FRUGAL LIVING CHALLENGE 2010, part 1. (Living on £4,000 a year)

weezl74 · 4 January 2010 at 1:13PM

debtmess wrote: »

afternoon all, quick one from me untill later 2 of 3 back, pre school not open till tomorrow but ds going to a friends for the day as im at family courts

hiya was it you whose kitchen scales weren't working? one idea I had was to look for american recipes so the measurements are all in cups, that way it's about proportions and not exact weights. as long as you use the same cup for the whole recipe, should be fine

hth x

shaz_mum_of__2 · 4 January 2010 at 1:16PM

wish we had a costco i think sheffield is the nearest about an hours drive
problem is i would need yet another freezer for it all. have beeen asked to go to bradford to the asian shops as they sell whole lambs really cheap as well as all the other things but i have said no for now, i would spend far too much in one go and i have far too much in already and want to make it work better for me!!
Got the madhur jaffurhey book out for lentil inspiration !

How you doing weezl i bet your getting big? not long to go really now

candygirl · 4 January 2010 at 1:16PM

Morning all fellow frugalites:jinnit freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezing!:eek::eek:
Just off to town wiv DGD in tow, as I need some new bras due to major boob shrinkage:eek::eek:Got plently of food in so wont need to dip into my grocery budget today.
Cheryl hope you and doglet are ok hun :A
Hi WEEZL

:D
tata for now x

Kerry_Woman · 4 January 2010 at 1:28PM

cw18 - keeping you in my thoughts.

Early days in the challenge - got out some recipes books. Going to try some recipes. Do not want to do too much in one go and give up. Will take time my time slowly.

xnatalie81x · 4 January 2010 at 1:48PM

thanks grandma, shaz and frankiem made me feel better

my kids all slept in my bed from birht to 12 months because i feel they need closeness but i got no end of cra* from friends and family (not my mummy tho lol) about how bad it was MIL kept on about being in a cot in own room from 6mths and in a cot from birth - BLAH carp! Each to their own! - and i am happier as i got better sleep lol

Had a left over tin of ww soup and frozen reduced ww bread (bought about 8 loaves when reduced! as have hudge freezer) for lunch - am trying to lose a few lbs (well 5 stone ha ha) - only have 1 tin of soup left now tho so need to make my own healthy low cal soup..........gonna get slow cooker out! Any calorie counters/ww ppl help with a NICE recipe

- kids had frozen bread (Mum gave me as close to date) with cheapy sarnie filer i bought from makro (huge pot reduced to £2.20)

Hens fed and watered early and i had 3 eggs again this morning from yesterday! Moved my aubergine and tomato seedlings to the front room windowsill for warmth and sunlight.

MushyPeas · 4 January 2010 at 1:53PM

debtmess wrote: »

i worrying im rambleing on without contributing anything worth reading to the thread

Hey debtmess all ramblings are good

especially if they keep you on track, so keep posting!

Interesting that people water milk down, hadn't thought of that. Do you think it's cheaper to buy full fat and then water down and freeze?

Or maybe I should try the Nyk's suggestion:

Since Ald! opened in our nearest town, I've been buying UHT milk at £5.88 for 12 litres but I also had taken advantage of the appr0ved F00d offer on milk powder, which I use for breadmaking, sauces and milk puddings. If it's good enough for the MOD, it's certainly good enough for me.

I think there might be an ald! near me, is that boxes of separate litres, or all in one? I live by myself so it would take me a while to get through that much... but happy for savings :cool:.

Frugaldom continues... eating food that is *ahem* a few years out of date but tastes fine!

debtmess · 4 January 2010 at 1:55PM

Natalie i had to share a bunk bed with my brother for a good few years, never did us any harm, my sister had the top one, and my youngest brother was in a cot

i had my own bed from about 7 but never had my own bedroom

ive got a 3 bed house and have my 3 in the biggest room all together and the thought of getting rid of a bed and putting the 2 little ones intogether (3 and 4y) is something ive thought of many times

xnatalie81x · 4 January 2010 at 1:58PM

MushyPeas wrote: »

Interesting that people water milk down, hadn't thought of that. Do you think it's cheaper to buy full fat and then water down and freeze?

!

I actually buy full fat then freeze it and mix with water once defrosted - takes up less room in freezer

- and we don't see much difference - even make angel delgiht with watered down milk. I find it cheaper as 3litres milk 1.55 (makro) whether ff or semi BUT with ff watered down i then get 6litres.

MushyPeas · 4 January 2010 at 2:00PM

xnatalie81x wrote: »

I actually buy full fat then freeze it and mix with water once defrosted - takes up less room in freezer

Doh - of course that would be easier!!! Cheers Nat

xnatalie81x · 4 January 2010 at 2:02PM

debtmess wrote: »

Natalie i had to share a bunk bed with my brother for a good few years, never did us any harm, my sister had the top one, and my youngest brother was in a cot

i had my own bed from about 7 but never had my own bedroom

ive got a 3 bed house and have my 3 in the biggest room all together and the thought of getting rid of a bed and putting the 2 little ones intogether (3 and 4y) is something ive thought of many times

Me and my 2 sisters shared a room till we were teens but we had own beds - stupid as we had bed, tiny walkway, bed, tiny walkway, bed - wall. Without moo's bed there is loads more room for them to play and less toys down here lol! Am going to set up a 'home corner' for my DD so she still has her own space.

Thanks for the reassurance guys! my 5.5yr old has own bed and hoping by time DD is 7 we will get a housing association house (private rent currently 2bed) with 3 bedrooms! I cannot remember the rules about ages sharing a room but i know that our points go up yrly and we should have enough in about 3 years (dd is 3 and 4 in july)

FRUGAL LIVING CHALLENGE 2010, part 1. (Living on £4,000 a year)

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