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From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 15, 2008 at 2:46 pm ET
Today in an effort to get back to my normal organisation, I've emptied my purse of receipts, updated all my excel sheets and worked out the balance of my checking account. I have £1,250.47 in ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 13, 2008 at 3:02 am ET
First of all apologies for no posts last week, work kind of got the better of me. Working twelve hour days combined with the end of school term doesn't make blogging easy.I've had to spend ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 6, 2008 at 3:25 am ET
Kimberly at My Good Cents hosted the Carnival of Money Stories this week and included my post, The Possession Crossover Point, thanks Kimberly.J at Budgets Are Sexy, yes they are, hosted the Festival of Frugality ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 5, 2008 at 5:00 pm ET
My pc has been fixed for a cost of £60, lots cheaper than a new one. I've had it for over 4 years and it needs to last another 4 years as buying a new ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 2, 2008 at 7:10 am ET
I'm trying my hardest not to get too down about the cost of everything at the moment, especially fuel and grocery.In June my petrol expenses increased to £105.00, I'd budgeted £60, and my grocery spending ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 1, 2008 at 4:09 am ET
Our Net Worth went up to £39,789 in June, an increase of £1,199 and 3.11% on May's figure.-Mortgage overpayments bought back in line after re-mortgage 3rd June-£566 paid off my debts-9.95% towards our target Net ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 28, 2008 at 7:12 pm ET
This afternoon my pc stopped working. I'm using my daughters laptop at the moment, which I can have access to most days, however this is not ideal.I'm hoping it's fixable as I don't have the ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 23, 2008 at 2:46 pm ET
If you look at my sidebar regularly you will have noticed that my Emergency Fund total of £100 has not changed for weeks, even though I have a goal amount of £1,000 for 2008.I change ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 22, 2008 at 9:21 pm ET
I think its finally happened, I've finally reached the point where I have nothing left to sell from my previous spending habits. I've reached a possession cross over point.Every item in my home now either ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 20, 2008 at 2:04 pm ET
If truth be told I've had better months, however June is not too bad.Debt: I've cleared £566 in June.This amount should be nearer to £800, however the snowflakes have not been coming. I need to ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 18, 2008 at 1:48 am ET
I'm still having blog problems, I can only load my blog page when signed in..I've emailed blogger again as I know that some other people have had problems too :(I'm so overdue an update on ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 11, 2008 at 1:54 pm ET
I'm having a bit of a lull at the moment, I'm working long hours and there seems no time to do anything, however I've still not spent a penny of non budgeted money in June.I've ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 7, 2008 at 2:42 am ET
For some reason I am unable to load my blog home page. I think one of the adverts is stopping the page loading, does this happen? Is anyone else having trouble viewing this?I can post ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 5, 2008 at 3:46 am ET
Incoming:£1868Outgoing:£1880Bills £800 includes contribution to mortgage overpaymentsLoans £490Grocery £200Petrol £60 Increased by £10 due to rising costLoan Overpayments £200Child Costs £130 includes some summer activitiesHopefully I should be able to make some extra money this ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 3, 2008 at 3:03 pm ET
I'm off and running on my no miscellaneous spending challenge, three days down and not one penny spent. So far its been easy, however I know its going to get tough on occasions.I've also started ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 1, 2008 at 6:09 am ET
Our Net Worth went up to £38,590 in May, an increase of £1,234 and 3.3% on April's figure.- No mortgage overpayment made yet this month due to re mortgage currently going through.- £600 placed in ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 30, 2008 at 9:14 am ET
My No 1 personal loan, balance outstanding £7950, minimum monthly payment £295.25, I work nearly a whole day every week after taxes etc, at a job I don't like, to pay this minimum payment and ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 30, 2008 at 8:14 am ET
As part of my preparation for the 6 month challenge today I have:-Cancelled all my magazine subscriptions. This will save me at least £17.90 a month.I have so many magazines stored, most of which I've ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 24, 2008 at 1:30 am ET
Ever since I've been on this debt journey I've done two things, reduce my outgoings and increase my income. I totally agree with this post by Brip Blap that spending less than you earn is ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 23, 2008 at 10:15 am ET
This could be a long list, so far I have-Make Up-Magazines, I'm cancelling all my subscriptions-Paid for meals out, I have some free vouchers-Books-Stationery, including birthdays cards and wrapping paper-Clothes, non work-Starbucks or any other ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 23, 2008 at 8:49 am ET
I'm mad at myself, really mad and I'm considering drastic action. I've been thinking of challenging myself to no spending, except on essentials, for the next six months. I know this has been done before ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 22, 2008 at 5:47 am ET
Confession time. I've not been blogging much lately due to work commitments and launching my new business. When I stop blogging I start spending. This is fact.I've spent too much money this week and here ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 17, 2008 at 6:43 pm ET
I've realised today just how much my postal mail has reduced in the last few months. Some of the reasons:No more credit card billsAll household bills on Direct Debit/Paperless billingAll checking accounts paperlessReduced magazine subscriptions ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 13, 2008 at 2:53 pm ET
-Planning to spend money and actually spending it are two different things, the suit I had my eye on is out of stock and now I've lost all motivation to look for another. I did ... ( more)
From The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2008 at 3:08 am ET
My wardrobe clear out and the good weather here at the moment in England has resulted in my realising that I need some new clothing items. In the winter I could wear my very smart ... ( more)
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