Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - part 1

cw18

landregistrylass wrote: »

If they dont sell it to people like me and you they have to "waste" it which means the lost revenue goes against the section which didnt sell it, which the section managers are always anxious to avoid as they get targets to reach. (Insider info LOL)

And confirmed as also being the case at Mr M

dizzy_lizzie

Hello everyone. Was really hoping for another NSD today but remembered I had to post some parcels and ended up popping in Aldi on the way back. Spent altogether around £16. But only put things in my trolley that I needed. This thread is definately changing my spending habits :j
Back at work tomorrow so will take the soup made yesterday. Feels great to be organized
landregistrylass they were excellent bargains you snapped up. Well done.

Luvz Dizzy x

landregistrylass

Thanks dizzy lizzie - am feeling very sanctimonious LOL. And to reassure all those who are worrying about the speed of the thread, it DOES slow down as the months go on, but the support and camaraderie doesnt go away!

JayneC

Ok I give up!! I'm trying to catch up but the thread is moving faster than I can keep up, I'm only up to p 10 so just a reminder that my budget is as follows

TV licence £150
Life insurance £117.60
House insurance £250
Power £800
phone/internet £300
groceries £3000
contact lenses £156
gifts £500 (lots of HM gifts this year;))
Leisure - personal £500
- family £350
Holiday £500
Household maintenance £400
clothes £70
garden £100 (hopefully this will mean lower grocery costs)
chickens £100 (food and maintenance)
health £50 (includes dental and prescriptions!!)
Misc £200
contingency £200
bike maintenance (30
DD £434 (audition fees and college/uni costs)
DS - pocket money £260 (£5 per week)
- school £350 (includes trips and school clothes)
- clothing £70

TOTAL £8887.60

Please add me to the list Cheryl. I'll try and read back and catch up.

All going according to plan up to now (though we are only 4 days in, lol). I have a system including 2 current accounts 2 savings accounts and various envelopes!!!! Lets see if I can actually make it work this time!

Hope everyone is doing ok xx

landregistrylass

And I know I have posted 3 times already but forgot to tell you I took homemade turkey (and allsorts) soup to work for my lunch. Have polished my halo several times tonight. (It cant last..............I have peaked too soon........ at the weekend I can feel a car boot sale splurge coming on as I havent been for YONKS!)

CRANKY40

I took the child for a haircut today. He hates going....so much so that at 6 years old he has agreed that I can do his hair myself with the clippers next time, yay. I used to do it until he was about 3 and stopped sitting still for me. That will be £5 out of my cash budget to spend on other things every 8 weeks or so.

Incidentally, he went to the dentists to have his teeth counted without a murmur. Would rather go to the dentist than the hairdresser....just like his mother :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Fishcake_Random

Hello lovely flugally friends,
I'm back for 2011!!!! Heres my update;
1st; NSD
2nd; £2- church money- pre planned spend
3rd; NSD
4th; 30p- Charity shop magazine
14.39 - Tesco shop - lots of reduced lovely thing today and baby milk with accounts for almost £8. Really need to ween her off this and onto regular milk as she only really has it at night now. She's 9 1/2 months so she should be okay to introduce a little cow mile right?
x x x

itsallinthemind

redglass wrote: »

itsallinthemind - bad luck with the stolen parcel.

I'm sure it will all be good, they can not possibly have 2 people as dopey as her working there. Lady was so confused as the delivered by household stuff but not the clothes ordered prior for the children. But if push comes to shove, I can actually prove I was at the hospital when DPD delivered. Just hoping they sort soon as I want the goods, which are now mostly out of stock. Can't see I'll be out of pocket, but I was stressed at the possibility earlier, very!

Marru wrote: »

HERE YOU GO - ENJOY I normally use some paprika and little bit of salt

Ah! Thank you

I now have my bargain £20 Breville fryer...now what oil shall I buy? I've coveted one for years, but have always resisted for health!

Aril

Hello:j
Found another penny today so am sadly chuffed:D
Tuna bake for supper and had to get some more filler- bought Wilkos OB and got the 1kg tub as worked out much cheaper than 600g,
Have to brave Sainsburys tomorrow- I shall erm be interested to see what impact the new VAT increase has had upon my weekly bill:eek:
Aril

itsallinthemind

Fishcake_Random wrote: »

She's 9 1/2 months so she should be okay to introduce a little cow mile right?
x x x

I think anyone on MSE would be obliged to say that nobody can offer any form of medical advice, this probably comes under that scope I should imagine

However, I do believe HV's still state no cows milk as a drink till 12 months.

That said, I do know mums that started adding it to things like half milk and half water porridge from 6 months with a HV aproval, but I believe this was due to there being no family history of allergies or asthma.

Best run it by the HV really