Live on £4000 for a year - part 4 (Oct - Dec 2008)

Janey51

Ok.
Extra salt + stock cube + marmite + white wine (for me) and it tastes pretty good.

I have had to put it outside the back door to cool down.

Knowing my luck, some passing badger will lever the top off and sample some

I feel I am destined to not be one of the great soup makers of the world

But I will eat every drop.
For the next 6 months.
I can alternate it with the last batch I put too much broth mix in so it came out like a cake :rotfl:

Janey51

There is a funny noise outside my bedroom door and I have just been watching Most Haunted.

Skint_Lynne

lingojingo wrote: »

Oh please tell us how you get those surveys! DDo you have to be in at a certain time, how long do they take, etc. etc.

Loopylou. if your baby is a day late it will share my birthday!!!

Hi Lingojingo,

They sent me an email through a company called Integr@. I do some for pinec!!e research and they might have got my name through them.

It took a couple of hours but I had a week to complete this one. I am hoping to get all (most:o ) of my gifts moneyneutral next year, so this is a starting off point. I am very much a novice at the survey game, but am learning a bit at a time. There are some that pay 10p a survey, I personally do not think that these are worthwhile. Pinec!!e pay £4 per survey in luncheon vouchers, so I have £20 of these. There's a thread on here somewhere about surveys, you should have a look at that.

I am sure that there are others on this thread who are much more experienced than me. I think that Lynda done one where she got a really good iron for not a lot of money via a survey, perhaps you can refresh my memory Lynda (Please).

SL x

Skint_Lynne

Janey51 wrote: »

There is a funny noise outside my bedroom door and I have just been watching Most Haunted.

Janey,
It will be one of your kitty cats.......................I hope:eek: :eek:

thriftylass

Yipeeee, just got the free 10 pounds from L!ttl!w!!ds bingo. Wasn't even expecting that any more. And my first survey vouchers came came through too.:j

Hope for the ones that need it the sun shines tomorrow!

Night, night

Skint_Lynne

bails wrote: »

A-ha so he is officially BF now Lynda! :T Have got your PM, just need to get the info from OH and I'll PM you x

Glad you're feeling a bit better SF and hope you can sort out whatever it is x

Any luck with the soup Janey?

I noticed this too:p Love is in the air, :smileyhea :happyhear :happyhear :happylove :iloveyou: :heartpuls :heartsmil :heart2: .

Sorry, I know I have went overboard with the hearts, but it is just soooooooo nice when you meet someone new, (that was a long time ago for me now, but I do remember how it feels (sigh).

Good luck with the new house and romance Lynda,

SL x

purplevamp

lingojingo wrote: »

Janey51 wrote: »

As an aside....PV is a bit disconcerting. To me, as a former Midwife.. does not mean what it means on here :rotfl:

:rotfl: :eek: :rotfl: :eek: :rotfl: :eek: :rotfl:

Well, I didn't like to mention it, (as another former midwife). I really don't think it should be shortened!

I do NOT want to know what it means.

My internet has been off all day and only started working again about half an hour ago. Bl**dy A*L:mad: . My to-do list should have been called my "don't hold your breath" list. I only did washing up, washing and picked some tomatoes off the plants today. I spent the rest of the day trying to get the poota to work, I did vacuum the bedroom and landing though :T . Getting up at 11am probably didn't help matters:rotfl:. My new coat turned up today, it's purple and cost £89 :eek: . I also got 2 Playhouse Disney DVD's which I won, another "cheap" pressie me thinks!

Hugs to eveyone who needs them, and Nyk - good luck with the rest of the move (hope you get back online soon).

SL - Well done on your practising, can't wait until Jan.

Janey - Boo!! (sorry couldn't resist)

taka

slowlyfading wrote: »

Thanks guys. I'm feeling a little better today I know what's bothering me, I just have to sort it out. but thanks for caring. xx

((((Hugs)))) SF I hope things improve for you soon :grouphug:

Oh yes music is essential for blitzing my flat - today was Scissor Sisters

I made the mistake of setting foot inside Tesco this evening... and left 2hrs later £45 lighter... :eek: and after all that I forgot to use up the rest my Tesco gift card! :rolleyes: I did however invest in a slow cooker for the princely sum of £9.96 :j Wooohooooo! I must have hit timing just right for the reduced stuff so my slow cooker will be filled with various random things like carrots (12p/bag) and potatoes (40p/big bag) for a random veg stew/soup tomorrow! I also got a billion cox's apples at 40p/bag (my favourite). I should be able to last aaaaagggeeeeesss with all this lot - possibly through most of Dec too with fruit and veg top up! I can't actually fit anything more in my freezer (in fact had to have something for tea as it wouldn't fit in :rotfl: - it was already fairly full thanks to 2 free loaves of bread thanks to L!dl last week ) and my store cupboard is looking very healthy too.

I did have a nightmare carrying it all home though - carrying a heavy rucksack, multiple reusable bags, a mop and a slowcooker = "fun" walking up the road to the bus stop :rotfl: Shopping is really one of the few times I feel like learning to drive sometime would be a good idea! We'll just quickly gloss over the pair of jeans and bag of donuts (reduced to 16p) that jumped into my trolly too...

lingojingo

taka wrote: »

We'll just quickly gloss over the pair of jeans and bag of donuts (reduced to 16p) that jumped into my trolly too...

I've spotted them!!!!!!!
In that case, your amount spent isn't too bad!!

Thanks for the survey info, will s=check that thread when I get back tonight.

Janey51

taka my eyes might be aging but I can still spot someone trying to hide a purchase;)
But they could be cost neutral with all your bargains :T

My soup survived any passing wildlife and I now have to find room in the freezer to store it.

I do not know what the noise was outside my door. It definitely wasn't cats as they were all shut in the kitchen. I was letting them into my bedroom at night but the sound of bones being crunched on the carpet is a bit off putting :eek:

I have a Dr's appointment with Occ Health today in another town which is 40 miles away. How I would be expected to get there if I didn't drive I have no idea. It would cost a fortune and take all day.
And I am on sick pay.

Feeling a bit low today. It's so quiet without DH I have the TV or radio or music and my lovely cats but they can't make you a cup of coffee or give you a big hug. One of my cats tries

I will leave early so I can have a look around the charity shops while I am out. DH and I used to do that as well and it does make me sad but I am on the lookout for books to sell on the site named after big butch ladies.

Have a lovely day everyone and hope Nyk has survived the bull/sheep/deer.