One week on from my promise to control my cash flow and, so far, my £5 a day rule is working rather well.The money from cashing in my Premium Bonds has been put towards a credit card debt and I even managed to sell something on Ebay for more than twenty pounds, which has to be a record for me.
During my year of not shopping I sold a jacket on Ebay and failed to take into account the fact that the buyer was overseas. She got a complete bargain at 99p and I ended up six pounds out of pocket to cover the postage.
Anyway, this week’s only weakness was forgetting I had committed to a work’s night out, but as the meal came to just £15 a head and I’d been carrying the same crisp fiver in my wallet for three days without breaking into it, the evening still fell within budget and I was able to enjoy my grub guilt free.
And it seems I’m not the only one to be curbing my cash withdrawals to a minimum.
HSBC and Barclays have said that their cash machines will soon be issuing £5 notes again to help credit crunch hit customers manage their money.
Let’s hope more banks follow suit and start listening to their customers’ needs again.
Lets hope they don't take to long to change the cash machines - it will save me having to go back to the teller each week for my £5 notes.
ReplyDeleteGlad that your back in the swing with your £5 a week plan too!