FRUGAL LIVING CHALLENGE 2010, part 1. (Living on £4,000 a year)

mooomin

Just home from work to find that the heating has been on all day while Mr F snoozed. :mad:

Back later with frugal update once he's been battered round the head with an icicle :A

mumoffour77

flying_fresian wrote: »

Just home from work to find that the heating has been on all day while Mr F snoozed. :mad:

Back later with frugal update once he's been battered round the head with an icicle :A

:rotfl: :rotfl::p

mama67

grandma247 wrote: »

Shaz I cant remember what the village was called and deliberately did not save it so I would not keep looking but it was somewhere near Mumby and the surrounding villages.

Thats over near Maybo then Grandma, so could be Huttoft, Burgh le Marsh or another I don't remember the names of.

Thriftkitten

Well I have now sorted all of my figures for the budget 2010 but will be darned if I can understand how to fill in cheryls exel budget spreadsheet, I have read it and re read it and cant figure out how to do it D'oh, if anyone has a dummy one or one they wouldn't mind sharing could you please PM me as I'm going mad here!!! so want to join in but a little dense on these things such as spreadsheets.

lingojingo

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

Lingo - OMG was the person in the first pic in shorts??????????? are they mad????

Yes, he's a PE teacher, over 50 and proving he's still 'hard' lol

lingojingo

candygirl wrote: »

Arrrgggh my water wont go down my kitchen sink and have tried boiling water, drain clearer etc.Think it might be frozen as I don't have central heating:eek::eek:Have put the oven on full and opened the doors under the sink, might try the hairdryer on it later, any other ideas?I cannot afford a plumber right now:o

Same thing happening here, but from my bathroom sink, I think it must be frozen outside because when I tried using the plunger to get rid of clear water some horrible grey stuff with bits of ?twigs appeared through the overflow :eek: Just going back to see what suggestions people have made, as I can't really afford a plumber either.


edited to add - will have to stay as it is overnight, no way am I going up a ladder with a hair dryer, outside, in the dark!

mooomin

Thriftkitten wrote: »

Well I have now sorted all of my figures for the budget 2010 but will be darned if I can understand how to fill in cheryls exel budget spreadsheet, I have read it and re read it and cant figure out how to do it D'oh, if anyone has a dummy one or one they wouldn't mind sharing could you please PM me as I'm going mad here!!! so want to join in but a little dense on these things such as spreadsheets.

I can email you mine if you like - just PM me your email address. It should show the monthly bills etc and I have been using the tabs for groceries/whoopsies etc so that should help.

slowlyfading

chika wrote: »

Hi SF - do you know what, your safety comes first and if that £10.60 stopped you from falling then I'd say it's money well spent.

I'm doing primary with science specialism. How about you? Are you enjoying it?

I know, I think so too I'm doing secondary in music. I am enjoying it, a lot, but I'm constantly tired which is getting a bit annoying! are you enjoying it?

mumoffour77

Im gonna be doing a BIG shop over the weekend:)
I have a new fridge freezer, and im going to be filling it with H/M food....Ie food cooked from scratch:)

I have been well busy today with beef casserole, chicken soup and Gritting the slopey footpath beside my house..(old people use it and a wee elderly lady fell yesterday) DS1 is home and playing guitar....im shocked to say this but im enjoying listening to him....he has progressed loads:D (sorry proud mummy moment)

Updated my siggy.....cause if i say it 3 times it will happen:D

xnatalie81x

Hi all

BAD BAD DAY HERE!!!!!!!

1. Pool is closed so not starting my swimming lessons tomorrow - many hours on phone cancelling lessons

2. Tax letter left me fuming!!!!! - apparently my 1400 year job gives me 'expenses' and 'benefits' that take 2285 off my personal allowance. Now lets work this out. my allowance is the 6475. so that means that i then pay tax on my income of around 400 odd - on an income of 1400 year - i take home 1000... (2hrs week) BUT it also means i have to pay that tax again on my self emplyed income so that is another 400odd - i have emailed the job asking what these are for - all i can think is that it is for my 'free' gym membership that is worth about £0 because i don't get priority booking or anything!!!!! fuming!!!! - and can anyone elighten me as to why i get a tax coding notice in january????

3. kids off school again - and they are the only school in hertfordshire to be off!!!!! i asked governor who has lessons with me and she said it was because 'they can't be bothered' FUMING - the kids are absolutely sending me loopy!!!

Frugally tho i made cheese sauce, value pasta and broccoli for kids dinner and me and H2B has sweet n sour chicken with egg fried rice (expesnive but home made so cheaper than take away which i deserve!) - kids have had snow ice cream for dessert!

Nyk - thanks for letting me know about the scholl things - BARGAIN!!!!!!