Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - part 2

23rdspiral

happy Birthday!!!

and thanks for the reminder to go downstairs and stop tyring to make my own puter work

rising_from_the_ashes

Winchelsea wrote: »

Thanks for your messages rubytuesday and rising from the ashes - and happy birthdays to you both!

Must watch the Superscrimpers at half past.

Couple of days until mine (last one with a "3" in so think I'll need to start going backwards from next year:(). DM coming to visit & take me out to lunch so looking forward to that.

I'm going to have to wait until 9:30 as two programmes recording on S*ky+ just now.

silvasava

Happy Birthday Rubytuesday & Rising - Hope you both enjoy your special days.

NSD for me today & tea tonight was the other half of a Sausage Plait & Salad - no pud 'cos there was so much salad but DH & I finished off the last 4 choccy's from my mothers day box!

23rd - Totters used to be what they called either Rag & Bone men or the people who bid to run the amenity tips. Years ago I worked briefly for a small publisher when a book came out called Totters Teaparty - never got round to reading it tho I did get to go to the book launch in Fleet Street which was interesting. Yup, I'm a mine of useless information......;)

minnie2

l.m.hart wrote: »

own ranges can be compared but its easier to stick to brands as you can see they are the same. its a gamble and takes a bit of effort and you have to keep checking mr t and mr a shopping basket, if you want i can pm you later when my results are in and explain it a bit more if i can
x

thank you!!!

23rdspiral wrote: »

i'm just popping to say how dead chuffed i am with myself right now:D. was on way to asda, stopped at the 'tip shop' to see if they had light fittings, but none suitable. but they did have a little garden table. very little, kinda only for drinks but with wrought iron ends and slats. (dad re-made a bench for me like it from the tip last year). but it was £5.00 - too expensive for a whim, even if a useful whim for our new garden, (that i'm very excited about having, if you can't tell!)

soo, in asda i didnt get the potatoes i'd planned, i got woopsied courgettes; i got woopsied fish instead of a full price pizza for friday dinner; i bought the 9p pasta not the 79p pasta, i bought an 18p jar of pasta sauce not 89p... ect ect... and i didn't get any cake(!) ... and i managed to only spend £9.00, so saved enough of my predicted spend to feel able to go back and get the little garden table! :j

(talk about instant gratification for 'downshifting' and cutting back... i must remember this feeling:D)

** oh, and the pasta that was 9p/500g is usually 18p i think, and Jam was 50p (blackcurrent & apricot) not 89p - not 'offer' tickets. i stocked up just in case it changes though.



i've never herd the word 'totter' before, but i say i should have been born a Womble!

wow well done you!!!!! i did have a similar exerience went shopping at mr A was expecting it to come to nearly £90 but it was £56!! I actually said oh is that it? i also saved as hubby refuses to try cheap stuff - so i dont buy any!!!


happy birthday to all!!!!

silvasava

Just finished watching 'Superscrimpers' on 4OD - Hmmm - think they should take a look at this website. Wow, make a shopping list - what a brilliant idea ( Oh dear - I'll never go to heaven)

rubytuesday

Thanks for the Birthday wishes everyone - good job it wasn't today as I have had to buy gifts and cards for a neighbours baby, a birthday card for another neighbours little boy and then got food from Waitrose to make a change. Had a lovely rotisseried chicken but I want my oven back on! Hopefully tomorrow I will be treated and it will be an NSD!

When is yours Rising from the ashes? My son is an Aries too!

redglass_2

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Happy birthday, rubytuesday!
(hope it's not too late!)

miss_empty_piggy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to everyone who's just had one, about to have one or who is commisserating about one coming!!!

Yesterday was a nightmare. Spent 8 hours travelling to a conference that was an absolute waste of time. But, as ever, I tried to remain positive and some good things happened also. Got to London and my boyfriend was waiting at the station to greet me (he had stayed in London on business Tuesday night and was travelling to Manchester but waited until the next train so that he could see me - and make sure that I got on the right tube!!!) It was a lovely surprise and really made my day. We only got to spend 10 minutes together but it was lovely.

I had packed sandwichs for lunch and tea, took a flask of coffee and a bottle of squash made up. This was brilliant as I didn't spend a bean (apart from the £7 parking which I will be wanting back from work). I was determined that I wasn't going to spend a thing. Got home and darling boyfriend arrived with his son and a chinese for me and the girls. So we all had tea/supper together. Had lovely cuddles with my girls before all jetting off to bed exhausted. And, (I hate starting a sentence with an "and") today is another day.....and I don't have to travel too far!!!

I agree about superscrimpers, a shopping list (slaps head in wonder) why didn't we think of that!!! What did the woman say, "simple but brilliant", also where do you get all those things she put in that hand cream??? (obviously I know where she got the beeswax!!! from the bees - she probably keeps them in her sock drawer!!)

Have a really brilliant day everyone, hope it is as glorious as yesterday!!

Miss empty piggy...x

LauraM65

Just wanted to wish rubytuesday a very Happy Birthday hope you have a wonderful day.:bdaycake::beer:

xnatalie81x

Good Morning all

I do not come on NEARLY as often as i would like to catch up but my spring resolution is to do more 'blogging' here

Lovely to see lots of new faces! New ideas and motivation are always welcome

Things are very good here. Baby is chunking up and now 4.5mths and 'commando' crawls a little way accross the floor lol. He
looks a bit like a lizard/snake - the other 3 are getting bigger and it seems their stomachs are growing at an alarming rate
and so i am having to be inventive with snacks and dinners!!!!

I am aware i have missed quite a few months but rest assured i have been under target every month. Some of you may remember
i was going to have an 'other' budget for all of my 'extra' earnings - this has been very successful and with tcb/ebay/extra work etc
i have had around 200 mth from january! Amazing what motivation can do for your earning potential lol. It does help with the baby
growing out of clothes at an alarming rate and the amount of things i was given with permission to sell on at the end of their usefulness.

Garden is coming along veeeeeeeeeeerry nicely. I will upload some pics soon as i think photos bring these forums to life

Made more laundry gloop yesterday but have vanilla instead of lavender as i picked up two vanilla oils for £1 in savers last week

Will check in later as baby needs to be put to sleep. He is very fidgety on my lap!!!!!!!