Live on £4000 for a Year, 2009 Challenge, part 1

savingfortravel

Hi Everyone!!!
Thanks for all the feedback about the Chinese food..I will take in Green Tea, cook a stir fry and some rice and maybe something else. Thanks.
I'm on the laptop too and my screen is fine.
Well it looks like this has been a very lucky week for us.
1st-OH has got work, hopefully starting next week.
2nd-Finished Qype reviews so hopefully will get that lovely £50 voucher.
3rd-Thanks to the lovely 'the_Cat'..who I p.m about 5 times to get in Quidco (never really knew what it was) and then logging onto Mecca..I'm £50 better off £20 bonus and £30 winnings.
So thanks to everyone on this thread.
SFT

ram_murdock

Day 23 - this has definately been the toughest week yet.

Had a run in with the HR department in work as they were offering me holiday entitlement which was less than the statutory minimum - and now i've raised it they are treating me like dirt....been really hard not to cry when they've been putting me down.

But putting that all behind me i have had a great month. Out of the £333.33 budgeted - i still have £82.47 which is brilliant!! Gonna stock pile this week with the extra money and put some aside incase i overspend next month.

If i hadnt have been doing this challenge i would have already spent about £400 this month so the challenge is definately helping!! My screen is just normal tonight...hope those who are having trouble get the screen colours back to normal as it must be hard to read with the differing colours?

I'm really enjoying reading all the posts and the support and ideas i am getting from everyone. I am now making more home made meals and feeling healthier and more energetic because of this.:j

I'm halfway thru on qype....only another 20 reviews to go. I have compiled a "to do list" as long as my arm for this weekend so going to get stuck into it tomorrow!! Only a few more days to payday as well which is something else to look forward to! Onions are on special at L!dl this week at 3 for 29p in my local one so need some onion meal ideas... help?!

mumzyof2

The cat

Thankyou for answering my question, I tried ringing my higest debt up today to ask for a F anf F settlement figure ..and because i cant pay it for another week they wont give me one.. not even a estimate!! b4 it went to a deb collector the orignal creditor said they would accept £450 so hoping they will do the same now its gone to a debt collector. orignal balance is 759. then will have £200 to pay off gas and elec

DawnW

ram_murdock wrote: »

Onions are on special at L!dl this week at 3 for 29p in my local one so need some onion meal ideas... help?!

French onion soup? Roasted onions? Onion tart?

savingfortravel

ram_murdock-Hope things get better for you at work. Can sympathise. Big Hugs. Really hope you get your Qype reviews done..but don't over do it..I think I may have pushed it this week and feel a bit rough now..
XX SFT

the_cat

Onions will keep for weeks in a cool, dry environment so don't worry too much about using them up quickly. Save your energy for the rest of the 'to do' list!!

The last lot I bought were whoopsies (so near dated anyway) several weeks ago and are still going strong kept in my larder

andromache_2

I just gave up 4 hours of my Friday evening to judge a competition for schoolchildren and one of the teachers came up to me and was very rude about the result I delivered and the feedback I gave even though the result was very clear and my feedback was, in my opinion, very detailed and helpful. She couldn't accept that her students just weren't very good!!! Normally I enjoy this kind of thing as I really enjoy feeling like I'm helping the children improve but I've been feeling really riled and stressed about it. I just can't believe she thought it was acceptable to speak to me like that, particularly when she clearly didn't know very much about the subject and I am very experienced and good at what I do. Manners cost nothing!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: I did my best to be polite to her but I sort of wish that I had been more assertive! At least I am happy in myself that the children had a positive and useful experience, no matter what she cares to think!

*and breathe*

I don't have time to comment properly but it's so nice to read through the posts on this thread where everyone is so lovely it's made me feel a bit better, lol. And it's good to vent! Sorry to hear people are causing you stress as well, ram_murdock. Hope it gets sorted with the minimum aggro.

I have an interview tomorrow in London - if I am successful I will get a free trip to Japan After the interview I'm going home for lunch with my parents, which will be nice.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend xxx

grandma247

bails wrote: »

Which reminds me, made special trip to Tesco but no 25p tin toms anywhere - was I just unlucky or no longer around?
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Did you look in the ethnic foods aisle(sp) ? I got two trays of them 12 tins in each for 2.99 a tray in ours.

dND

Ram, how about

Onion marmalade - from Rachelle on MSE

1.25kg onions
3 tbsp salt
1kg sugar
500mls red wine vinegar
2tsp caraway seeds
Chop onions cover with salt leave for an hour
Rinse & dry
Add sugar, vinegar & seeds into saucepan; boil for 5mins then add onions. Cook for a couple of hours on a low heat until the mix becomes thick, onion translucent & brown. Can't go wrong.
Put in sterilized jars.
Yum
Rachelle MSE

And it is, made either with ordinary onions or red onions. Goes great with cheese, cold meats, risotto .... I'll eat it with just about anything :rotfl:

mollymunchkin

savingfortravel: Regarding the nut allergy I'd be wary of cooking with sesame oil too as some folk who are allergic to nuts are the same with seeds.