How to Get Through The Tough Times The Old Style Way.

gailey_2

Hi guys

finally caught up .

Do hope my new baby news not thrown the thread too off topic.:(

Thank you everyone for warm wishes and congrats.

Do find this thread very supportive and welcoming to new people.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Enjoy reading about the tough times as when people post the good things makes me so happy.

truimph over adversity!

Had a tough pregnacy andtough few year financially and place/thread has helped.

Did get annoyed threads kept getting merged, closed moved but thourght this issue has been resolved.

Welshcamper-Hope you and your family doing ok thinking of you at this sad time.

Have some local gossip you.

my mam said there was massive fight in brynmawr asda other week police were called my shopping trips rarly that exiting.

My sister had new appointment at new hospital in ebbw vale and seemed quite impressed.

Sammyk-Glad you doing ok hun.
I rarly buy buggies new search ebay and look at bebe confort loola its fab little buggy and youcan pick them up at bargain prices:D
I have tried many so im hard to please.
I wish I could get into comping did try a few times but never won but you seemed to be on lucky streak.

Jedi teacher-hope you and baby ok. wish I could find energy toebay as got lots to shift.

Im slowly getting back to os gailey of old.

I havent done huge amount last week as ben trying to rest and feed but did.

make homemade pizzas first time in ages as had mozzarella to use up.

spent 4hours in blackhole otherwise known as eldest bedroom trying to declutter and organise.

Hubbys taken over the shopping last few weeks.
yesterday he spent 40quid at butchers but got lots
hes making roast lamb tommorow:D

Today he spent £75 at lidls and know immad to get exited think we need to goback and stockpile but nostia carton of passata was 45p now 29p! Yes im easily pleased:rotfl:.

had toget some more nappies fromboots as 3 for 2 as marleys still too little for cloth.
Hes 9days old and put on weight gone from 6lb 11oz to 7lb 4oz in less than a week nearlyback uphis birthweight.
Has been feeding a lot do miss my sleep.
readon nhs booklet that formula can cost up to 45quid a month so making a saving there..

Hubby checked his online banking extra money-tax rebate!
Hes paid 1200 off creditcards this morning:jfinally feel like we making some inroads to our debts and although we not flush we coping better just need to switch a few more things and get bit tighter with grocery budget.

Nice weather here contemplating picnic at park later.
its easter hols and eldest easily bored.
we trying toplan few low cost family days out as that can mountup throughout the year.
Still havent decidedon hols in september going to wait and see.
hubby got bonus which will helppay for baptism I need to book.

Loving that superscrimpers on c4.very os.

right best go get my big baby up from her nap wish I had her energy.

saveabobortwo

as part of an M and S meal deal for 10 pound. We chose the biggest one on the shelf which individually priced would have cost us 8 pound . so the meal deal was good, however realised we are now paying big bucks just for a bit of chicken dinner.and thought that really we still waste alot of food,so today used up last slices of bread made beans on toast for lunch and grated the last of the cheddar sat down with nice cup of tea.with the chichen because we ate the side dish yesterday with another meal will cook roast pots use them up , a quarter of a cabbage , 0ne carrot left in the fridge .and extra tin of peas and carrots with a tin of value rice pudding for afters. tomorrow will use up 2 peppers from the fridge an onion, and eat up some frozen fish with frozen chips.i realised today that food now is so very very epensive that it is heartbreaking and you just can t afford to waste any of it at all .so from now on we are going to use up absolutely everything daily aswell as going back to cooking and freezing all our own meals and even feel that the once in a blue moon meal out with our friends will now be a come dine with me meal in doors which they dont know yet that they have my yummy cooking to eat what ever that may be but will make a great effort to make them something tasty;)

saveabobortwo

only a few years backs Tesco did a whole chicken for about 1.99 but now chickens are so dear and i cant believe prices are now as high as 8 pound , its only a bit of roast dinner.

charlies-aunt

llydaw wrote: »

Hi

Another lurker here. Just wanted to say that I love reading this thread. I feel like I'm part of a conversation with neighbours in my own street.x

I speak on the telephone for eight hours a day , five days a week but any chit chat other than the initial scripted call greeting is not allowed. I can speak all day without having a conversation as we aren't even allowed to chat to the other call handlers between calls as it creates too much background sound. I love this thread for the support and friendship even though I do more reading than posting at the moment :T

Had a minor moral dilemma today - went into my local A!di - at check out, it came to £34.56 - I was pleased that I managed to pay £4 odd using a purseful of small change to a very patient check out lady - but when I got to the car with my shopping - I realised that I was clutching my list and £30 in notes :eek: I badly need some work trousers & shoes and for an instant I was tempted - but I knew that if I didn't take it back that I'd never be able to face the staff in there again. :cool:

Had some good bargains - Sainsbugs are selling 500g bags of pasta for 9p and Aldi pasta sauce is currently reduced to 18p

kidcat

Just back from a marathon Ikea trip and they had a stall with a local veg growing group in foyer, they were showing how to grow veg (and in particular potatoes) in the blue Ikea 40p bags, cant believe I hadnt thought of it before, but ideal and certainly cheaper than the special growing bags I have been buying to use.

