2012 Frugal Living Challenge (Part 1)

LolaLemon

Not many reductions in my whole town, the cushions I wanted, 5 of them, where £4 each down to £3.75 each. What a reduction, not!

Cake mix is now £1 in tesco, it was the only worth while reduction in their.

I can't find the receipt for the halogen fire I bought in November and it broke the other day... house is back to being freezing, can see our breath in the room! Lots of blankets, 3 hot water bottles, 2 people in a king size bed! Plus fleecy jammies :-)

natnat13

Take it back anyway Lola, I'm sure your rights are to get a replacement anyway if it's faulty. Did u pay by card? If so proof of purchase will be on your statement anyway x

LolaLemon

natnat13 wrote: »

Take it back anyway Lola, I'm sure your rights are to get a replacement anyway if it's faulty. Did u pay by card? If so proof of purchase will be on your statement anyway x

I can't remember, but it wouldn't show up, as it was bought as part of my shopping. Its in my car, I'll be taking it back tomorrow n see what they say. They didn't have any in the shop to even do a straight swap :-(

letsdothis

phew FINALLY I got to the end of the thread !!! - I m still in the process of our budget so will post that yesterday, we started cutting back last year, and now feel confident we can step it up and pay off the debts that we have this year:

Credit cards x 3
Water arrears
Council Tax arrears
2 small loans
Gas/Electric arrears
Mortgage arrears

1 other bigger loan that still has 18 years to run but as soon as the above is clear that will be cleared in 3 YEARS !!!!!!
Arrears came about when hubby was on strike, mortgage arrears believe it or not came about because it was THEIR fault !!!

Any way couple of finds - I have a card for bookers and yesterday they had about 5 trays of reduced bread, managed to get 14 @20p each - sliced chicken 20p - peppered steak £1

went through cupboards today looking for my chicken stock cubes, couldnt believe the amount of stuff lurking at the back - still no chicken stock cubes thou !! lol

on a bit of a moan though - we were given a box of m&s cookies for christmas sealed etc and one whole section was empty, - complaint filed, another gripe not on a budgeting item but im on a roll - I got my daughter (11) a girls night in pack from A for Christmas - in the section that had make paper aeroplanes, flowers, ABC puzzles, she opened it and it has pin the willy on the hunk and fake an or**gm on it !!! - im no prude, on looking there was a small 18+ sticker on the bottom corner but to put it in the same section as all the preschool stuff, ??????? - again complaint logged - Ill let you know if I hear anything

when I post my budget ill post my list of things I do/an going to do to achieve goals

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL x x x

letsdothis

:jA year from now you will wish you had started today :j

paidinchickens

seriouslyfrugal wrote: »

I saw this and thought it would be of use :


http://www.lidl-pageflip.com/uk.html?kid=pqIy13

it is the latest food offers from L**l

have a good day everyone

Thanks for that :T

I will be trotting off tomorrow to stock up on baked beans, tommy soup (as that is the only one the kids will eat) and a few packs of onions.

I have not managed to buy any cheap wrapping paper or crackers yet, Mr Ts have not put theirs down and I have not seen any in the c**p I am seriously worried I may have to pay full price next crimbo at this rate :rotfl:

PIC x

Mojoworking

paidinchickens wrote: »

I have not managed to buy any cheap wrapping paper or crackers yet, Mr Ts have not put theirs down and I have not seen any in the c**p I am seriously worried I may have to pay full price next crimbo at this rate :rotfl:

PIC x

I had to really think about what the stars were then in c**p cos I read it twice as cr*p!!!!:rotfl:

bagabogof

Please can I be added. Need to reduce my debts :eek::eek:

paidinchickens

Mojoworking wrote: »

I had to really think about what the stars were then in c**p cos I read it twice as cr*p!!!!:rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl: wrapping paper and crackers in cr*p :rotfl::rotfl:

lemmings1986

paidinchickens wrote: »

Thanks for that :T

I will be trotting off tomorrow to stock up on baked beans, tommy soup (as that is the only one the kids will eat) and a few packs of onions.

I have not managed to buy any cheap wrapping paper or crackers yet, Mr Ts have not put theirs down and I have not seen any in the c**p I am seriously worried I may have to pay full price next crimbo at this rate :rotfl:

PIC x

they have cheap cards and wrapping paper at card factory i went the other day and and got 10 rolls for £1 3 metres on each roll so 30 metres of wrapping paper for £1 and 2 packs of 16 xmas cards for 49p and 2 savings tins 49p each