OK, OK, I admit it; I fell off the fiver wagon and had a massive fail this weekend. Partly due to a weekend that had been booked in London prior to Christmas, I ended up having no choice but to spend a tenner on my Oyster card in order to get from Victoria to King's Cross to Greenwich and back. However, a tenner was as far as it went; I was kindly bought dinner - a Gourmet Burger Kitchen special - from Dan, and I stuck to my 'no snacking' rule as strictly as I had all week. I refrained from splashing out in the planetarium gift shop (for the trip was to Greenwich Observatory for an 'Evening With the Stars'), and they provided free hot chocolate as we stood on the Prime Meridian. Incidentally, it's an evening I fully recommend to anyone who has an ounce of interest in the planets.
Sunday was little better - my mother is visiting and on my return from London I was swept into The Cricketers with my good friend Simon, who for the past month or so has spent more than his fair share of cash getting me good and drunk; I had to return the favour by purchasing him a cider. Thus, in one fell swoop, £15 had been deducted from my card, and I was well and truly off the wagon. The rest of the evening, though, was at mother's expense, and she very kindly treated us to a Pho noodle special, complete with drinks - so money was still saved...
I now have a lot of work to do to recoup the extra £20 spent over the weekend. I intend to hit Slice the Pie as soon as I get home, and I'm making the most of eBay and its resources to get rid of a few vintage dresses and shoes that I no longer want/need/wear. Hopefully I'll be back on track before long! (I've figured it out - 10 song on STP = $0.80 and 15 minutes of my time; therefore 1 hour of song reviews = $3.20... Part of the way there!)
Cashmoney spent: £25.00
Cashmoney saved: -£15.00
Total: -£15.00
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