As part of keeping track of my spending I will be posting on here what I have spent over the week. Hopefully by having this written down it will make me take notice of areas of overspending!
Monday:
NSD
Tuesday:
Groceries ~ £16.84
Beauty ~ £10.45
Wednesday:
Groceries ~ £2.09
Thursday:
NSD
Friday:
Groceries ~ £11.07
Charity ~ £1.00
Saturday:
Groceries ~ £0.89
Alcohol ~ £4.99
Clothes ~ £16.99 (new school shoes for Little Miss, new shoes for me)
Drinks out ~ £6.90
Travel ~ £10.00
Newspapers & Magazines ~ £7.88
Sweets £5.42
Evening out with a friend.
Sunday:
Groceries ~ £11.05
Well that was better with two NSD's this week. I went over the £30 for the groceries, but that includes some items for next week already.
~x~
Sunday, 29 June 2014
Monday, 23 June 2014
Weekly Menu Plan - Monday 23rd June 2014
This weeks menu is looking good. I'm getting back on the 5:2 way of eating.
Monday: Risotto with fish
Tuesday: Courgette pasta (5:2 day)
Wednesday: Homemade burgers
Thursday: Chickpea Salad (5:2 day)
Friday: Fish and homemade chips
Saturday: Being taken out for a meal
Sunday: BBQ
~x~
Monday: Risotto with fish
Tuesday: Courgette pasta (5:2 day)
Wednesday: Homemade burgers
Thursday: Chickpea Salad (5:2 day)
Friday: Fish and homemade chips
Saturday: Being taken out for a meal
Sunday: BBQ
~x~
Weekly Spending Summary - 22 June 2014
As part of keeping track of my spending I will be posting on here what I have spent over the week. Hopefully by having this written down it will make me take notice of areas of overspending!
Monday:
Groceries ~ £6.31
Tuesday:
Groceries ~ £14.96
Wednesday:
Drinks/Meals Out ~ £5.00
Garden ~ £15.00 (planter)
Misc ~ £20.00 (entrance and chair to go with writing bureau.
- Day out at Ardingley Antiques Fair, this has been planned for some time. The money spent was from selling items on Ebay.
Thursday:
Groceries ~ £0.33
Garden ~ £5.99 (compost)
Newspaper/Magazines ~ £3.10
Friday:
Groceries ~ £2.41
Alcohol ~ £7.28
Drinks/Meals Out ~ £30.60 (meal and drinks with work)
Parking ~ £2.00 (at the hospital)
Saturday:
Birthdays etc ~ £7.10
School Supplies ~ £5.75 (pencil cases ready for September)
Newspaper/Magazines ~ £0.90
Sunday:
Groceries ~ £3.03
Clothes - Me ~ £13.00 (leggings, bag)
Drinks/Meals Out ~ £23.90 (in London for the day)
Newspaper/Magazines ~ £1.50
Misc ~ £6.75 (museum entrance)
Well no NSD's this week so it wasn't a brilliant week. Although I did manage to keep under £30 for the groceries.
We will see how next week goes not too busy so should be a lot less spent!
~x~
Monday:
Groceries ~ £6.31
Tuesday:
Groceries ~ £14.96
Wednesday:
Drinks/Meals Out ~ £5.00
Garden ~ £15.00 (planter)
Misc ~ £20.00 (entrance and chair to go with writing bureau.
- Day out at Ardingley Antiques Fair, this has been planned for some time. The money spent was from selling items on Ebay.
Thursday:
Groceries ~ £0.33
Garden ~ £5.99 (compost)
Newspaper/Magazines ~ £3.10
Friday:
Groceries ~ £2.41
Alcohol ~ £7.28
Drinks/Meals Out ~ £30.60 (meal and drinks with work)
Parking ~ £2.00 (at the hospital)
Saturday:
Birthdays etc ~ £7.10
School Supplies ~ £5.75 (pencil cases ready for September)
Newspaper/Magazines ~ £0.90
Sunday:
Groceries ~ £3.03
Clothes - Me ~ £13.00 (leggings, bag)
Drinks/Meals Out ~ £23.90 (in London for the day)
Newspaper/Magazines ~ £1.50
Misc ~ £6.75 (museum entrance)
Well no NSD's this week so it wasn't a brilliant week. Although I did manage to keep under £30 for the groceries.
We will see how next week goes not too busy so should be a lot less spent!
~x~
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Weekly Menu Plan - Monday 16 June
Part of the new budgeting system I am doing is going to involve menu planning.
I have gone through the freezer and done an inventory of what we have in there and we could easily live of what is in there for a couple of weeks!
Monday: Game casserole in slow cooker
Tuesday: Leftover casserole veg with melted cheese on top.
Wednesday: out for the day at Ardingley Antiques Fair so no cooking
Thursday: out for the day with my sister at Brands Hatch she's going to be driving a Ford Mustang. Salad when we get back.
Friday: out with work for drinks and Chinese.
Saturday: being treated to weekend away, but we don't know where to!
