Drop one thing in 2010

daisy1973

karom wrote: »

Hi daisy1973, started on a sci-fi type from the 70's. People coming back from death in a different world following a misfunction. Made me think of the matrix at first. Early pages yet!
How are you keeping away from magazines?

Hi:hello:am doing well on the magazine front..helped at weight watchers again today(do mondays and thursdays)and the magazine is still only a pound and i resisted again,am getting to the stage of not missing mags so thats good,(hope it lasts).
Enjoy your book Karom..The Matrix is one of my favourite films:D.

WeaselPop

Hi all

I have just joined the forum and have been looking through all of the challenges. Although I am a bit late I would like to join this challenge and give up drinking diet coke when I'm in the office at work.

There is free still and sparkling water and hot water is only 5p from the machine so I want to drink these instead. Not only will it be healthier for me to drink water and herbal tea but I've worked out I'll save over £650 per year :j (I was drinking 3 bottles a day at 94 pence per bottle :eek:).

karom

WeaselPop wrote: »

give up drinking diet coke when I'm in the office at work.
There is free still and sparkling water and hot water is only 5p from the machine so I want to drink these instead. Not only will it be healthier for me to drink water and herbal tea but I've worked out I'll save over £650 per year :j (I was drinking 3 bottles a day at 94 pence per bottle :eek:).

Hi WeaselPop, #25!
Welcome and good luck in the challenge.

3 bottles a day, this is going to be a great saving! !

coffee-break_2

Tracieann wrote: »

Hiya I'd like to join in please, I'm going to start small and pain free, I'm going to save 43p per weekday by not buying my local newspaper, I'm going to read my mam & dads copy instead. saving £2.15 per week;)

I'd like to join too .

I'm doing the same as Tracieann. No more newspaper buying for me. I reckon i'll save between £2.60 & £3.60 per week! I hadn't realised i was spending quite so much! I'll just watch the news on tv instead... there's 24 hour coverage after all! .

keys_2

Hello I would also like to join pleasse ?

The one thing I have stopped doing since the new year and would like to keep up is

Not paying for taxis for short trips

I understand that on a night out or a day I have to pick my daughter up from somewhere then safety is involved , or a total emergency which I want to be the only time I pay for a taxi .
Since before New year I used to plan to get taxis rather than setting off earlier sometimes - So I now have to make more of an effort to be organised to .:o

karom

Tracieann wrote: »

I'm going to start small and pain free, I'm going to save 43p per weekday by not buying my local newspaper

Welcome Tracieann ! I like your idea to start small but consistent. Good luck

coffee-break wrote: »

No more newspaper buying for me. I reckon i'll save between £2.60 & £3.60 per week!

Hi coffee-break, welcome to the world of online newspaper, free newspaper and maybe??? abandonned newspapers (in fit state to read again).. or is it only me?

keys wrote: »

Not paying for taxis for short trips

I understand that on a night out or a day I have to pick my daughter up from somewhere then safety is involved , or a total emergency which I want to be the only time I pay for a taxi .

Hi keys, totally with you. Where security is involved, let's not take unnecessary risk! Will you be adopting walk instead (or public transport)?

Added to the 2nd post on this thread x

keys_2

karom wrote: »

Hi keys, totally with you. Where security is involved, let's not take unnecessary risk! Will you be adopting walk instead (or public transport)?
Added to the 2nd post on this thread x

Hi ..and thankyou for adding me I wil lbe taking up more walking , or lifts off friends { in return for favours I do for them } if I have loads of shopping to carry thow I will be opting for the bus route I think

elfen

Oh I read all the papers on the train. And if anybody desperately misses magazines I have a stack of Empire/Total Film (old ones from subscriptions) I can send around...But I shall keep the releveant ones for meeee.

And I've not bought a book or a mag all month...

coffee-break_2

Thanks for adding me, Karom . You're right, from here on it it's 2nd hand newspapers for me only. I did see one on the bus yesterday, but it was on the floor and looked trodden on, so i gave it a miss :rotfl: I'm not that desperate!

Happy to report that i've not bought a newspaper for 2 days and instead i'm putting the money saved into a money-box .

elfen wrote: »

Oh I read all the papers on the train. And if anybody desperately misses magazines I have a stack of Empire/Total Film (old ones from subscriptions) I can send around...But I shall keep the releveant ones for meeee.

And I've not bought a book or a mag all month...

I used to love those mags, i think i may have a few editions . I threw most of them out a few years ago to make more space... i really regret doing that now .

I probably kept the ones with Tom Cruise and River Phoenix as i loved them at the time... i'll have to root around and have a look .

elfen

coffee-break, these are all from the past year/year and a half, so if you want a read, I'm sure I can dig them free