Moooooving back to DFW - one Fresian's continued adventures in debt-busting

mooomin

beanielou wrote: »

Blimey a chicken for £1.20 :j

Just had it for dinner and it was AMAZING

The leftovers are getting stripped from the bones soon and will form tomorrows dinner of Chicken and Chorizo jumbalaya thanks to finding chorizo for 60p in the reductions aisle today

mooomin

Mealplan

Monday - Chicken & chorizo jumbalaya
Tuesday - Out for dinner
Wednesday - Chilli
Thursday - Fish, tatties & veg
Friday - As above (or homemade fishcakes if I'm brave)
Saturday - Chilli
Sunday - Roast pork

beanielou

Plans a wee trip to the Burgh.

mooomin

beanielou wrote: »

Plans a wee trip to the Burgh.

You're more than welcome petal, although you'll be fighting Mr Fresian for the tasty food

taxi73

what great bargains

mooomin

Morning folks

The arrival of the Family Fresian this weekend, while absolutely exhausting, has been good for my finances!

Purse - £152 (!!) I'll be paying £140 of this into the bank, £20 of which will be off to my VSP as it's from selling cards, so can form the basis of the fund for my next craft show.
PAD/Spends - A much less healthy £14, but the cash will land in here so it will be back to a better balance shortly.
Entertainment - £13.62 as I've bought a cocktail making class to enjoy with Souk and tickets to see Henry Rollins at the Fringe in August.
Christmas/birthdays - £62.25 but Mr F's birthday is looming large!
Savings - £281.61 I'm going to get this up to £300 tomorrow which was my first target, then the PADs start going back to the loan.
Food - £80.74
2nd purse - £21.24

The second purse system is working well for me as having £80 left with 18 days till payday is quite good for me! The freezer is bursting with food, and the cupboards are healthy too. Mama Fresian brought me down some supplies (coffee, teabags etc) and these have been added to the stores and will be bought from the 2nd purse when I need to use them. I've already managed to put away just under £5 into the third purse (profits) last month and hope to increase that this month when I get paid.

Time to get ready for work but thanks to Easter it's a four day week

Hopeful1

I need to re-do my budget sheets AGAIN thanks to the ex :mad: Once I've got things under control, i want to re-read the 2nd purse info. It's working really well for you isn't it? Money gives me such a headache sometimes but the ex gives me a migraine lol

Hope work passes quickly!

beanielou

Yah for a 4 day week :j

rising_from_the_ashes

flying_fresian wrote: »

The second purse system is working well for me as having £80 left with 18 days till payday is quite good for me! The freezer is bursting with food, and the cupboards are healthy too. Mama Fresian brought me down some supplies (coffee, teabags etc) and these have been added to the stores and will be bought from the 2nd purse when I need to use them. I've already managed to put away just under £5 into the third purse (profits) last month and hope to increase that this month when I get paid.

I really take my hat off to anyone who does the 2nd (and 3rd:eek:) purse system..... I've read the "instructions" on the thread at least a dozen times and I'm afraid it might as well be in a different language . Sounds great but I just can't get my head around it (so will have to stick to my obsession with the spreadsheets;)).

beanielou

Oh phew rising so glad that its not just me.