Live on £4000 for a year - Part 3

Mollymop5

Janey your suit sounds gorgeous as does the umbrella
I'm sure Tom will be looking down on you just to see how gorgeous you're looking.

whitewing

((((hugs-Janey-hugs)))) from us all on this challenge, with lots of love. I know we will all be thinking of you, especially through out tomorrow.

Your outfit sounds lovely.

Frugaldom

mumzyof2 wrote: »

...So now i have no microwave.. anyone know where i can get a cheap microwave? I dont like electrical things from freecycle. Im so grateful to my neighbour for helping..i want to get him something but what do you get a 40yr old single man ? Maybe a card?

You are so lucky in catching the fire before it spread! And I know this is a little bit inappropriate but what do you get a 40 yr old single man? How about a 40ish yr old single woman? I'm not THAT much over 40 and loads of you on here have 'younger models'. :rotfl:

Re the microwave, I got mine for under £30 from Argos or Tesco or somewhere like that.

Edited in: Just caught up with the other posts. Janey, your outfit sounds lovely. I suspect Tom would be proud of you and I'm sure nobody here will mind having a lumpy, valium garnished, baileys filled malteser as a frugal friend. ((((HUGS)))) from all in our household to all in yours.

sophiesmum_2

Janey (((Hugs))) so happy that you are getting Tom back.
Your suit sounds lovely, much nicer than black to wear to celebrate Tom's life. With a davy crocket hat and a sword he doesn't come across as a "black" sort of person. Is his cat "pooh" missing him,? I was thinking about it the other day..when i was reading some of the old posts, it was the one where Pooh had been missing for a few days.

sophiesmum_2

Just been on a flying visit to asda (its only 5 mins away) as I had forgotten bread for oldies, and DD wanted hairdye:rolleyes: . Picked up 12 hovis rolls for 5p and 4 bunches of organic spring onions for 5p each so have spent 25p will deduct from contingency money.

Tomorrow OH can have omelette for lunch with lots of spring onions,mushrooms and peppers and a little chopped bacon. The rolls have gone in freezer.

DdraigGoch

Hugs and hoping for good weather tomorrow for Janey & Tom's day.

I can only say that I think Janey's bearing and demeanour have been outstanding and a wonderful example to us all of how to cope under the most awful circumstances. [Please don't anyone take this as a criticism of them, it isn't as I think absolutely everyone on this thread is lovely - really, I do - it's just that Janey has bourne up under this strain so well and with such genuine elegance and style that I thought I should say so publicly [sp?]. ]

Tom's "going away" outfit sounds a perfect reflection of a loving, fun and happy character, Janey's too. May you be blessed tomorrow, Janey, we're all thinking of you.

DG

sophiesmum_2

Good morning frunchkins.:D
Frugal plans for today:

• Make a loaf
• Start another batch of yoghurt
• Use the last of the eggs, frozen veggies and yesterdays spring onions to make omelettes for lunch.
• Do a little bit in greenhouse etc
• Pick some more yummy strawberries and try and start some new plants from all the runners which are emerging from old plants.
• Finish a grant application I am doing for oldies - will be money saving for them if they get it:D
• Have a no spend day:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
• make a peach and apricot crumble, will have to be dried apricots though. OH is not working tonight so can have after tea.
• Chuck something in slowcooker in a minute for tea.

Think that's about it for today. Have to fit work in there too somehow:D
Have a agood day everyone.
Janey - we are all thinking about you :kisses3:

bails

I'm so glad Tom is coming home Janey. Your suit sounds lovely, and I agree with Nyk, there's nothing we'd like more than a Baileys-soaked Malteser on here with us xxx Take care today, thinking of you as ever xx

mumzyof2

Janey Your suit sounds loverly ((HUGS))

Good Morning all,

Well its Thursday today and i have youngmums today which i LOVE so much. And its also getting nearer to residential where we go on adventure for a night without kids which is on 1st Aug.

Im hoping for a NSD.. but need to nip to police station and see if i can get a police report on myself as one of the housing assosications need my police report. So that could be around £10 or something.
I have HM pasta that i made yesterday..which i also made from tea..but nobody ate because of the fire :mad:

I have enough money in my bank now to pay the rent so might pay that..but isnt due till tuesday so im unsure

Have a good day everyone and ((HUGS)) to Janey and her family x

barefootlinzi

Hi everyone,

we had a good start to the challenge and had a NSD on the 1st, but yesterday my OH put £8 on the lotto online :mad: . i have to buy car tax today (its now several days late :shocked: ) which doesnt count towards my weekly budget but will it ruin today's NSD? today i have to examine the cupboards to see what meals i can make and if i need any extra ingredients.