MissusF MF Diary!

MissusF_3

Heya guys, been away for a week due to being so busy at work, and v tired!!!

Only posting a quick one today, due to head out shortly - DH at work tomorrow so i'm having a money-day then!!!

Drive's all done now thanks Sml, got the extra ton delivered weds and it looks fab - if we're here for another 6 years then i want it looking good!!!

Stu - i'm gonna have a look tomorrow for alternative one accounts - i had a quick search last weekend, but the one account kept coming up - any hints?

Thanks evab - not had much time to look at other diary's - that's tomorrow's delights, so i'm gonna see what you've been up to!!!!

Ok, so, food budget - set up £150 pcm. 2 weeks in and we're £47 in! Not bad - even started meal planning. This is great for two reasons - limits waste, and DH knows what to start getting ready for tea whilst i'm at work! Homemade beefburgers tonight...mmmmm

Managed to pay a substantial amount off my credit card, so that's now below £500, and hopefully that'll be paid off by the middle of oct! Made £72 on ebay so far, and got the cheque through from the internet company that bought our old mobiles. And as an extra bonus, a family member is donating their old bikes to us (petrol and taxi saver!!!) and i got an old microwave off freecycle for work!

And i found £2 in my drawer!

It's our first wedding anniversary coming up soon, so we're treating ourselves to a meal out, and not gonna worry about cost (well, i'll try not to!!!).

Ok, well, that's me for today, i shall be lurking tomorrow when i haul my !!! out of bed!!!
TTFN x x x

evab_2

We're having home made burgers tonight too!

EssexHebridean

Your burgers sound lovely! Home made lamb curry here......I'm just about to look up a BM recipe for Naan bread dough!

Well done on your meal planning - it does make a hell of a difference - it was the very first difference I noticed to be honest - how much less food I waste these days! One trick for making mince stretch further by the way - meatballs in tomato sauce....bulk out the mince with home made breadcrumbs and finely chopped onions, and bind with egg. For the sauce I usually use a tin of chopped toms, onion, a good squidge of tomato puree, garlic and herbs, and cook long and slow - makes a massive difference to the flavour cooking it for longer. Pop the meatballs in and simmer ion the sace until they are done - be cautious when turning them until they're pretty much cooked as they have a tendancy to fall apart. Serve with spagetti or other pasta.

evab_2

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm I'm hungry!

* goes off to kick hubbie up the bum to get on with cooking*

Optimisticpair

taka wrote: »

The few people I've mentioned overpaying my mortgage looked at me as if I'd lost my marbles or thought I'm mad and throwing my money away . I tend not to mention outside of here anymore.

I've not really mentioned it to anyone yet but to me if that saves you a small fortune in interest it makes a heck of a lot of sense.

Another odd thing is that one of my neighbours was genuinely surprised that we have managed to sell a property "at this time". Eh?

Optimisticpair

evab wrote: »

We're having home made burgers tonight too!

Good old mince eh, last night was home made spag bol with mushrooms in dredged up from the freezer's depths.

Treacle_Toes

Optimisticpair wrote: »

Good old mince eh, last night was home made spag bol with mushrooms in dredged up from the freezer's depths.

Mince in the TT house too - cottage pie with potatoes from my Dad's allotment. There's enough for tomorrow too. Also another pack of mince in the freezer as they were on offer.

setmefree2

Mince for us too - spag bol:rotfl::rotfl:

SmlSave

Managed to pay a substantial amount off my credit card, so that's now below £500, and hopefully that'll be paid off by the middle of oct! Made £72 on ebay so far, and got the cheque through from the internet company that bought our old mobiles. And as an extra bonus, a family member is donating their old bikes to us (petrol and taxi saver!!!) and i got an old microwave off freecycle for work!

Sounds like you're doing really well :j

Congrats on getting the drive done! I think spag bol and burgers are definatly on the menu this week after drooling over this thread:D

MissusF_3

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
not logged on for flippin ages !!!! think i should start a recipe blog!!!!

I'm hopefully gonna have time tomorrow to update the ol' diary, so catch up then guys x x x x

ps any tips on stoppin the DH from spending money quicker than i'm saving it!!!!!

TTFN