Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - Part 3.

dizzy_lizzie

Thanks for the link seriouslyfrugal. We watched the drama with Victoria Wood and her husband was played by the main character from the series Shameless. He was unrecognizable! I remember we all watched it which is unusual for us here

Have popped to Mr As and was lucky in that DD went in and bought a fair few bits for tea and more. I sat in the car and waited for her as I only wanted sugar so she said she'd get it. When she came back to the car loaded up I said 'What's the point in me being careful with my money and then you're spending yours?"
She said "Well at least the freezers a bit full again" Oh Bless her cotton socks she's a sweetheart.
I'm determined to finish DDs wristwarmers tonight as I've got other bits to do but can't seem to get going again!
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tigerliz

I've come to this thread a bit late but I have been trying to be frugal for a few months and I will continue to do it afresh in 2012 if a new thread is made I have already started this year by making homemade foodie christmas presents thanks to the homemade gifts and hampers threads and shopping around for best bargains.

Just got to remember not to spend anymore now all the Christmas shopping's done and dusted! :j

purpleorchid

have just sat here for 2 n half hrs going through the deals on tesco site and also making a note of all the prices on other items i have on my list.

i have £20 to feed me and 3 cats for 3 weeks.

my list is £21.09. hoping to bring it down more. have had to work out 21 meals for myself and double or more than that for the cats, but i was lucky and managed to get 24 cans of kitekate on amazon for £10.60, and used some evouchers i had to pay for them, so only got to buy their biscuits.

really dislike going shopping, scrapping for every penny:(

Cherryjack

Hi Dizzie and Frugal :-) thanks for welcoming me xx

Good Luck Purple orchid, hope you can get some freezable value bits to tide you over aswell.. sunday a few hours before closing things can be 10p ish.. you can freeze lots of them..let us know how you get on

Today i must sort my kitchen out... and make a salade box up asap.. its been sitting there for a few days (ive been lazy) and not washed and chopped it... have a lovely fridge box to put it in. Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, beet, radish, peppers.. and must also use up the 2 potatoes that have been just sat there lol x

purpleorchid

thnx cherry
will be going this evening hopefully so may get lucky.x

Aril

Hello fellow frugallers:j:j
Welcome to all the newbies- the more the merrier!

This is the link to the 2012 thread which Frugaldom has set up [it's on the debt free diary board]
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3612005

Have had a frugal jolly today- went to Nymans for a lovely stroll although did succumb to a cake:D [but it was so huge that Mr GBT and I shared it] but we're members [of the Scottish NT as it's cheaper] so it was free entry.

The small person is off with Scouts this weekend so Mr GBT and I have taken advantage of the 2 meals for £10 at Mr T. Cheaper than a takeaway and a bottle of wine with it aswell- used a £3 off voucher that they'd sent through which was due to expire.

Arilx

23rdspiral

It's not yet 2012 so do we post here still? or is it like a magazine sub and it comes early?

23rdspiral

Oh and can I ask why it's moved from 'how much have you saved?' to 'Debt free wanna be' forums?

seriouslyfrugal

Thanks aril for the link - have added it to my subscribed list and signed up for 2012:D


noticed that wholewheat penne pasta in mr t was 22p a packet but they didn't have any :mad:

dizzy_lizzie

23rdspiral wrote: »

It's not yet 2012 so do we post here still? or is it like a magazine sub and it comes early?

Hiya spiral. I've just posted on the link Aril posted to be added to the 2012 list. Till then I'm going to continue to post on here unless everyone goes over to that thread early?

A NSD yesterday for me yay...and today spent the grand total of £2.29p :j
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