Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - part 1

wornoutmumoftwo

Finished and submitted my Ou assignment (level 1 discovering psychology) so now I can concentrate on this challenge again.

I am horrified that my grocery shopping is averaging out at £90 a week:eek:, but there are 2 costco spends in there so it'll balance out (I hope).

In fact, while on the subject of costco, when I was working out my vat as they do it separatly on the receipt, I realised I was rounding up quite a lot, so I wonder how much VAT rounding up is going on elsewhere? (really have bee in bonnet about VAT).

Anyway, going to make a consequetive effort to eat our way through the freezer this week and make some room.

Total spends this year - 624.28

Lily_The_Legend

mama67 wrote: »

can also download the nectar toolbar which then puts a popup on top of each online shop saying can go thru nectar if signed up

Thank you! :T

23rdspiral

err, i want to go shopping. it's a nice day, i could walk in the sun. but the only place i can think to go is the shops or spend petrol going elsewhere and probably end up at shops there! we need no food, or anything else. problem is that for once i've not much to do (already done the needed housework, seen friends and had a visit from my parents, i can't believe it's only 1.40!!). i suppose i could do some more packing, but i'm just not in the mood

itsallinthemind wrote: »

Six bits of large duplo, a toy car, my spare keys and half an apple flew out of my pipe :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

redglass_2

wornoutmumoftwo wrote: »

Total spends this year - 624.28

Is that so far over your target, WOMOT? I'm also quite a lot over, but a lot of my spends have been bargains which will pay off later (I hope) and some things just came as a lump at the start of the year, like a one-off gym fee. I believe Americans call this 'spaving' (spending in order to save) - does anyone here use that expression? I seem to do quite a lot of spaving.

BodyShop half-price body butters came through on Quidco. :j I love these as I get sore cracked hands and they make fabulous handcream.

23rdSpiral - go out without your purse.

23rdspiral

itsallinthemind wrote: »

23rdSpiral - go out without your purse.

you know what? that would NEVER have occured to me!:o:rotfl:

i'll try, but i make no promises! (what if i get a blister/need a taxi home!)

midwinter

itsallinthemind wrote: »

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Six bits of large duplo, a toy car, my spare keys and half an apple flew out of my pipe :rotfl:

oh my....... that painted a very vivid picture!!!!

midwinter

redglass wrote: »

23rdSpiral - go out without your purse.

excellent idea :beer:

and "spaving" I think, has its place in frugality!

grannynise

salski wrote: »

How do you guys go on 1) cutting your HM bread Sal x

I use an electric carving knife. I can cut the slices much thinner and straighter even when the crust is hard and the middle soft, straight out of the breadmaker.

natnat13

Six bits of large duplo, a toy car, my spare keys and half an apple flew out of my pipe :rotfl:[/QUOTE]

I nearly wet myself laughing at this! The joys of children!

NSD for me again today, in preparation for a spendy stocknig up day tomorrow!

My friend has just rung and her hen do in July is going to be in Ibiza!!! Def want to go, so need to budget it in. 4 days in the sun with friends and no children...... Mind u, def need to lose some weight first!

seriouslyfrugal

Hi Everyone


I pick up coins when I see them out and about :j


Another NSD day for me today :j

Noticed in the 99p shop yesterday they had 2 litres of parazone bleach :T

hope everyone is ok