Frugal Living 2011 - the preparation stage

Kerfuffle

flying_fresian wrote: »

I'm trying adventures in frugal cooking today with a plan to make pea and ham soup and have lots of lovely gammon for dinner. Hopefully it goes well as otherwise it's fish fingers for tea

I hope the pea and ham soup works out ok for you, I tried it once and it turned out really salty. I know now where I went wrong , so it would be great to hear how you did.

We have those days where if it works great, if not then there's a back-up plan. Usually when we go fishing, if we catch something then it's great it's fish and salad for tea, if we don't then it's egg salad instead :rotfl: Just so long as there's a back-up in place and a failure doesn't mean a trip to the nearest takeaway.

Toodles

Lily_The_Legend

Well I've had the December bill for my mobile phone, and it's only £20.71, which is less than normal. I've budgeted £30 a month as it's usually more than £25 a month, plus the VAT increase will affect the amount in 2011.

My year will start on December 22 as that's when I get paid. I hope that makes sense!

seriouslyfrugal

Hi

how's everyone coping with the snow down here near southampton we have had a really funny day - weather wise sleety snow this morning rain this afternoon what is going on:eek:

i'm thinking of everyone who has to deal with snow right now

keep safe and warm

Kerry_Woman

NualaBuala - Hoping your costs are not too high.

Kerry_Woman

Lily_The_Legend - You have reminded me that I have to include the VAT rise in 2011 within my budget.

NualaBuala

Kerry_Woman wrote: »

NualaBuala - Hoping your costs are not too high.

Thank you Kerry Woman :A ... fingers crossed!

mooomin

NualaBuala wrote: »

:rotfl:
I look forward to hearing more!

Flying Fresian ... do you still have a diary thread? I seem to remember following you for a while (not in a stalkerish way I swear) but then I had to cut back as I was spending waaaay too much time on MSE!

Click here! I'm still on the DFW forums even though I became debt-free this year

Kerfuffle wrote: »

I hope the pea and ham soup works out ok for you, I tried it once and it turned out really salty. I know now where I went wrong , so it would be great to hear how you did.

It was ok.....oddly it needed more salt! The ham was lovely though - had it for dinner and the soup will be lovely for lunch tomorrow if I can keep Mr Fresian away from it!

NualaBuala

That's fantastic FF!:j Congratulations!

Aril

Hello:j
We have made a good start for 2011 with an unexpected Christmas bonus from work, 5p found and I've just ordered from this site as it's p&p free. Although, the DVDs are 2nd hand they arrive with a 12 month warranty
http://uk.webuy.com/
The company have shops aswell so will let you know what their service is like before recommending them.
Aril

Lily_The_Legend

seriouslyfrugal - My DH had the day of work today, so he took me to work, and I'm glad he did because the roads were pretty treacherous! Not looking forward to the drive to work tomorrow!

Kerry Woman - I think fuel duty is going up again soon too. :eek: I'm going to have to think more about what journeys I make in the car in 2011.

Aril - well done on the work bonus! :T

Dinner tonight was pasta with red pesto, toasted pine nuts and grated cheese on top plus a salad. It was quick and tasty, so we've decided to try to keep a stock of pesto - red and green, as we've had that meal with green pesto before - in the cupboard, as well as pine nuts. DH could also add chicken to his sometimes.