Money Fritters 'Enough Now' DFW Diary

Money_Fritter

Well the weekend is almost here.

I got paid today, so it is ready, steady go with the money saving. Here is my agenda for the next fews days:-

1) Count all my 1p,2p,5p and 10p and udate my signature. - Complete
2) Join the June grocery challenge.
3) Big pile of ironing to do. - Complete
4) Put some books on amazon for sale.
5) Try and start doing some more match betting again. - Complete
6) Join the PAD challenge again. - Complete
7) Put the finish touches to my money saving spreadsheet. - Complete
8) Finish my food plan for the next two weeks. - Complete
9) Food Shopping - Complete


If I think of anything else I will add it.

Money Fritter

Money_Fritter

Hello,

Right well I have just completed task one on my list and counted all my 1p,2p,5p and 10p.

I have a whopping £29.63, which is great :j

I have updated my signature and will try and keep adding to the pot. I think at the end of the year I will use it for christmas presents or pay off debt

Money Fritter

Money_Fritter

Good Morning everybody,

Lovely day here today and I am up and ready to go.

I managed another NSD yesterday so that is 2 for May. :beer:

Just going to finish off my meal plans this morning. I will post them when I have finished. Well I might have to post them later on tonight as the site is down.

Money Fritter

urg123

Hi Money Fritter

Well done on keeping going. It's great to see you still so motivated.

urg x x

Money_Fritter

Thanks Urg, I just find the comments and motivation on this forum so helpful and amazing.

Also the amount of useful info on here is fantastic.

Well I have had a busy day today. I will back later on to update you all on what I have been doing and what I have spent and saved.

Money Fritter

Money_Fritter

Hi Folks :hello:

Hope everybody is well.

I was going to post last night but I was too tired. So here we go.

1) Living on 4k a year challenge

Right I completed my weekly plan for the first week of my challenge:-

Saturday

Breakfast:- Boiled egg with two slices of toast
Lunch:- Brocolli + Bacon Pasta with Soft garlic and herb cheese.
Dinner:- Oven fish and mash and peas

Sunday

Breakfast:- Boiled Egg with two slices of toast
Lunch:-Bacon+Salad Cous Cous with lemon juice
Dinner:- Pork steak, potatoes and veg

Monday

Breakfast:- Porridge
Lunch:- Jacket Potato+baked beans and an apple
Dinner:- Spanish Tortilla + salad

Tuesday

Breakfast:- Porridge
Lunch:- Tuna sweetcorn Pasta and an apple and bannana
Dinner:- Carrot and red lentil soup and two slices of bread

Wednesday

Breakfast:-Porridge
Lunch:- Tuna sweetcorn Pasta and an apple and bannana
Dinner:- chicken and bacon casserole with rice

Thursday

Breakfast:- Porridge
Lunch:- Carrot and red lentil soup and two slices of bread and an apple
Dinner:- Bacon and leek potato omellete and salad

Friday

Breakfast:-Porridge
Lunch:- Bacon salad cous cous with lemon juice and an apple+bannana

I am going to my parents for the weekend so that is the end of the plan.

I went shopping yesterday and spent £13.95 on food and £1.60 on toiletries. The food shopping also included some ingredients for making a batch of red lentil soup for the following week. So overall not a bad start.

I also have snacks for weekdays to try and stop me eating biscuits in work. These are carrot sticks, a handful of brazil nuts and rice cakes.

I made a lovely recipe yesterday using a recipe off here. It was brocolli pasta with bacon and soft garlic and herb cheese, it was lovely. The cost was 80p per portion. The recipes on here are so good.

Anyway that is my plan, I will update and modifiy my signature

Bye for now

Money Fritter

Money_Fritter

Hi Folks :j

Back again for the second installment.

2) Change challenge

Added 4p to my 1p,2p,5p and 10p pot total
Added 40p to my 20p pot total

3) NSD

No NSD yesterday, but hoping for one today

4) PAD

Did not manage to make a PAD yesterday, but hoping to today

5) Make £5 per day

Made £9.95 on take a break bingo :j

Made £6.21 yesterday on MB.


Have not managed to put any books on amazon yet.

To busy doing other stuff. lol
Will try today

I also have not managed any surveys yet, but I will get to them

6) Weight Club

Next weigh in is on wednesday, but I have not been good over the weekend so far. A packet of aero bubbles somehow found its way into my house. :rotfl:

Right think that is about it for yesterday.

Catch you later

Money Fritter

Money_Fritter

Hi Folks,

With respect to the living on 4k challenge I have set a target of living on £2 per day for food.

Well here are yesterdays figures.

Breakfast - Boiled egg and 2 toast = 26p
Lunch - Brocolli and Bacon pasta with soft herb and garlic cheese = 80p
Tea - Oven fish and mash with peas = 93p

So total for the day is £1.99

So I have hit my target for the first day. :T:T:T

I have updated my list further up the page.

Still got a few things to do though, including ironing. Which I am really trying to put off. :rotfl:

Money Fritter

Money_Fritter

Morning all,

Did not update last night, was too tired.

So here is what I did yesterday

1) Living on 4k a year challenge

Yesterday I did not do any extra spending on extras or anything.

My £2 for food per day was acheived again:-

Breakfast :- Boiled egg and 2 toast = 26p
Lunch :- Bacon and salad with cous cous = 66p
Dinner:- Pork steak, mash, peas and carrots= £1.06

So my total for yesterday was £1.98 :j

Had a nice dinner again. The cous cous bacon salad was another one off this forum. Great :T

2) June grocery challenge

No extra spends, so nothing to report

3) Lose change

As I had no extra spends I have nothing to report

4) NSD Challenge

I managed another NSD yesterday, so that is 3 for May

5) PAD Challenge

Did not make a PAD, but defo start today, my excuse is I was too busy doing other stuff

6) Make £5 per day

Surveys - None yet

Amazon Books - Not yet, still have not put any on



Matched betting - I made £14.33

Scratchcards - Won 20p.

I did quite abit of gardening yesterday as the weather was so nice. Going to do a bit more today, and then I need to iron and really try and put a few books on amazon.

Well bye for now folks

Money Fritter

Money_Fritter

Hello everybody,

Hope you are all well today

Here is my update for the day:-

1) Living on 4k a year challenge

I have not spent any extras today so that is good.

My £2 food per day was achieved again:-

Breakfast - None as I slept in :rotfl:
Snack 1:- 2 rice cakes and soft cheese = 11.5p
Lunch:- 1 Jacket Potato with baked beans and an apple = 64p
Snack 2:- 2 rice cakes with soft cheese = 11.5p
Tea:- Spanish tortilla = £1.07

Total was £1.94 :j


2) June grocery challenge

Nothing extra bought and nothing to report


3) Lose change

No extra spends, so no change.


4) NSD Challenge

Managed another NSD today taking my total to 4 for may.


5) PAD challenge

Finally got around to making a payment today. Paid £25.45 off my overdraft.:T


6) Make £5 per day

Surveys - None yet, but joined valued opinions, onepoll and lightspeed.

Amazon Books - Still to do

Matched betting - Made £2.23 today

Scratchcards - Won 10p today


I also managed to get more gardening done today, although it was very hot:D

I also managed to do some ironing after putting it off :eek:

Anyway that is my update for today, really pleased with myself so far. Early doors and there is a long way to go but fingers crossed I can stick to it this time.

I have updated my signature.

Bye for now

Money Fritter