I've been documenting my finances all month using my iPhone app which allows me to see at a glance where my money has been going.
So here goes;
Basic income: £1,444
eBay money for dress: £60
Pub shift & tax rebate: £116
Mystery shop: £10
Sold Nintendo Wii: £100
Pub holiday pay: £37
=£1,767.00
Clothing: £7.50 extra on exhanged Xmas present (blue dress H&M) which has been worn lots, including work, lunches & dinner.
£16.00 black ballet flats from Topshop, also worn lots and allow me to wear some of my springier clothes from last year rather than buying new ones. I walked into work yesterday to 'You look nice, are your trousers/top new?' Nope :) Think its called 'going shopping in your wardrobe'.
Hobby:
£2.80 'water for elephants' paperback, Amazon
£1.70 'E' paperback, Amazon
Both for the bookshelf as I like adding to my collection in between borrowing from the libary (my local libary also didn't have these books)
Gifts/donations
£10.00 Friend's birthday present
£5.00 Charity donantion to a friends little sister
£1.20 work donation for colleague who had a bike accident
Groceries (bought for personal eating!)
£6.00 Dim sum from M&S
£1.14 hot chocolate and biscuits at work
Household
£220.00 rent
£200.00 into the joint account (covers food & bills & some trips out)
Personal:
£20.00 Contact lenses
£12.21 Cosmetics etc.
Restaurant:
£1.50 drinks
£15.00 Ping Pong Dim Sum
£4.00 Las Iguanas
£10.00 Borough Market
£3.50 Burger King
£4.00 x2 hot drinks out
£13.70 Pizza Express
£3.80 lunch at work cafe (jacket potato with beans, sans beans :()
Travel:
£156.00 Monthly travel card
£20.00 Petrol (car coming off the road at the end of the month)
Utilities:
£42.00 Gym membership (now cancelled) will be making use of my push bike and the lighter evenings
£35.00 Phone bill
£796.00 spent, which is about normal for me. (=20 cash I forgot I withdrew for a cinema trip, and lunch out)
Savings: £967 approx.
£500 leant to BF for credit credit card payment
£60 extra money to round down the account
*the rest is sat in my current account waiting for the new ISA to be opened
This month we shouldn't be paying council tax, and a few days ago I made BF check and update the Gas and Electricity meter readings and it seems we are around £200 in credit with the gas, I have no idea how. Lets hope it comes back our way.....I also spontaneously bought a dress online I saw on a blog, and it sold out and the payment didn't go through- on reflection I'm kind of pleased it happened.
Here's to another fun and frugal month. x
So here goes;
Basic income: £1,444
eBay money for dress: £60
Pub shift & tax rebate: £116
Mystery shop: £10
Sold Nintendo Wii: £100
Pub holiday pay: £37
=£1,767.00
Clothing: £7.50 extra on exhanged Xmas present (blue dress H&M) which has been worn lots, including work, lunches & dinner.
£16.00 black ballet flats from Topshop, also worn lots and allow me to wear some of my springier clothes from last year rather than buying new ones. I walked into work yesterday to 'You look nice, are your trousers/top new?' Nope :) Think its called 'going shopping in your wardrobe'.
Hobby:
£2.80 'water for elephants' paperback, Amazon
£1.70 'E' paperback, Amazon
Both for the bookshelf as I like adding to my collection in between borrowing from the libary (my local libary also didn't have these books)
Gifts/donations
£10.00 Friend's birthday present
£5.00 Charity donantion to a friends little sister
£1.20 work donation for colleague who had a bike accident
Groceries (bought for personal eating!)
£6.00 Dim sum from M&S
£1.14 hot chocolate and biscuits at work
Household
£220.00 rent
£200.00 into the joint account (covers food & bills & some trips out)
Personal:
£20.00 Contact lenses
£12.21 Cosmetics etc.
Restaurant:
£1.50 drinks
£15.00 Ping Pong Dim Sum
£4.00 Las Iguanas
£10.00 Borough Market
£3.50 Burger King
£4.00 x2 hot drinks out
£13.70 Pizza Express
£3.80 lunch at work cafe (jacket potato with beans, sans beans :()
Travel:
£156.00 Monthly travel card
£20.00 Petrol (car coming off the road at the end of the month)
Utilities:
£42.00 Gym membership (now cancelled) will be making use of my push bike and the lighter evenings
£35.00 Phone bill
£796.00 spent, which is about normal for me. (=20 cash I forgot I withdrew for a cinema trip, and lunch out)
Savings: £967 approx.
£500 leant to BF for credit credit card payment
£60 extra money to round down the account
*the rest is sat in my current account waiting for the new ISA to be opened
This month we shouldn't be paying council tax, and a few days ago I made BF check and update the Gas and Electricity meter readings and it seems we are around £200 in credit with the gas, I have no idea how. Lets hope it comes back our way.....I also spontaneously bought a dress online I saw on a blog, and it sold out and the payment didn't go through- on reflection I'm kind of pleased it happened.
Here's to another fun and frugal month. x
