ATB'S Frugal Foray to Freedom

A_Frayed_Knot · 22 February 2017 at 8:38PM

atypicalblonde wrote: »

I had a bit of a wobble earlier. We are so close to the 20s, but it's still such a big number....

Ehmmm, excuse me, now correct me, if I'm wrong

but didn't I see a quote from you stating you were nearly at the 30's and that was just before Christmas, 8-10 weeks have passed and you are now talking about the 20's:T

Your doing brilliantly :A so don't have any more wobblers

(love that icon, should have been a teacher :rotfl:) You are grabbing every opportunity and using it to your advantage. Just when you think the ideas/items have ran dry, you seek them here, you seek them there. Well done:T

hiddenshadow · 22 February 2017 at 9:39PM

^ echoing AFK

You make me feel lazy/complacent because every day you find some new way to scrounge an OP together. I look around our house and idly go "hm, might be able to sell x", and "we should really get rid of y" and then it sits around for another 6+ months.

atypicalblonde · 23 February 2017 at 8:11AM

Morning AFK and hiddenshadow

what lovely posts to read first thing, thank you for taking the time to pop in. The support on this forum is an extraordinary thing, and makes this journey infinitely more fun. I'm making you all a virtual :coffee: now as a thank you xx

Well Storm Doris is here! The rain is battering down - I do need to go out, as we are visiting a friend for lunch, but will take it extra steady on the roads.

Onto money stuff:

- NSD ahead
- £6 offer accepted for an eBay item overnight, will OP once paid.
- one more item to list, will sort that this morning

Easy dinner of leftovers :T

Have great MF days all xx

atypicalblonde · 24 February 2017 at 7:53AM

Morning all

No money news to report, nothing earnt but nothing spent either. It's the last day of half term here, back to normality next week. It's also nearly dividend time for DH, there won't be one in March so I'm hoping February's will be a good one. Need to sit down and go over his accounts at the weekend to work this out.

Have good days all, hope you get some spring sun x

atypicalblonde · 24 February 2017 at 10:25PM

Today in a nutshell -

:T £40 eBay sale
:T NSD
:T it was SUNNY

Dog tired now. Got a lot of paid stuff for DH to do tomorrow, and need to do the March meal plan x

atypicalblonde · 25 February 2017 at 8:24AM

Morning all

OP made of £65. Ziffit money has been sent so will OP that £10 when it arrives. Need to put some fuel in the car today, and taking kiddies to soft play - it's wet and wild out there, so going to the park isn't an option today.

Chicken stir fry for dinner, and I must get at least one item on ebay - half term means much less time to focus on the MF journey, and much more time spent wiping bottoms and noses! Back to it next week

Have marvellous days all xx

Watty1 · 25 February 2017 at 9:48AM

You are doing so well ... the 10s will be here soon!

atypicalblonde · 25 February 2017 at 11:08PM

Thanks Watty. Just checked the figures to give myself a boost and we have OPd £1000 in the past three weeks, not too shabby at all.

Dividend money from DH, some overdue money for consultancy work (lady I'm doing it for is on hols, and will pay when she gets back) and normal monthly payment will see us into the 20s w/c 6th March.

The next milestone will be to be in the teens by the end of June. I am already gearing myself up for ploughing through the 20s - the 30s have felt tiresome, but I suspect the 20s will be worse. Good job we love a challenge and I'll no doubt make a plan

6 items on fleabay now, fingers crossed for some sales over the next couple of days. G'night all x

Edited to add: an item just sold for £10

atypicalblonde · 26 February 2017 at 9:35AM

Morning all,

Another sale overnight of £10

NSD day ahead

Will list one more thing on fleabay today

Time I got a wiggle on. Have marvellous days all x

atypicalblonde · 27 February 2017 at 7:57AM

Morning all

Kiddies are still at home today, teacher training day, and DD has a friend coming to play. I have a few errands to run so they will all have to traipse along with me! Plan for today:

- send a click and collect return back
- post office for eBay items
- make a chilli for dinner
- take library book back and open DD a library card account
- order DH a new phone case
- trip to chemist for a few bits

So nothing particularly MF but not spending unnecessarily either. Have marvellous days all x

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