The path of my life is strewn with cowpats from the devil's own satanic herd.

In_Search_Of_Me

Jut popping in...mark have you looked at weezles thread? I'm sure she woulnt mind you pmig her as the 50p challenge is HARD work...I can verify cos I watched her in amazement...lots of lentils, planning a military campaign and trying new things (pigs head anybody?)!...she did it though but with inflation not sure she could now....will linky
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1157641
part 2
part 1
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1007423
the original challenge (and where I met her...later met in real life!)
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=826653
Latest challenge;
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2098353

hth...sorry to hjack bob but know you wont mind!

mark55man

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

Jut popping in...mark have you looked at weezles thread? I'm sure she woulnt mind you pmig her as the 50p challenge is HARD work...I can verify cos I watched her in amazement...lots of lentils, planning a military campaign and trying new things (pigs head anybody?)!...she did it though but with inflation not sure she could now....will linky
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1157641
part 2
part 1
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1007423
the original challenge (and where I met her...later met in real life!)
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=826653
Latest challenge;
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2098353

hth...sorry to hjack bob but know you wont mind!

Thanks ISOM - I have seen but not read the threads top to bottom. I don't think my challenge is quite as hard core as Weezl's in that I have a 90% target, but I will have a good look and learn. On top of that slack its also a matter of what you include in the costs, and my costs only include food for meals which is why my GC is a lot more that 3x6x30x50p = £250 - eg most fruit is eaten as snacks not meals - if I had to count all food eaten as part of my 50p limit - I would be looking at about 50% success!!

Maybe I need to make this clearer in the thread - but for now people seem tolerant and I have been clear there is some munching going on . Will probably review at the end of the month

penguin83

Hi BOBster, just having a catch up. You are doing very well and I know its getting serious when there is talk of stripping Mr Bob - in these conditions as well :eek::rotfl:xxx

boredofbeingathome

Double_Trouble wrote: »

No use lurking when you are lurking on the wrong thread - bit slow this year wondered why not much was happening

13 months sounds good and some excellent work on the budget front :T

OK I have subscribed:rolleyes:

DTxx

Thanks DT - have lurked on wrong threads before now- get to the end and think:eek:

Then i realised:o:rotfl:

boredofbeingathome

mark88man wrote: »

In the words of the great (if tiddly) EB on the mystery of human cussedness and behaviour

"I'm a complicated person, you see, ...
Sometimes I'm nice, and sometimes I'm nasty -- hee hee!
...and sometimes I just like to sing little songs, like:
"See the little goblin, see his little--"

Fits me to a t;):D

I could also put a few dubious lyrics in ...but Z would do a better job:D:p:rotfl:

boredofbeingathome

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

Jut popping in...mark have you looked at weezles thread? I'm sure she woulnt mind you pmig her as the 50p challenge is HARD work...I can verify cos I watched her in amazement...lots of lentils, planning a military campaign and trying new things (pigs head anybody?)!...she did it though but with inflation not sure she could now....will linky
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1157641
part 2
part 1
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1007423
the original challenge (and where I met her...later met in real life!)
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=826653
Latest challenge;
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2098353

hth...sorry to hjack bob but know you wont mind!

Not at all- ISOM, i am sure folks who don't meander over to Oldstyle may get inspired to have a go and join in - frugality is catching.:D

boredofbeingathome

penguin83 wrote: »

Hi BOBster, just having a catch up. You are doing very well and I know its getting serious when there is talk of stripping Mr Bob - in these conditions as well :eek::rotfl:xxx

Blue is my favourite colour- besides he would have trouble secreting spare dosh:D

I have gloves:eek::rotfl::rotfl:

But i am getting serious, i want it all gone!! ASAP:D

In_Search_Of_Me

Well it would freeze hs b************ off! Hope today was good for you me lovely!

boredofbeingathome

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

Well it would freeze hs b************ off! Hope today was good for you me lovely!

:rotfl::rotfl:

It has been an ok day ISOM, working at home on the computer.

Very frugal and a low spend day.

I did go to post some parcels so was £3.50 spend today.

DS being a lovely DS wanted to go to the butchers and bought in a free range chicken, sausages, and sundries. So No spends there.

Tonight i made, fish in sauce, mash (cos i have loads of spuds) carrots, leek peas and sweetcorn. mmm

For pud i used up some pears and eating apples, put them in a dish and made apple and pear sponge cake. The oven was on so i whipped up a batch of scones- oh and put on a leek and potato soup as well and a loaf.

I have tidied through, done my planning and am now bored..off to see what else i can do.

Oh i made a payment to Argos- as part of that is now on interest, so next month will be cleared. I would have done so this month but didn't want to pay out too much in case i can't get out next week. Work have been very generous though, so no complaints from me.

Mr.B is off at the weekend so he is getting to grips with accounts. He looked very sheepish last night when i went through stuff with him. He has had his card this week for emergency, and has so far spent £10 mobile top up - which is essential in this weather, drew out £10 so i have told him that has to last until the end of next week:D He looked at me like i was crazy, so i said it is either that or {insert word of choice} i said, budget, budget, budget. I think he heard nag, nag, nag:rotfl::rotfl:

So that is my update for today.. budget, bargainbasement bob x

In_Search_Of_Me

ahh budgets...love em...not