And it looks like we might have made it,

yes, it's looks like we might have made it... to the end.  Guess the song?!

Anyway, I'm talking about getting through my birthday month financially sound, and still not having added a penny to my credit card balance!

Payday for both jobs is this Friday and I have £7.63 left to last me through tomorrow.  An update on the birthday month spends:

*£7 - present for L's birthday (her b'day = 6th Feb)
*£20 - meal out on Thursday for A's birthday (his b'day = 14th Feb)
*£17 - meal out on Friday for my birthday
*£3.90 - drinks out Friday night for B's birthday (his b'day =11th Feb)
*£36.20 - train to London for R's birthday party on Saturday  (her b'day = 10th Feb - she's my birthday twin)
*£10 - to top up my Oyster card to get around London
*£8.50 - food at R's birthday party
*£36.11 - drinks at R's birthday party (buying a round is what made that so high)
*£12.54 - lunch on Sunday in London with S
*£0 - lunch meet up on Monday with RS (his b'day = 12th Feb) - he treated me : )
*£15 - extra petrol put in as been driving around so much
*£10 - petrol to holiday cottage (we spent more than that but that was my share)
*£17 - food and drinks on holiday cottage break


So a grand total of £193.25 on birthdayish stuff.  Wow, that's a lot of money.  Though it wasn't so long ago I'd have thought nothing of spending that on a shopping trip... and that is why I am in this mess!  At least I have finally adjusted my spending habits.

I am impressed that I have restrained myself into still keeping £29.50 left over from it being a council tax free month, which is going towards kitty's yearly jabs, which she is booked in for in a week or so.

However, all this enjoying myself has left me with only a couple of pounds buffer money remaining.  Having taken 2 weeks off job #2 (I have to take a full week off to be allowed a weekend off, and I wanted 2 weekends off), I will only be paid my bare minimum this Friday (i.e. 8 hours for each week holiday pay), meaning £0 to add to the buffer fund to build it back up.  So no, fall back plan available for early March :(

Had a lovely time though.  The break away in the cottage was perfect - just the right amount of good company, good wine, and good food, mixed with ample amounts of sympathy and disgust around the bestie-and-ex situation.