Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - part 1

elly68 · 5 January 2011 at 6:12PM

thanks for the soup info most of it is gone lol but will put rest in freezer might have to empty an icecream tub which will kill my diet lol

mama67 · 5 January 2011 at 6:18PM

Kerfuffle wrote: »

I'd really appreciate it if you could share your recipe

Lunch today for us is super-frugal Winter Veg soup which is left-overs from yesterday, which were left-over from the day before, which was made with left-overs from the turkey carcase. :T

and later I'm going to make Parsnip soup which will hopefully provide lunches for Monday and Tuesday :T:T ( no left-overs in this one :rotfl:).

Toodles

This reminded me of a quote I like

"My mother always served up leftovers we never knew what the original meal was. - Tracey Ulman"

Dawning · 5 January 2011 at 6:19PM

Today I needed a few groceries so I went into the nearest big town. Called in to Aldi, but didn't see anything that was much of a bargain. I haven't been there for ages, it seems jus as expensive as Mr T these days. I guess the weekly specials are bargains but there was nothing I needed. The fruit and veg is cheap, but in my local store the quality is awful. Where i used to live it was good so it seems to differ from store to store.
Went to the supermarket and got a few bits....I definitely need to do menu planning so I'm going to the OS thread to read some old posts from there for advice.

romylou_2 · 5 January 2011 at 6:20PM

:j Woohooo my second NSD. Yes!!!!

Now for number 3. It may not be tomorrow though, my car is running on fumes!!:o Im dreading the cost of a tank of diesel.

Not going to dwell on it, because at the end of the day, fuel is a necessity for me.

My frugality balance is static for today:T

lynzpower · 5 January 2011 at 6:21PM

Petrol watch 129.6 unleaded, 131.20 in diesel, that was in london today

Feel for anyone who is having to drive

awful

kazire · 5 January 2011 at 6:34PM

so today was a nsd for me which is good though the past few days i had to buy a new tv and vacuum as ex is taking them at the weekend so tomorrow i will havta fill up my car with petrol and my car doesnt like the cheap stuff either! havta use vpower or momentum at tesco least i get points at tesco!!

im thinking that i need to add in a medication budget as couople of months ago i has this spot thing which ended up swelling my face and had to stay in hospital for a few nights and the time off work now i have another lump/spot on my eye which is slightly swelling hopefully it will go down! if not it will be costly!

hope everyone else is doing well! i cant wait till sunday when i will be able to get on with my life when he moves out woopie!! Anyone for a party!?

dizzy_lizzie · 5 January 2011 at 6:59PM

lynzpower wrote: »

Morning frugallers!
3) I need to phone the library and renew a book I think I have a small fine ( library fines not included in budget)
xx

Hi Lynzpower I know at our local library we can renew online. Is it something your library may do as well?
Even small fines add up

NualaBuala wrote: »

Morning everyone :wave:
Am cheering on everyone else ... keep up the good (frugal) work! :T

Thanks NualaBuala:A

kazire wrote: »

hope everyone else is doing well! i cant wait till sunday when i will be able to get on with my life when he moves out woopie!! Anyone for a party!?

Hi Kazire Hope all goes well with your new life

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I've had a little spend today of £2.36p Had to post a parcel. If I'd been thinking I should have posted it tomorrow then I could have had another NSD. Nevermind. Took the homemade soup in, potato and leek and had it with a huge muffin. Filled me up as well.
DD and DS were wanting me to get them a couple of things from the supermarket, me paying of course, and I said No we've got food in. That probably saved me about £15 because I'm sure I'd have picked other things up too.
So feeling really pleased

Just great to read how well everyone is doing...
Luvz Dizzy x

cw18 · 5 January 2011 at 7:04PM

wornoutmumoftwo wrote: »

Quick question: What do we do with money we earn. In my case a £20 voucher from Argos? Does it just offset against my spends?

