Archive for March 2009
My Plan To Minimise My Overdraft
Posted by: aulelia on: March 25, 2009
- In: debt
- 3 Comments
My overdraft is currently standing at -£1,994.
I have put £5 in there hence why it is below -£2,000. This is still a lot of money to pay back but judging from the days when I was over my limit and owed -£2,050, I am pleased to have got it down.
It is a student interest free [...]
Vouchers
Posted by: aulelia on: March 23, 2009
On Sat, I went out to Pizza Express with a friend of mine. I know what you are thinking, I should be saving my pennies. But get this, I had a voucher!
My £10 off voucher if we spent more than £30 meant that my friend and I spent £10.35 on a pizza, drink, and a [...]
Loan shark who raped woman in Jail in UK
Posted by: aulelia on: March 20, 2009
Just when you think human beings must have a shred of humanity in them. You are of course proven wrong.
Loan shark who raped an impoverished customer and threatened to petrol-bomb another woman’s house has been jailed for seven years.
Paul Nicholson, 39, squeezed hundreds of thousands of pounds from working-class families.
If repayments were overdue he demanded [...]
Food
Posted by: aulelia on: March 17, 2009
- In: debt
- 6 Comments
The one thing I have realised that I need to fix is how I buy food. I can spend as little on £12 on a weekly shop for essentials but then, I just end up spluring during the week on sugar and more sugary things!
I am on a diet and to be honest, I feel [...]
Keeping a cash book
Posted by: aulelia on: March 15, 2009
- In: debt
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I have been keeping a cash book for a few months now. It is one of the only positive things I have been doing for my journey to get rid of debt.
I can see that I have the following patterns:
I’m an impulse buyer. I will randomly decide to buy Company magazine, as I did today [...]
Overspending
Posted by: aulelia on: March 5, 2009
- In: debt
- 3 Comments
I always mean to start the week well when I budget but I ALWAYS OVERSPEND.
I can put money away in my glass jar in my warderobe but then if I get an URGE, I just overspend.
It is really frustrating me because I am in no position to overspend.
I bought a Ben & Jerry’s Cookie Dough [...]
