Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - Part 3.

tumptyteapot

purpleorchid wrote: »

this is all of todays food and drinks

5 coffee, x 2 sugar (had 2 over mates)
1 glass milk
3 glass squash
chicken broth
half tiger roll with butter
2 rich tea bicuits that forgot i had
2 weetabix with warm milk and sugar

dont think i will be eating anymore, hope everyone is doing well.xx

That isn't a great deal of food, I'd be starving if I ate that little, how do you do it?
I had porridge for breakfast, a bowl of vegi soup with 2 slices of bread and butter for lunch, an apple, 4 cups of tea, one glass of juice, mashed potatos, leeks, celeriac with baked beans and a little bit of cheese, a jam tart with custard and 2 little biccies and I am hungry!

rising_from_the_ashes

Thanks everyone for your support ..... Sandra thinking of you and (((hugs)))

Purple I bought a shopping trolley a while ago when I discovered a Home Bar*gains shop near where DM lives but there was no car park nearby - I thought I'd look an idiot but frankly I don't really care anymore when I save more than the cost of the trolley everytime I go! (I am in my late 30s)

I also use nappy sacks for the cats litter tray and they are brilliant for that purpose.

rubytuesday

Thank you Dizzy - it's nice to be missed!

Sandra so sorry to hear that things are still very difficult for you and your loved ones - wishing you strength to get through.

Purple orchid don't let the not sleeping get out of hand will you. X

A brilliant day for me last day of my course and our presentation went brilliantly!

So lucky with my partner we worked so well together!

Cookies I made went down a treat too.

NSD for me as we get lunch provided and had fish an chips bought for m for dinner.

23rdspiral

Ooh ruby, i'd love dish an chips! OH has an exam we'd, maybe I can use your excuse to get some in?

wasnt at work today, had my days changed round. Went to town as cheaper to get petrol there, even adding the extra distance on! Found 3 perfect presents in CS :j - 2 books and a particular Tshirt for my dad (well, i'll give it to mum, and she'll slip it in his pile and she'll not have to wash them so often!). Found a book my OH will like too, but too creased to even be a stocking filler, but only 10p so I gave him that tonight

Bought a couple of Xmas decorations in Poundland. Want to be frugal, but also want to decorate this year, and celebrate being in our new home. We didn't bother last year as were supposed to be moving, and the year before that my nan was dying so it didn't feel right.

Parked in sainsburys, havnt been there for ages, the prices were a little shocking, as was the change in their stock. Noticed things like value chilli sauce have gone . Am so glad I work near a HBargains!

Been worrying about my budget lately, I must be honest and say I have no idea where i am on the year. I need to pay my OH a considerable sum, till I do that I won't even know how much is mine anymore.

purpleorchid

tumptyteapot wrote: »

That isn't a great deal of food, I'd be starving if I ate that little, how do you do it?
I had porridge for breakfast, a bowl of vegi soup with 2 slices of bread and butter for lunch, an apple, 4 cups of tea, one glass of juice, mashed potatos, leeks, celeriac with baked beans and a little bit of cheese, a jam tart with custard and 2 little biccies and I am hungry![/QUOTE]

haha tumpty you made me lol then..
i have bipolar hun so my appetite is not always that grand.x

purpleorchid

thanks 23rd
it seems im the same tonight, have had about 3 hrs sleep if that, so have now just baked my hovis homebakes and have got a bread and butter pudding in the oven.

my grans recipe

4 slices of bread soaked in water
1 egg beaten with the same amount of milk
mixed fruit
butter ontop

place bread in the tray you will cooking it in. pour over the mixed fruit then the egg and milk mixture. few spoons of butter on the top, put it in the oven on gas mark 5 for about an hr.(sorry dont know electric ovens)

hth

tumptyteapot

purpleorchid wrote: »

haha tumpty you made me lol then..
i have bipolar hun so my appetite is not always that grand.x

Ahh! I keep meaning to look up a programme that someone mentioned to me but I don't know quite where to start, it is about treating all sorts of illnesses by changing what people eat, I think they do one about stress and mental health which would be useful for me!

Cherryjack

Good morning everyone.. looking for some help and advice.. Ive realised its my neices birthday in the next week and i need to send a birthday present in the post on a budget. Also i have planned a day out to see arthur with my 5 year old and partner, using tesco club card vouchers for the cinema and costa card points for yummy coffees... we also have a 20.00 voucher for the harvester so all in all will be a fab cheap day. One problem, my friend has booked us a day for afternoon tea (before the lightbulb moment, i purchased this for her birthday) and her OH will be spending a few hours with my oh, shes mentioned they could go for a meal.. and im worried it will send our spends too high now. Really cant afford it before xmas .. hope u can give me a few ideas .. thank you x

tumptyteapot

Cherryjack wrote: »

Good morning everyone.. looking for some help and advice.. Ive realised its my neices birthday in the next week and i need to send a birthday present in the post on a budget. Also i have planned a day out to see arthur with my 5 year old and partner, using tesco club card vouchers for the cinema and costa card points for yummy coffees... we also have a 20.00 voucher for the harvester so all in all will be a fab cheap day. One problem, my friend has booked us a day for afternoon tea (before the lightbulb moment, i purchased this for her birthday) and her OH will be spending a few hours with my oh, shes mentioned they could go for a meal.. and im worried it will send our spends too high now. Really cant afford it before xmas .. hope u can give me a few ideas .. thank you x

have you any tesco rewards left - you could get a restaurant voucher - or look online for any offers, I think there are 2 meals for a tenner at a few big places right now - there will be a list on the money saving expert newsletter - link top right of this page :-)

Cherryjack

tumptyteapot wrote: »

have you any tesco rewards left - you could get a restaurant voucher - or look online for any offers, I think there are 2 meals for a tenner at a few big places right now - there will be a list on the money saving expert newsletter - link top right of this page :-)

Thanks teapot, the cinema will use all the vouchers up x