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Sallyx's Sink or Swim, Swimerdy Swim Diary ;)
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Happy diarying Sal, I really hope the new year brings you happiness. Sorry you didn't get any present at all from OH, that really is rather selfish.
Happy Birthday xxx"I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough.":smileyhea97800072589250 -
Happy diarying Sal, I really hope the new year brings you happiness. Sorry you didn't get any present at all from OH, that really is rather selfish.
Happy Birthday xxx
Snaggs says it better than me as usual.
Look forward to following your lovely diary
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A Very Happy Birthday to you Sally.........and lets hope 2010 gets better as it goes on!
You deserve better than you get, Pepe xx
:D stay wonky :D
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You are right Snags...the winds are a changing though. 2010 is the year of me me me and Oh looking after ME I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
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You are right Snags...the winds are a changing though. 2010 is the year of me me me and Oh looking after ME
Good for you :j:jSometimes it's hard to walk in a single woman's shoes - that's why we need really special ones!Total debt @ Oct 2008: £29,226.42 Credit Card- £[STRIKE]7493.56[/STRIKE] - £7243.56Weightloss : 0/34lbs0 -
OK trying to work out money..its tight as I don't have enough money to cover everything, as benefits etc come in throughout the month I need to have a months worth to cover bills up front.
So as it stands I have
£978.83 in the bills account and I need £992.53 (car insurance has gone out as its 1st payment)
I have £107.36 for everything else this month, Food, Petrol and any odds and sods...could be interesting living on £25 a week. I think I will have to use my tesco vouchers that I was saving to use on a holiday in the summer. At the moment eating is slightly more important.
So I need to meal plan like crazy, any cheap meal suggestions?I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
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Bb will be your expert on cheap food.
All I can suggest is lots of pulses,pasta & filling soups.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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Dont buy meat from Supermarkets unless on Special, go to local butcher if you have one.
Buy veg from local Markets, its cheaper.
Drop the branded products and shop at more than one supermarket, you'll find more bogofs then.
If you are renting Sally, does this mean that you are 'tied' to the area or would you go where the work is for OH?:D stay wonky :D
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Thanks Pepe
I do rent and even if OH was offered a job elsewhere (he has applied for things all over the country) I wouldn't move, DD is very settled in school after her first term, Im happy here, family and friends near by. OH would either have to commute or live away
Is meat really that much cheaper in the butcher? I think I need to go back to basics and work out what are the cheap cuts and what I can cook with themI'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
Finally Debt Free...0 -
Thanks Pepe
I do rent and even if OH was offered a job elsewhere (he has applied for things all over the country) I wouldn't move, DD is very settled in school after her first term, Im happy here, family and friends near by. OH would either have to commute or live away
Is meat really that much cheaper in the butcher? I think I need to go back to basics and work out what are the cheap cuts and what I can cook with them
Oxtail makes lovely soup etc.
Liver is cheap and can be great when cooked well.
Belly pork is as good as chops.
Chicken thighs make great casserole/curry especially when cooked 'bone-in and are v cheap.
Pound for pound, the LOIN cuts are cheap and are ALL meat.
Dont ever but chicken breasts from supermarket ( espesh frozen, they are a major rip-off), stick to whole birds.:D stay wonky :D
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