Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - Part 3.

rubytuesday

Had an early morning swim in the outdoor pool so have had a little spend.

The day turned from blah to glorious and I missed the hoards!

I am feeling so pleased with myself as I have gone from not being able to get up until about 3pm a couple of years ago to swimming early morning!

I'm going to have a hot bath and then I am going to take my elderly neighbour out in her wheel chair for the first time.

She is stuck home alone apart from carers popping in briefly and is very bored and lonely!

ladymay

Hello everyone :wave: Hope you're all well!

rubytuesday I'm sorry you have an idiot following you around. It makes you wonder what's going on in their life if they spend time harassing people on a forum that is part of such a helpful and supportive online community...

Went out last night (armed with vouchers!) with a few friends, one of whom has just gotten engaged. He asked me to sing at his wedding ceremony :j:dance: It's not until spring 2013 but it's made me so happy!!!

Off to France Saturday morning for a few days with BF's parents, sister and BIL, so heading to Kent tomorrow night to get the Eurostar. I've been under the Channel before, but it always unneeves me to think I'm under that much water :eek: Looking forward to get away for a few days, it's been a fantastic year so far but it's been really hard work, studying 35 hours a week plus commuting and working two jobs, just need to make sure we don't go crazy with money once we get there

rubytuesday

Ooh have a lovely time Ladymay!

That sounds lovely about the singing!

grandma247

Thought I would pop my head in and found a new thread
I have been so busy the last few months I haven't kept up but have not fallen off the wagon either.
I have been sewing and knitting,babysitting and looking after a family member who suddenly became unwell. Hopefully that will be sorted soon as I am beginning to want my weekends back ( I stay there friday to Sunday but only at night). It still seems to take a lot of my time though.

Free films here.

redglass_2

lingojingo wrote: »

I've just downloaded it on Firefox without any problems, so maybe try again?

Thanks, Lingojingo, I got there in the end. :j

rictus123

Well my fellow frugal livers how about this for a challenge!!

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3385674

Trying to have a total no spend month for August so starting Monday iv got 31 days. Obviously iv got set outgoings for the month, they are as follwed...

• Digs - £100
• Phone - £45
• Fuel - £160
• Loans- £330.62
• Credit card - £50 ( will clear start of September with all money saved by this challenge)

• Total outgoings = £685.62...that will be my lowest spending month in at least 2 years!!

Its only 31 days and what a difference i know it will make!! Income should be around £3,000 take home for the month aswel so can see a nice surplus of £2,314.38 in my account by the end of the month! What a saving! Will clear my last card with that and il just have 3 loans left to pay, another month like this in October il be well on my way! Any tips for not getting bored? I think main idea will be work at least 11 hour days and get at least 8 hours sleep...so not going to be sitting twiddling my thumbs.:cool:

paidinchickens

Hi peeps!!

Had a nasty cold for the past few days.

Dropped DS off at DD so he could watch the footie and on the way back we drove past one of the posh houses with a skip outside. On top of the skip was a roll of carpet. DH asked the man if we could have it and he was just glad to get more space in his skip :j:j

Brand new piece of EXPENSIVE carpet for nothing is now getting fitted in DS bedroom Downside is we have bought paint and spent all day painting instead of pottering in the garden

I reckon we have just saved ourselves £50 on buying a new carpet we were going to go out and buy while DS visited his dad in the hols. After all the trouble people have had with skips lately I feel very lucky!


DH goes into hospital tomorrow so I must get organised.

Hope everyone is well

PIC x

Kerry_Woman

rictus123 - Good luck with your challenge.

paidinchickens - Great find with the carpet. Sending hugs to you and your DH.

Winchelsea

rictus123 - thank you for drawing our attention to the Buy Nothing For a Month Challenge - I'm going to give it a go!

rising_from_the_ashes

Hi everyone, just a quick catch up - welcome to newcomers!

Spiral know how you feel - I got my bike out yesterday to find the front tyre flat as a pancake. Looks like a trip to bike shop for me as changing inner tubes is beyond my beginner's capabilities yet (hoping he may let me watch). I'm going to have another go at pumping it up (tried yest but didn't get very far) ..... Also, congrats on the mags!

PIC congrats on the carpet, I managed to get a small bit last year (Freecycle) which was just big enough for my wee room and, what a difference it's made. Not perfect but a huge improvement on what was there before. Wishing DH all the best for tomorrow.

Rictus thanks for that link - do you know if they do one every month? August would be impossible for me (2 weeks hols) and also still working on the "stocking up" for after my op ... but I could try in September!

Ruby that early morning swim sounds fantastic!


I'm still updating the SOW - actually pretty amazed at myself as I'm not known to be good at sticking to things.

Peas are all ready so will be picking, blanching and freezing at the weekend (need to try to defrost the freezer beforehand somehow) and beans are about the size of the top bit of my finger:) - there are 0000s of them!

Been raining and miserable here all day - can't believe the contrast from yesterday when it was a "proper" July day and hot and sunny - strange world we live in!