Anything 'extra' I get (such as points from my Mr T card, dividends from C00p, Mr T gift cards from a survey site) get put into my sealed pot - or the equivalent amount of money from my budget does when I use/spend them.

At the end of the year my sealed pot is my 'treat' money to spend on things that are absolute wants and not needs. Last month I bought a new TV, several DVD box sets and a USB turntable so I can transfer all my old vinyl onto my PC (and then to my iP0d and/or CD) - and I still have some left to spend when I can decide what else I 'want' (getting too used to only buying 'needs' I think

)

I've decided that for this year anything extra I earn through overtime will get split. I plan to put 10% into my sealed pot (so I can hopefully get a major 'want' item next December), 40% will be used for days out and not included as part of my budget (can also be used to cover extra petrol used for trips out/visits to friends), and the other 50% is heading for my ISA (which will make for a larger emergency slush fund than just the 'appliance savings' and 'contingency' categories I have within my budget).

Fishcake_Random · 5 January 2011 at 7:36PM

Hello all,
Popping in for the gossip!!! I managed a bargain chocolate shop today in Waitrose, they were reducing all their xmas thingys to silly amounts so I stocked up. I popped a picture on my blog, I can add a link if anyone want to see my mini mountain of goodies. Though I can't be held responsible for any broken diets or drooling on keyboards lol.
So.......my pile of goodies meens I have covered Mothers Day x2, Valentines gift for OH, a few little bits for Fishfingers 1st birthday, and possibly 2 easter pressys. The rest will mysteriously dissapeer from space and time. Nom nom nom.
Tomorrow is a low spend day. 30p for a cuppa and a biscuit at the free knitting club I joined at the local libary.
How are we all?
x x x

23rdspiral · 5 January 2011 at 7:52PM

landregistrylass wrote: »

Thanks dizzy lizzie - am feeling very sanctimonious LOL. And to reassure all those who are worrying about the speed of the thread, it DOES slow down as the months go on, but the support and camaraderie doesnt go away!

landregistrylass wrote: »

Went to Mr T tonight and was determined not to buy ANYTHING that wasn't reduced. And I didnt - yahoo.

landregistrylass - wow! that's some brilliant bargains you got!! :T i have to admit i'll probably turn a bit lurker as i dont always have this much time. but i will always be thankful for the advice i've recieved here and also will still be found in the Cross Stitch Cafe!!

mama67 wrote: »

"My mother always served up leftovers we never knew what the original meal was. - Tracey Ulman"

:rotfl:

cw18 wrote: »

Anything 'extra' I get (such as points from my Mr T card, dividends from C00p, Mr T gift cards from a survey site) get put into my sealed pot - or the equivalent amount of money from my budget does when I use/spend them.

At the end of the year my sealed pot is my 'treat' money to spend on things that are absolute wants and not needs

:T brilliant idea - your spreadsheet of wonder is obviously paying dividends - literally! :rotfl:

CW - thanks so much for updating the spreadsheet :T - i know it'll help me, and i hope it helps others too. if even only to help us feel a little better about the spends we do have to make but manage to get on offer! and thanks too for managing the download size - i'm running mine from work and home via usb stick so appreciate it for that reason too.

Ceridwen & redglass - Thanks for the advice re the charity shop. i think it's bad form of them, but i can't be bothered to complain - i shop there too much to get embarased about going back in if there were an issue. (nice to see you again Ceridwen - i reckon we were posting in the same forum a lot a year or so ago... humm, maybe one of Faithcecilia's threads?)

silva saver - i know it's no use now, but i always find that things i've made and then frozen taste a bit blander than before, so i add more seasoning to burgers / meatballs / stews ect. maybe add some nice apple sauce on top of the burgers when you serve them? it's usually cheap this time of year.

Lynzpower - THANK YOU for mentioning lib books!!! i renewed with a couple of days to spare, but i wouldnt have remembered - my heads been sideways since bad flu at xmas. THANK YOU!!! :T

Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - part 1

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