I think i have those post-christmas blues. Without on-call money my budget is very tight. I'm quite decided that i will give up buying n-rev mag, and i won't eat out (apart from my birthday, but i am only going to the peartree so my bill will be under 15 quid), and i'm not going to buy a game for my wii unless i sell a game i already have, or sell books or Cds instead. i try not to have my heater on in the evenings to save an electricity. Instead i put two blankets over me and my snuggle socks on my feet. The cat is going back onto tins, as they are much cheaper than pouches. As i'm at slimming world i do realise that i spend a fiver a week on this, but then again i'm not spending 20 quid a week on lunches, so that i think is a good saving. The things i want, such as books, i am using the on call money that i saved up in December. It sounds silly, but then again i don't go out at weekends spending pounds on alcohol. At least with books, i can enjoy them again and again.

I do want to go on beading courses, so i am hoping that i can pay for those by making some nice stuff and selling it to mum or my sister.

There are somethings that i need to buy such as new glasses. It's very expensive, but at least i will get some back from the BHSF, which is useful. I also have to buy some new boots, and my old ones broke. I'm currently wearing brown shoes with my black clothes, which doesn't look ideal really. Plus boots are better in winter, the shoes are not waterproof and given that it's both windy and rainy i need adequate foot protection!

I think that both of those come before books...

posted by small 3:28 PM