Hypno's approach to life, the universe and debtbusting.....

ShelleyC_2

How odd although the program makers probably feel they've been terribly frugal :rotfl:

Thanks Gally for opening up another world of property !!!!!! for me. I've often thought about small house near work and one on norfolk coast but now thinking Spain

Kittikins

*shudder* too many steps at that place for me, have a(n) (ir)rational fear of open staircases without banisters....double ankle fracture, done on stairs.... so you can keep the house

I'll live beside the swimming pool

Hope the wine is working its anaesthetic effect *hic*

hypno06

Oh, and next weeks programme is about a family who currently spend £21,000 a year on food.

Yup, you read it right :eek:

skint_spice

...and next weeks family spends £21K on food!

ooo - spooky I see Hypno was as shocked as I was!

ZTD

hypno06 wrote: »

Oh, and next weeks programme is about a family who currently spend £21,000 a year on food.

Yup, you read it right :eek:

Caviar does not come cheap. Nor does fois gras.

Quail sometimes cheeps. But that's before you cook it...

The_Dragon

hypno06 wrote: »

Well they work on the basis that you start with a "core" dish, that you can adapt - rather like we advise on here - grab a roast chicken for £3....roast on Sunday, stir fry chicken on Monday, chicken risotto on Tuesday and chicken and veg soup on Wednesday......

Except they started off with "£20 worth of beef, but it will do 15 portions" (ie 3 meals).

OK, so "old style" says, grab a chicken, spend £3 and feed your family for 4 days.......and BBC2 says "pay £20 for some beef and feed your family for 3 days".......

Gallygirl - I love love love that pool. I have a euro in my purse left over from skiing, that I sometimes use in my shopping trolley - I am happy to donate it to the cause.......

Ye Gods! £20 of beef would do the two of us for two weeks solid! (and that includes the occasional sandwich as well!), we can make a chicken last a week (sometimes longer depending how we do on the stock front )

Double_Trouble

Surfbabe wrote: »

I avoided cooking by letting DD do it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: and it was delicious - she has to proactice lots before going off to Uni - talking of which results day is next Thursday :rolleyes:

Not looking forward to next Thursday and I am here and they are there I could have planned that better:o

Property !!!!!! bring it on :rotfl::rotfl:

DTxx

Love the pool and the views - willing to donate a few euros when I get back from my hols

gallygirl

Thanks for all the help folks, I reckon I only need around €274,950 now :rotfl:.

You'll all be welcome to stay of course, but not sure if I can stretch to free alcohol (I know what you lot are like ) and I certainly won't be spending 21k on food :eek:. Looks like they put more down the waste disposal than most families actually eat :rotfl:

hypno06

That's ok, gallygirl - we'll be happy to bring our own food and drink when we come to visit

**goes to rummage for an extra euro or two to donate**

ShelleyC_2

Just remembered I've got a wodge of euros that I never bothered to swap back as rate was poor (very un MSE though!) I'll chuck them in the pot if I can bags a sunbed near the pool & I'll bring my own bar :rotfl:

I have some annoying property !!!!!!. Colleague at work said she driven past lovely house just my style like a Jane Austen home. So I went hunting for details. Things she's over estimated my budget by a very long way :rotfl:

Its overpriced as they bought it late 2007 for 380K and whilst they've done lots of work its not worth that much! think of their profit :eek: