Live on £4,000 for a year - 2009, Part 4

savingfortravel

cw18 wrote: »

The main thing is knowing that it IS possible to live (not just survive) on a LOT less money than I would have believed possible a few years ago, even with the unexpected thrown at me :T :T :T

Congratulations Cheryl! Really enjoyed your 'journey' this year..just shows what organisation, guts, determination and a calculator brain can do! :rotfl:
Here's to 2010!:beer:
sft

tiddles

:santa2: Merry Christmas to everyone on this thread - I've found your posts truly inspirational, and you have all helped me to get back on the straight and narrow, and hopefully succeed in paying off our mortgage within the next 3 years! :j

FrankieM

Afternoon all,

Bails my thoughts are with you both.

Mooloo Glad you've had some extra sent your way, you deserve it.

We have DH's Gran here at the moment, till Tuesday, so I'm not around as much. I'm also feeling a bit unwell today, but pushing through.
Went to Tesco last night and spent the rest of our money on some top up food that should now see us through the New Year.
I'm hoping to get a lamb, half a pig and beef from the butcher in January so I'm running down the freezer for the space. Not sure how much it will cost or when I'll get it for but last time we did it, the meat was lovely and it lasted ages so while it'll be a bit hit at first it should even out.
We've had some snow here and unfortunately I had a bit of a slip last night in the car on the way to Tesco....mananged to take off some of the front bumper...opps!

Apart from that, we are drinking alcohol, playing monopoly, reading books and my son is making me fires.

savingfortravel

FrankieM wrote: »

Afternoon all,

We've had some snow here and unfortunately I had a bit of a slip last night in the car on the way to Tesco....mananged to take off some of the front bumper...opps!

Apart from that, we are drinking alcohol, playing monopoly, reading books and my son is making me fires.

Poor you! Hope you feel better and have a lovely Christmas!

We are off to inlaws tonight then staying there for breakfast tomorrow. Then we drive to my parents for the rest of Christmas day.

:rudolf: Merry Christmas Everyone! :rudolf:

sft

xnatalie81x

7 days to 2010 and all my spends are complete - i have food to last me until the new year and so i can finalise my yearly totals now

My spreadsheet is complete and here is my final year (first yr so budgets have been guesses and moved from live on 10k to live on 13 and over that even lol!!)

TOTAL INCOME FOR 2009 29004.97
TOTAL ESSENTIALS FOR 2009 12324 (rent,water,debt,childcare,council tax)
LEFT TO LIVE ON 16680.97
ACTUAL YEARLY SPEND 13662.75
SAVED 3018.22
actual left after investing, as below! 1600 (soon to be in an ISA....)
(Missing 1418 was invested in own business and to do aqua instructors course - will pay intself back in due time! )


First grocer delivery ordered from tesco for the 5th Jan - used £5 off voucher and only £3 delivery - need to find new thread for 2010 as forgot to subscribe and have started on 2010 spends already lol!!! - have 'borrowed from savings - to pay back first week jan!) - got ALL planned b'day pressies for next year (all family) + 3 xmas pressies, from boots sale £47.50 actual b'day was 37.50 so plus extras will be well below budgeted 200 chuffed already

Aril

Just to wish all my fellow frugallers

:rudolf: A Very Happy Christmas:rudolf:

and am looking forward to partaking properly this year instead of just cheering from sidelines:j

Aril xx

slowlyfading

Happy Christmas everyone! :xmassmile :rudolf: :xmastree: :snow_grin

grandma247

Just popped in quickly and will catch up later. We went to mt this lunchtime and bought some meats half price and then went in again at 3pm. I stayed while dh played taxi and I bagged 7 carrier bags of meat,pies and lots of other goodies including 2 turkeys at £12.50 each,they should have been £25. I will be busy later tonight canning and freezing to get it all put away. The freezers were already full before I went out shopping so I am going to see how far into next year I can get just spending as little as possible.

Frugaldom

Condolences to Bails & Mr Bails.

Best wishes to everyone, I hope all the preparations have gone to plan and that tomorrow is a big success. This frugal house is having roast chicken dinner done turkey style with all the trimmings. I've just put the custard onto the trifle, the clootie dumpling is boiled and now drying nicely in the oven, the chicken/stuffing/chipolattas are all cooked and ready and the soup is made. That should free up enough time tomorrow to visit DD & co to deliver the pressies IF the ice melts on the drive by then.

Time to relax for a bit now, watching reruns of Christmas 'Friends' now that the TV signal is back.

shaz_mum_of__2

My thoughts are with Mr Bails

All ready here for the big day despite the migraine i woke with

Hope everyone has a wonderful day and i look forward to seeing you all again after the festivities calm down

Shaz