target for extra money I want to make.

brizzlegirl wrote: »

Glad everyone had a great time and that you were able to keep to your budget and have fun

beanielou wrote: »

What brizzled said

f0xh0les wrote: »

Back from holiday with money in your pocket is always a win.

Glad you had such a great time.

Back to 'normal' until the end of summer term now, boo!

Thanks everyone. I know all back to normal-ish until the summer holidays. Well as normal as it can be in this house.

My eldest finishes her exams in two weeks so I am trying to convince her to take the middle two to school on the days I work. I am happy to pay her but it would still be less than what I pay for them to go to breakfast club at the school and it would mean that I could get to work slightly earlier.

She has her prom in four weeks and we have the girls rugby end of season dinner in two weeks. Then the eldest is going off on her NCS thing the middle of July. But at least my expenses should remain fairly fixed up until the summer holidays.

I still need to think of what I need to do in the next month. The house is clearer and most of the rubbish has gone so that doesn't need doing. However I have a lot of stuff to get rid of in some way or the other so that has to be my priority for the next month.

I'm going to start a list here of what I need to do this week at least.

• Send off Iphone 5S to CEX
• Contain High school for girls for look around for DD1
• Contact High school for Boys for DD1 for look around
• Contact nursery about fees for June
• Make jumpsuits for DD2, DD3 and DD4
• Plant more lettuce seeds
• Go to the gym at least three times a week
• MEal plan each week
• Do Flylady thread!!

wishingthemortgaheaway wrote: »

A great plan. I'm assuming the boys high school takes girls in the VI form if Dd1 is interested in going there?

Yes they do take girls in sixth form and that’s her first choice place but also the one with the highest grades required.