NST Super September Scrimping challenge

thriftylass · 6 September 2017 at 2:12PM

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Heating still firmly off in the L'shire, mentioned it on the playground and was surprised the amount of people who have theirs on already. People really fall for the nonsense that kids must be kept at a steady 18 degrees.
Those nursery thermometers that you stick to the wall are the culprit I bet. The ones with HOT, OK and TOO COLD you get in the baby packs.

In my case it's the DH that needs convincing. If he just would get dressed first thing in the morning rather than wandering about in his thin dressing gown, it wouldn't be an issue. So far it's still off though

All kids sent in with packed lunches £2.20 a day is a bargain for school dinners but with 4 kids =£8.80 a day, which will make them ALL lunches for a week including extra drinks.So pack ups it is,

Luckily another 2 years for DS of free lunches.

Feeling soup-dragon like at the minute. It feels a little bit Autumny. And now I have mastered dough balls, home made soup and dough ball
s is apparently a suitable supper as long as it is followed by ice cream.
I love it, it is packed with veg, and low fat, and cost pence. Win, win, win.

Please share your dough ball recipe. Got a massive soup recipe book and will get that out soon again too.

redofromstart · 6 September 2017 at 4:31PM

5/30 a no spending day (YSd veg spend)
27.85/500 on groceries - all spends recorded. Doing this is prompting me to update the spreadsheet which is good
Dinner: Sausages and mash (sausages from freezer, veg from freezer, YSd potatoes for mash, bad gravy from jar). Also roasting a chicken for packed lunch meat - again RTC from freezer
Time for me: Busy day again, but bath and book later.

[Deleted User] · 6 September 2017 at 5:28PM

No spends still (thanks everyone for the advice:) ) so doing well with that.....however, no exercise today as I've been on the road all day and am wiped!!

DawnW · 6 September 2017 at 6:24PM

Evening all

Managed a SFD :T
Used up various food bits and leftovers. One use up backfired on me a bit though, as I made chilli jam, and mistakenly used preserving sugar (that I had in the cupboard) instead of jam sugar, and it hasn't set

I googled, and they are different. So I now have 6 jars of sweet chilli sauce, which I guess isn't all that bad!
Not managed much exercise, just a dog walk which involved lots of stopping and sniffing (the dog that is, not me!)
Haven't bothered cooking dinner tonight, as OH went to a meeting which provided food, and I am happy to eat some bits that we already have rather than cooking more

Will need to do a shop tomorrow probably, as I am running out of basics such as flour. I will take a list, and it will not be a long one!

crazy_cat_lady · 6 September 2017 at 6:52PM

Evening :hello:
Just a quick check in from me to report another nsd. Another busy, but loads better at work today than my horrid Year 10 class from yesterday. I have them again tomorrow for 2 hours which had better be an improvement on yesterday.
Other than that - all is quiet, and I'm already quite tired.

Kerry_Woman · 6 September 2017 at 7:09PM

Day 6
redofromstart, DawnW, thriftylass and greent
- Thanks regarding the temp job. Only did some of the training for the job. Have not done a few things before even though I have temped in schools offices before.
Earned another SFD so now standing at 4/18.
Walked today 10 minutes each way from bus stop to/from the school.
Took my lunch to work. Was told school lunch costs £3.
Read my book on one of the buses which is a long journey and also at lunchtime.
Got paid the training for the other bank staff I joined. Did phone for one temp job but no luck. They send temp alerts for available work.

Sun_Addict · 6 September 2017 at 7:34PM

Check in day 6. SFD 3/18. Groceries £97.50/£400. No heating on yet. Exercise walk to work and back plus 30 minutes in work gym at lunchtime. Always take my lunch to work anyway. No coffee shops etc. Always have me time - coffee and a read of my book when I get home from work and a nice soak in the bath later.

Loving this challenge so far, it's really keeping me on the straight and narrow

apple_muncher · 6 September 2017 at 7:55PM

Dh changed the bed today and asked me if I wanted the winter duvet on. I replied that I was fine at the mo - he concurred - and mentioned that the heating is off until October. Bless him, he didn't flinch one bit! He can always work at his computer desk with warm air fom the base unit keeping him toasty, if necessary.

Today I am grateful for paying in some money at the bank, for plenty of walking, for getting even more paperwork done, for enjoying the teaching I did, for a quickish journey home, for a warm afternoon, for a yummy tea, for getting on with more of my bunnies, for feeling on top of things.

foxgloves · 6 September 2017 at 8:16PM

Hi SeptemberScrimpers,
Check-in 6/30.
Not a SFD but am.not concerned by lack of these as I think we are doing very well considering that we are on holiday. We are using our designated cash bag for all food spends & if we want anything else, we're using our monthly personal spends. Free coffee today courtesy of National Trust loyalty card. Camping is fun (I wasn't saying that last night when 5 hours of pounding rain started fetching water through our tent seams!) & much more affordable than other options.
Exercise goal - Yes, already done about 8000/7000 steps. Total will probably be about 8500 today.
Time for me? Lots of it. Love watching the sea.
Been chatting to mr f about our frugal autumn & he's all for it. Soon be back in our routines at home & will be tweaking all sorts of things to save a few £££s here & there.
F x

vintagebrighton · 6 September 2017 at 9:35PM

Check in 6/30 and another NSD for me

No money left out of our £40 food budget for this week but have enough food till Friday. Chicken soup tonight using stock and chicken from the freezer and a few fridge veg.

No exercise done today. Went out but came back pretty sharpish cos I felt a bit wobbly.

Me time - reading. Have about 4 books on the go and keep forgetting about them!

Still no heating and don't really feel like we need it yet. Mind you, the guests might disagree :rotfl:

VB x

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