Yesterday was a big day of driving for me. I took DS back to college which is a nine hour round trip. Because he does not qualify for any aid (almost impossible downunder) we pay for his expenses.

The good thing is we only have another two months of this and he will then get Austudy, so that will be a big saving for us. He is very frugal thank goodness.

This morning I claimed $40 in shopping vouchers from a survey site which I will use for groceries.

I've decided to record my daily spending here as well.

Food: $40.60
Petrol: $48.44

Many years ago when I was struggling with unemployment after a long illness (a bit like now!) an old man I know gave me some good advice after listening to all that had happened. He just looked at me and said

"Just start where you are and do the very best with what you've got"

Looking back is not going to help. Getting started is. I plan to list each little things I do to become more frugal and debt free each day here.

Yesterday:
- I stewed a huge amount of fruit that I got on special which usually would have gone bad if not eaten
- I did not renew 6 domains that were about to expire which saved $60
- I gave DS a haircut, saved $28
- canceled all automatic payments that were going on to credit cards

I also spoke to DH about how stressed out I am about our finances. I will hear this week about the job and once we know that we will sit down and review the budget in detail.