FRUGAL LIVING CHALLENGE 2010, part 2, April - June.

landregistrylass

Morning all. Its Friday, so working from home. Bindweed in allotment is exactly that, a real bind!!! It just keeps coming. As this is our 1st year we knew we would have to improve the soil and weed effectively, but its constant. But....the radishes are super, the peas and beans are binding their way through supports and strawberries are hopefully going to be scrummy, if we get them before the birds. DGS birthdays last week, all 3, so a VERY expensive week. They keep growing, its like the bindweed LOL. Bread maker (that we got from eb*y for 99p) is being put to good use, but need to frugalise more in July to keep budget down after the birthdays. Regards to all.

Strawberryrose_2

Frugaldom wrote: »

Welcome back Mollymop and Strawberry, everyone's already said it, you're welcome to join us and it's never to late to try frugalising your lifestyle.

Thankyou.

We are one and the same person though.Unfortunately the site wouldn't let me back on as Mollymop5.Believe me I spent months trying.Even when I was sent new passwords ect it still wouldn't let me back

Had to re- register in a new name just to be able to post again.It's good to be back though

whitewing

TD,

I am off to the doctor's this afternoon, so I chuckled at your post re the GPs. I had visions of two people with white coats and stethoscopes on their hands and knees nibbling in your vegetable patch.

Don't worry about feeling that you constantly aren't achieving pure frugality. I have felt exactly the same as you. It does get easier - but never perfect.

I find the news and budget scaremongering doesn't help. I used the bbc budget calculator http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10335476.stm and it looks like we're going to be better off. This is about the first time in my entire adult life that I got grants etc before they are scrapped! So I feel quite lucky.

I can't be doing with spreadsheets, but do check internet banking more than once a day! I am very superb at transferring into a savings account and keeping a very minimal balance in my current acct. So we aren't wasting much, but do have contingency if need be. eg if things get really tough we could reduce our grocery spending. The only trouble is I feel poor because we don't have a savings acct building up (still managing to overpay the mortgage but can't view that on line).

Erme

Hi guys....feeling pretty flat with bug and like girlie stuff and what not . Only bit of good news is that I passed my ECDL Module 2 first attempt ....so now onto module 3 (and it gets harder for me hereon in)...

chest is not too bad but now ear is bunged up and like it hurts...pray that 'aint infected ...

so it's just normal 'tired pd' thoughts (personality disorder/robot delusion thoughts) but I'm sure they'll shift in their own sweet time...reducing caffeine currently but not ready for a return to reducing the cigs just yet though would like to...

and just done another column on blanket so that's 30 more squares to do and I'm finished :eek:...think I might make blankets (patchwork afghans) to sell cos i really enjoy doing them and I'm good at them - even though this one has taken so far 6 months... If you want another pic guys you'll have to let me know...it's basically got 3 more columns on it now (one right side, 2 left side)...Not cost that much in wool. I reckon less than £20 for the whole thing (though the sofa was only £5)...

waiting on hearing about some money coming in (extra) but can't say much more as you never know who's reading what (asides from that it 'aint much and it's all legit) but so want to pay my OD off this month that I'm anxiously waiting for postie every day. :P


.....and training scheme have an allotment so it's free veggies after the summer for me - yay...(apparently last year they had so much they couldn't get rid of them all...it's the same site as my chums but a double one and in a lot better nick )

E

Erme

PS. Am getting lazy..not bothering with the BM...go out for a walk when Mr S discounts their bread and stock up the freezer...often get rolls for 16p a packet (my fave one)..will be even better now the bike is back :j (one week not on it psychotic....well one point five, 1 = chest infection :P)

HUgs

E

NualaBuala

Haha, just saw your world cup signature Erme, I like it! Hope it's not an infection in your ear and it gets better soon. Great news about the money and the veggies though! Good on you with the afghan - I've never made anything that big.

Hope you got on ok at the Doc Whitewing (haha, I thought the same as you about the GPs).

I've just done what is probably my last grocery shop of the month. Actually no, I will need some veggies and fresh stuff. I seem to be well under target but that is because I upped my grocery budget by quite a bit so I can eat organic as much as poss. I was able to save on other categories so I figured it wasn't cheating too much.

Hope everyone's ok and you're all having a lovely evening!

slowlyfading

Well, I can finally say that I now have PGCE and QTS after my name! :j

Kerry_Woman

Erme - Congrats on passing your ECDL Module 2 exam.

Slowingfading - Congrats on your news.

NualaBuala

Oh yeah, doh! I meant to go and look for a congrats pic and I forgot, sorry!

Congratulations Erme and SF!

So will you be signing your name with all your new letters SF? Hope it's going ok homehunting with your BF ... bet you're ready for a rest!

slowlyfading

Kerry_Woman wrote: »

Slowingfading - Congrats on your news.

Thanks

NualaBuala wrote: »

Congratulations SF!

So will you be signing your name with all your new letters SF? Hope it's going ok homehunting with your BF ... bet you're ready for a rest!

Thanks! Lol I'll only need to use it in professional circumstances I presume! We've not found anything so far, but keeping fingers crossed how are you this evening?