2012 Frugal Living Challenge (Part 1)

paidinchickens

LolaLemon wrote: »

I'm working hogmany, 6-11pm but no doubt I won't get the drinkers out the pub (was going to say punters, but people might take that the wrong way lol) till after the Bells :-(

:rotfl::rotfl:

Frugaldom

The Frugaldom household will be cheering in the bells at home with a few glasses of homemade rhubarb 'champagne'.

Happy Hogmanay to one and all when it arrives!

CoupsRus

Can I join?

My dh and I have loads of debt and always talk about paying it off but always seem to pay some and then charge it back up again.

We are determined to get sorted and will do so by:

Paying cash for things
Limiting take aways and fast food
Not spending money on things we don't need
More mystery shopping
Not paying for parking at work
Selling things on EBay

Hope everyone meets their targets

twiglet98

Hi, it count me in please. I signed up for the 2011 challenge and the spreadsheet of wonder was a huge success... for three months. Then Tesc0 started the DTD thing, and my food budget went out of the window with obsessive stockpiling. And then the SoW 'greyed out' for one month's page, I didn't know why, and stopped updating. Hope to keep at it in 2012.

youngmummy

hi all, really looking forward to starting this challange on sunday, :j hopefully will help save alot of money .... and pay off our catalogues quicker :money: intrest free atm so its not to bad. hope everyone is well and have a great year

purpleorchid

findingmyfeet wrote: »

purpleorchid- we are staying in on new years eve. we have invited a couple of friends round to eat with us, have a natter and catch up as we havent seen each other over christmas. Also playing taxi to my DD in between. Have enough food in already to make a nice meal and wine left from christmas so wont be spending any extra money to do it. far too expensive to go out around here at new year cheapest i have seen is £50 each before drinks!!!!!! i think not this time i would rather keep my cash in my pocket.

My wool order arrived today so should keep me busy for a few months (christmas pressie so no cash spent) , think we should manage with food etc too for at least another week without buying anything so hopefully a good start to the new year. cant believe its almost here

sounds like you have it all well organised hun. hope you have a very enjoyable evening. (THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE).
where did u get the wool from? you mentioned no cash spent and i do a lot of knitting.

Luv P
xx

[Deleted User]

Hi All
I am spending today getting organised to have the family round for a meal on New Years Day. Other than that, tonight OH and I will just chill out and bring in the bells together.

I hope everyone has a Happy Hogmanay and a fab New Years Day.
Allie

patentgirl

My evening matches yours Allie quiet evening with DH but preparing for dinner for all family tomorrow 12 in total got piece of beef reduced everything else in so should be quite frugal
Like the sound of your Rhubarb Champagne Frugaldom
Happy New year everyone x

Greying_Pilgrim

Frugaldom/SlowlyFading please may I join in the challenge?

As I posted on the Grocery Challenge (joined that too), we live reasonably frugally and budgets are already a part of our lifestyle, but we are surrounded (in RL) by people who appear to be able to 'spend,spend,spend' - with no limit. This makes being frugal a bit of a lonely time, as no-one 'gets' it and questions/teases our ways. At least on these threads folks are like-minded and are wanting to do their best with the varying budgets available to them and within the circumstances they find themselves.

I've been dipping into this thread since I 'discovered' MSE some years ago, in fact it was the original 'NM4K' challenge and Weezl's 50p a day challenge that got me hooked! Took a little bit longer to pluck up the courage to be a poster though!

Right, off to do battle with the SOW, as much more of a paper and pencil person really, but want to give it a go!

Greying

COOLTRIKERCHICK

We are not going out, havent been out on new years eve for a very long time...

For one thing it was just too expensive.... with taxi home....plus i dont know why but since the millenium new years eve...where pubs, taxi's etc charged what they liked , people just dont bother on new years eve like they used to ( our our old group of friends) I know that was 12 years ago, but it semms that was the turning point for us for celebrating new years eve.

Soooooooooo it will prob be me and hubby on the sofa, trying to keep a wake, and say what a load of carp on tv... the kids up stairs on their laptops.... and as soon as big ben chimes,, we will switch the tv off.... ( unless be cant be bothered to stay uo and go to sleep...lol..)

I hope peeps have a good night what ever you are doing... if you are venturing out for the night. PLEASE be safe..... make sure you phone is charged, and you have credit on your phones... tell people where you are going, and who you will be with....

ooooo ye and one thing.... as its going to be a long night... where sensible shoes,not those killer heels that that you can just about stand in:rotfl:

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRUGELLERS:beer: