I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

abitofhelp

I'm not happy, i have snapped one of the drawers in the kitchen freezer, i need to start eating more out of it than putting food in it.

quintwins

abitofhelp wrote: »

I'm not happy, i have snapped one of the drawers in the kitchen freezer, i need to start eating more out of it than putting food in it.

:rotfl::rotfl: now thats a big ask

i'm munching a rocket lolly that counts as eating out of the freezer right?:o

katskorner

ooh no abitofhelp not good...:(

my hubby broke one of our drawer fronts approximately a week after we had it brand new - cost £450 :eek: and boy was I mad... he was way too heavy handed with it. Bet you didn't do it like that though.

Lynsey

Part 1 of couponing done in Sainsbury's and bought a few things.

McVities Jaffa cake bars - £1.00 - free with coupon
McVities choc hobnob flapjacks - £1.30 - free with coupon
McVities ginger cake - £1.00 free with coupon
Cravendale - 2 litres at £1.00 each and used 2 x 50p coupons - £1.00
Pickled onions - £1.49 BOGOF - £1.49
Sharwoods Bombay potato 75p down to 19p (May BBD) - 19p

Food spend = £2.68

Non-food
Elvive shampoo (400ml) - £1.89 (half-price) - used £1.50 coupon = 39p
Elvive conditioner (400ml) - £1.89 (half-price) - used £1.50 coupon = 39p


Bought a top for £6, one half-price at £3 and a watch half-price at £4 and 25% off those and used a £2 off £20 coupon.

Got quite a bit today for just over £11 - well pleased. lol

Another top for £4.99 from M&S Outlet.

Didn't I do well.

Lynsey

Lip_Stick

Afternoon all.

Haven't done very well today with the house work, ended up falling asleep and didn't want to get up lol. Bet I don't sleep tonight now.

Had my garlic prawns and rocket salad for lunch so a bit stuck now with what to do for tea.

Thanks for the tips re coupons lynsey, printed a couple out of each. Ds loved the squirty cream last time I bought it. Think he was pinching it as it went down rapidly! You've done well at the shops too.

Flo - I will do, if it still feels bad by next week.

katskorner - sounds like you'll have a lovely time... slightly jealous! And £450.... for just a drawer front????????? Christ, that'd buy me a new washer lol.

Florenceem

Lip_Stick wrote: »

Afternoon all.

Haven't done very well today with the house work, ended up falling asleep and didn't want to get up lol. Bet I don't sleep tonight now.

Had my garlic prawns and rocket salad for lunch so a bit stuck now with what to do for tea.

Thanks for the tips re coupons lynsey, printed a couple out of each. Ds loved the squirty cream last time I bought it. Think he was pinching it as it went down rapidly! You've done well at the shops too.

Flo - I will do, if it still feels bad by next week.

katskorner - sounds like you'll have a lovely time... slightly jealous! And £450.... for just a drawer front????????? Christ, that'd buy me a new washer lol.

How is your leg now?

ammonite

Thanks for the heads up about coupons, do you just find them on the web?

We had two shops today - beer run and party food so thats basically the monthly food budget gone until the end of June. Luckily the cupboards and freezer are still well stocked so we won't have too much trouble I hope.

Tonight's dinner: Christmas Dinner. That's the last of the Christmas leftovers gone now apart from some broccoli and cauliflower.

The freezer feels wonderfully manageable and I can actually find things again! It is brilliant!

Have some donuts and cakes to put out for party in mid-June so that'll save a few more pennies.

Also picked up a cake for DH's b'day - a £1.50 whoopsie so that's in the freezer, saving about £8

May be able to stretch the grocery budget, depends how much petrol we use this month (the "fund" comprises both things). We did stock up on lunch items so we should be ok. I'm envisaging needing to spend around £10 per week and sticking to it (maximum).

Might have to get inventive with pasta salads etc. to bulk out lunches to reduce bread consumption, we do go through an awful lot of bread!

Lynsey

Lip_Stick wrote: »

Thanks for the tips re coupons lynsey, printed a couple out of each. Ds loved the squirty cream last time I bought it. Think he was pinching it as it went down rapidly! You've done well at the shops too.

Everything I've touched today has turned to GOLD, definitely the MIDAS touch and I love days like today. Had a fantastic afternoon and I'll update later once I've had a coffee with my 10p cakes. lol

ammonite - have a look at the "Coupon Thread" HERE

Please, please don't miss the Facebook McVities and Anchor cream though - be quick (if you haven't already missed it!!).

Lynsey

ms_night_ryder

Hey guys
Thanks for all your support and kind words regarding my redundancy, got confirmation it is definately happening, will be paid for 7 weeks and 7 weeks redundancy money, I'm really pleased.

Lynsey, will be joining couponing again as soon as I get a pc unit, hopefully next week, i have printer and screen, now is the time for me to be frugal, as i will be self employed and dont want to waste my redundancy money.

Back on topic, ate out for lunch well not really, just got 2 pieces of chicken and 4 jacs, massive potato wedges basically, it didn't seem to suit me as I had a bellyache after, had dinner, which was the last of the chilli, with one of the massive wholemeal pittas I got on Monday, toasted it, cut it into strips and dumped the chilli on top, it was delicious.

Need to take something out for dinner, prob in sc. As i have a fair few jobs to get through and as its payday I'm due a Pedicure, lol.

Really need to make space, as I'm heading to Costco with my friend, going to go with a list and bulk buy tin toms, bleach etc, i don't want to run out if anything for the rest of the year, I already have enough toilet roll about 40 rolls, I use one a week, I have enough washing up liquid, i bulk bought on the persil deal, so have 6 bottles of persil and a box of tablets, 4 1.5 comforts a bottle of pure and a lenor, I only have 4 bottles of bleach left, I have 20 bottles of original source all from the glitch and a few of radox, all along I have been thinking about this redundancy and i feel semi prepared, over the bank holiday im going to clear my desk area, so I can get used to working from home and finally get a pc.

Lynsey

ms_night_ryder - well done and enjoy. My hubby would love to be made redundant - he asks every week. lol

Couponing day part 2

Started in Asda as wanted the cream and got it

2 x Anchor cream 50p each - used 2 x 50p coupons so free
2 x Anchor light squirty cream £1.00 each - used 2 x 50p coupons = £1.00
5 x easy melt dark chocolate 12p each = 60p
1 x chilli olive oil = £1.50
1 x batch loaf = 50p
2 x Elvive conditioners (250ml) reduced to £1 each = £2
used 2 x £1.50 coupons for the conditioner and got £1 off rest of shopping (went through s/scan till).
Total spend = £2.60

Next had to pick up some fizzy mango pop for Brother from B&M's so picked up another 2 Hellmanns mayo at 29p each
Total = 58p

Popped into Lidl to see what weekend meat offer is (quarter pounders) and looked at the swede and lo and behold they were on offer at only 29p each!! Bought 2.
Total = 58p

Thought that was it, but thought I'd check Sainsbury's on the way home, even though early for "whoopsies" - they were reducing and got

3 chicken breast fillets from £4.45 for 99p = 99p
2 x TTD ciabattas from £1 each to 10p each = 20p
pack of 12 mini muffins from £1.49 to 10p = 10p
pack key lime pies from £2.40 to 10p = 10p
McVities jaffa cake bars £1.00 - used coupon so free
Total = £1.39

Afternoons total = £5.15 and £2.68 spent earlier so
Days total = £7.83 and got loads and loads - very happy bunny.

Keeping away from shops now apart from Waitrose tomorrow to get Vitalite and keep rest of coupons for next week, or perhaps Saturday, but want to desperately stay under £25 for the week. The problem using coupons in different shops means you have to spend a little in each one .......................... doesn't help measly budget ..................... but very grateful.

That's my day, sorry that's it a bit long-winded, but shows what can be done and hope it gives confidence to others to try couponing (coupons are only another method of paying) - hit them hard and save your pennies.

Time for dinner, take care.

Lynsey