Happy 2013

Well it's been a few weeks!!

I am now called "The girl that postponed Christmas" by my Bro as both myself and OH had the dreaded Norovirus or “Norbert” as we nicknamed it!! Silver lining was I must have had some dislocated ribs down the side and being ill popped them back in place....LOL!! Ribs now completely healed – Result!!

Luckily we both have lovely families and they postponed Christmas in full until the weekend after – so we both had a full on Christmas dinner, present opening with family affair Saturday/Sunday followed by New Years Eve on Monday with friends :) Was awesome.

So Kick Arse December ended with:

20 No Spend Days (NSD) – I managed 10
£270 food budget for the whole month (Joint Account – JA) – I spent £220 – result!
£200 for presents/food/social outings (My Account – MA) - £279.08 - oppppss :(
Must take packed lunches – no food from cafe's etc – 60p for a packet of crisps – not too bad!
£250 petrol allowance – (JA) - £101.32 – being ill really reduced this!!
Apart “from fresh food” use up what is in freezer/pantry – mmmm, think I may have added :(
Pick one of my piggy banks and fill with change, do not open until the end of 2013, once full pick another piggy to fill. - DONE
Make a Christmas decoration per day for my own version of an advent calender from items I have in the house - Ummm, I got to 13 decorations, still I can make more next year...

All in all I don't think I did too badly and it really focuses the mind, this is the new one for January.

25 No Spend Days (NSD)
£250 food budget for the whole month (Joint Account - JA)
Must take packed lunches – no food from cafe's etc
£230 petrol allowance – (JA)
Apart “from fresh food” use up what is in freezer/pantry
Make £155 on Ebay
Find/gather £25 - points on something, pennies literally picked off the floor, receipt wombling in supermarket car parks, doubling coupons etc.
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