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I have just done an inventory of my freezer to update my list that gets attached to the outside of the freezer via a magnet I was suprised at how much stuff I still had in there.Definitely no more shopping for me for several weeks :)


2 x packets of Multi-seeded wraps
1 x bag mixed veg
1 x ½ leg of Lamb
1 x portion of Oxtail for stewing
1 x portions of Lamb Shoulder steaks
4 x portions of bones for stewing stock for soups
1 x Pork Shank
3 x portions cheese, mixed
3 x battered cod portions
1 x steak portion
3 x lamburger’s with apricots and couscous
1 x small bag of sliced Limes
2 x chicken breasts
3 x chicken Kiev’s
2 x peppered burgers, 2 x ordinary burgers
1 x bag mushrooms, 1 x bag sliced green beans
3 x 3 portions sausages,
2 x chicken drumsticks
1 x portion bacon
1 x portion Lasagne
Half a litre leek and potato soup
Middle shelf
1 x pork loin joint
2 x portions of liver & Bacon
1 x bag of frozen fruits of the forest, 1 x bag blackberries
1 x portion of smoked mackerel
1 x tortilla wraps
2 x bags of white cabbage
1 x bag leeks, 1 x bag celery
1 x portions frozen pineapple
1 x stewing lamb
1 garlic butter, 1 x peppered sauce
1 x steaks
2 x portions x chicken drumsticks
2 x portion bread
1 x portions cooked ham
3 x portions Sausages
1 x bag Broccoli
11 portions mashed potatoes
1 x bag crinkle cut chips
1 salmon steak with herb dressing1 x red onions chopped, 1 x green peppers
3 pasties (cooked)
1 cod loin steak
1 bag stewing lamb, 1 x bag best gravy for casserole

Bottom shelf
8 x portions of mashed potato’s
2 x bags fish, 2 x cod steaks, 1 x salmon steak, 1 lb cod fillet
2 x 250 grammes beef mince
1 x litre parsnip and apple soup
500gms beef mince
1 x bag onions (chopped)
1 x lamb chop (Barnsley)
Gailey, its great making stuff streeetch just that bit further with the aid of a simple thing like the odd carrot or onion isn't it.
I am a great list maker and list everything in my store cupboards and stick the lists on the doors Does help stop me from buying more than I need.

meanmarie

JackieO....that's some list! Will confirm for doubters that Jackie has not yet appeared on SuperScrimpers...although all that rubbish about having a face for radio is not to be believed!

I like this thread and try not to miss reading every day, don't often post here, really appreciate the OS advice, don't agree with everyone but think that life would be very dull if we all thought the same...loved Mrs Veg plot's post.

Marie

mrswive

I'm having my favourite sort of OS afternoon - the sort where you end up with stuff to eat!
I bought a butternut squash from Lidl the other day for £1-03; I've used just over half of it to make a spicy soup, the rest is going to be the main event for a Thai curry and the seeds will be toasted and sprinkled with salt for a snack later - not bad! I think I might go mad and make the tea loaf that was posted on here the other day too!
The butternut squash seeds I planted have burst forth and seem to be growing at a gallop so I'm looking forward to picking those later in the year. I've never grown them before so fingers crossed.
When we were clearing the jungle we bought last year (which is now very close to resembling a real garden) we discovered a couple of gooseberry bushes and blackcurrants which have all gone crazy this year now they've been exposed to the light, so hopefully a good crop to be had there if we can keep the birds off. Don't you just love the Spring?

charlie1973

newbie here ..... have been reading for weeks and weeks, recent events have made me think, i should post.

JackieO that is one heck of a list!!!!!! you have inspired me to do something very similar tomorrow!

Mrswive - how lucky to find the goosberry and blackcurrents, we walked the hedgerows last summer and made a lot of Jam, homemade is soo much nicer!!

lora

kidcat wrote: »

Just back from a marathon Ikea trip and they had a stall with a local veg growing group in foyer, they were showing how to grow veg (and in particular potatoes) in the blue Ikea 40p bags, cant believe I hadnt thought of it before, but ideal and certainly cheaper than the special growing bags I have been buying to use.

I have used laundry bags for several years. Ikea bags are probably cheaper than these were originally