Debt free living and looking to the future.

A belated HAPPY EASTER to everyone.

Yesterday was a NSD, we went to visit relatives and then did some bits at home, I used a sample pot to paint one of the kitchen cupboards and I love the colour it's a sage green so I've used my amazon vouchers to order some paint so once that arrives I can start painting all the cabinets. Couple of items sold on ebay yesterday but I have left money in paypal for now as there is a few house bits we need and will use this money instead of from the bank account.

Plans for today are to go and tidy up at rental property, quite cross with DH as he checked the house when the tenants moved out last week and said it was clean and tidy and gave them their deposit back, I popped in yesterday and every room was clean and tidy except for the kitchen which had food stains all over the work tops, cupboards have food splashed on them, oven is filthy with dirty greasy trays left, cupboards still had food in them and hadn't been wiped out, freezer still had food in it and not defrosted and clean and the fridge was disgusting, spilt curdled milk in the bottom and the shelves all dirty, so I have to go and clean that today as new tenants move in at the end of the week. First and last time I will trust DH with that job :mad:.

Need to get some bits listed on ebay this afternoon and catch up with some ironing and housework, quick check of finances and a TT of 3p this morning:D, won't be a NSD as I need to go and buy oven cleaner etc :mad:.


To do today
Finances
ebay
Ironing
surveys
yoga at some point.
Clean rental house.

To do this week
Ebay listing
Surveys
General housework.

Finances today
3p TT to general savings.
Weekly Grocery budget 23/3/18 - 29/3/18 £100/£35
NSD 1
personnel spends £50/£15.25

mummytogirls wrote: »

Found you again Pennywise! Had found you previously but forgot to subscribe ha!

How annoying that DH has given them the deposit back. I bet they were chuffed getting away with that! I could never leave a house the way some people do :mad:.

Hope you're enjoying the Easter holidays xx

It's really annoying, I also noticed yesterday that one of the curtain poles is broken, all the curtain rings from the poles in the house have gone and the sink plugs are missing, so all need replacing and although each is a small spend it soon adds up, DH is now :mad: with himself for not being more thorough.

PO run done and spent £4.35 on tea bags and reduced pork steaks used change out of purse to pay. I have turned off CH and lit woodburning stove, washers on and will hang on airer to dry as its raining out, really need to cut down on electricity use and have spent a fortune on oil for the CH this year, just hope summer is hot and sunny.

Ok been going through this months finances and i'm short by £300, now I could take from savings but I want to avoid this at all costs.

Outgoings -

Bills (direct debit) £87.
Food (eating from stores as much as possible) hopefully will be less than £300 Also have a £20 gift card from M&S on the way
Tutor £156.
Hair cut £40
Fuel £100
Weekend away £250
Total £933

Income - bank account £450
Child benefit £137
Paypal £55.
TOTAL £642

Basically I need to make enough money for our weekend away at the end of the month So surveys and ebay needs to be my priority along with trying to cut the grocery spends back. Hopefully i will receive some money from relatives for my birthday in a couple of weeks time which i can use for the weekend away.

Other needs but can wait -
BB cream.
Mascara
Dog bowl.
Another tin of paint for kitchen units (have enough amazon vouchers if i need this).

Thankfully i have put money away for DS birthday, so that one is covered.