Sunday: again as for Saturday.
~x~
I have gone through the freezer and done an inventory of what we have in there and we could easily live of what is in there for a couple of weeks!
Monday: Game casserole in slow cooker
Tuesday: Leftover casserole veg with melted cheese on top.
Wednesday: out for the day at Ardingley Antiques Fair so no cooking
Thursday: out for the day with my sister at Brands Hatch she's going to be driving a Ford Mustang. Salad when we get back.
Friday: out with work for drinks and Chinese.
Saturday: being treated to weekend away, but we don't know where to!
Sunday: again as for Saturday.
~x~
Monday, 16 June 2014
From My Home To Yours Swap
Oh excited as I've signed up to this lovely swap that Betty The Wood Fairy is doing.
You send 4 items (at least one must be handmade) to your swap partner. The items should be relevant to your country, county or town.
There is still time to sign up as partners won't be listed until 20th June. Pop over to Betty's blog and sign up.
~x~
You send 4 items (at least one must be handmade) to your swap partner. The items should be relevant to your country, county or town.
There is still time to sign up as partners won't be listed until 20th June. Pop over to Betty's blog and sign up.
~x~
Sunday, 15 June 2014
Weekly Spending Summary - 15th June
As part of keeping track of my spending I will be posting on here what I have spent over the week. Hopefully by having this written down it will make me take notice of areas of overspending!
Monday:
Groceries ~ £13.31
Ebay ~ £10.85
Misc ~ £12.00 (4 X Men DVD's as Little Miss has really got into these).
- Not brilliant, DVD's were unexpected but we have been after these for a while and this has been the cheapest we have seen them.
Tuesday:
NSD
Wednesday:
Groceries ~ £13.21
Birthdays etc ~ £3.46
- June is always a bad month for birthdays, I have Little Miss, my sister and a couple of other birthdays as well.
Thursday:
NSD
Friday:
Groceries ~ £2.15
Drinks/Meals Out ~ £3.13 (pint at lunch with work colleagues)
Misc ~ £2.00 (World Cup sweepstake)
- pub at lunchtime with work colleagues was unexpected, but we have had some bad news at work this week and we all wanted to meet up.
Saturday:
Groceries ~ £2.94
Beauty ~ £1.50
Birthdays etc ~ £9.64
Clothes Me ~ £22.00 (lightweight rain coat)
School Supplies ~ £10.00 (bag ready for September)
Garden ~ £2.00 (plant pots)
Misc ~ £4.94 (bubble wrap, glue dots, 23 Ladybird books, sewing box)
- again more birthday items, my coat was on the to get list and Little Miss has got her bag ready for next term at school.
Sunday:
Groceries ~ £9.65
Misc ~ £18.25 (garden table, phone charger box, brushes)
- the garden table and phone charger have been on the to get list for ages. Just at last I have found the perfect table today.
Not too bad, but could do better as the school reports go! I am on budget with regards to groceries this month, and have managed two NSD this week. But there have been a few purchases, all though these have been for items we have wanted for a while.
We will see how next week goes as we have a very busy week.
~x~
Monday:
Groceries ~ £13.31
Ebay ~ £10.85
Misc ~ £12.00 (4 X Men DVD's as Little Miss has really got into these).
- Not brilliant, DVD's were unexpected but we have been after these for a while and this has been the cheapest we have seen them.
Tuesday:
NSD
Wednesday:
Groceries ~ £13.21
Birthdays etc ~ £3.46
- June is always a bad month for birthdays, I have Little Miss, my sister and a couple of other birthdays as well.
Thursday:
NSD
Friday:
Groceries ~ £2.15
Drinks/Meals Out ~ £3.13 (pint at lunch with work colleagues)
Misc ~ £2.00 (World Cup sweepstake)
- pub at lunchtime with work colleagues was unexpected, but we have had some bad news at work this week and we all wanted to meet up.
Saturday:
Groceries ~ £2.94
Beauty ~ £1.50
Birthdays etc ~ £9.64
Clothes Me ~ £22.00 (lightweight rain coat)
School Supplies ~ £10.00 (bag ready for September)
Garden ~ £2.00 (plant pots)
Misc ~ £4.94 (bubble wrap, glue dots, 23 Ladybird books, sewing box)
- again more birthday items, my coat was on the to get list and Little Miss has got her bag ready for next term at school.
Sunday:
Groceries ~ £9.65
Misc ~ £18.25 (garden table, phone charger box, brushes)
- the garden table and phone charger have been on the to get list for ages. Just at last I have found the perfect table today.
Not too bad, but could do better as the school reports go! I am on budget with regards to groceries this month, and have managed two NSD this week. But there have been a few purchases, all though these have been for items we have wanted for a while.
We will see how next week goes as we have a very busy week.
~x~
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Budgeting
I need to focus more on getting money saved for a deposit for a little house for us. Yes it is a lot of saving that needs to be done...but we will get there.
From now on this will be my mantra.
~x~
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