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  • mamamags
    mamamags Posts: 116 Forumite
    I really like your idea of keeping note of your every day spending and totally it up for the week - do you mind if I pinch it?
    Think I will get a shock when I total up all the dribs n drabs I spend throughout the week!
  • Of course I don't mind! I find it keeps me accountable by having to post on here. If I'm ever tempted to miss a day then I think of Tilly or Gallygirl shaking their heads in disappointment.
    Slow progress is better than no progress.
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Of course I don't mind! I find it keeps me accountable by having to post on here. If I'm ever tempted to miss a day then I think of Tilly or Gallygirl shaking their heads in disappointment.
    :rotfl:Why do you think I don't post my spending on here :rotfl:.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
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  • Spend for this week:

    Mon: £16.79
    Tues: NSD
    Weds: NSD
    Thurs:
    Fri:
    Sat:
    Sun:

    Had a lovely day today- went for a walk with some mums and babies and also went swimming again this afternoon.

    Had my Huggies dry night sample through the post. I think I got carried away on the freebies board as it's for ages 4-7 so won't be needed for a looooong time, if at all. I'll try and give it to someone.

    Got my first hypnotherapy session tomorrow, fingers crossed it works!

    Went to watch 'I give it a year' last night, pretty funny! We've got a nice weekend coming up, going away to friends in South Wales, it hot called off last time due to snow.

    Mini-MSE is 6 months today!
    Slow progress is better than no progress.
  • Mon: £16.79
    Tues: NSD
    Weds: NSD
    Thurs: NSD
    Fri:
    Sat:
    Sun:

    Doing well so far this week, we haven't got any bread in at the mo so will probably have to spend tomorrow.

    The hypnotherapy was really good, I'm feeling very positive and motivated that I can make the right choices about what to eat.
    Slow progress is better than no progress.
  • Mon: £16.79
    Tues: NSD
    Weds: NSD
    Thurs: NSD
    Fri: £17.63
    Sat:
    Sun:

    Spend so far this week: £34.42

    We had a curry from Morrisons tonight instead of a takeaway so quite a good saving there.
    Slow progress is better than no progress.
  • I conducted an inventory of our freezer in the garage:

    Ready meals:
    Weight watchers shepherds pie (x2)
    Weight Watchers Chicken Hotpot
    Chicken Sag
    Fresh pasta
    Chicken chow mein
    Macaroni cheese

    Meat:
    Haggis (x3)
    Turkey breast joint
    Liver
    Butterfly turkey
    Turkey thigh joint
    Quails
    Mince (x4)
    Gammon (x1)

    Fish:
    Ray wing (x1)
    Smoked salmon fillet (x2)
    Fish pie mix
    Trout
    Salmon steak
    Anchovies

    Bread and soup etc:
    4 cobs
    1 farmhouse loaf
    Covent Garden Butternut squash and bacon soup
    Carrot and ginger soup (x2)
    Peshwari nan (x3)
    Garlic nan (x2)
    Samosas and spring rolls
    Puff pastry

    Containers:
    Various pasta sauces, lasagne, meal left overs etc


    Wow, that is a lot of food! Haven't included the frozen veg etc that is in the kitchen freezer.

    On the downside, I think we have mice or something in the garage.
    Slow progress is better than no progress.
  • We had nothing in ours this morning, so did a huge farmfoods and now its rammed! In fact we had to have icecream for pudding purely to make space. oops!
    Morgage till Nov 30 GOAL MFW Sept 2016
    Aug 11 - £100k Aug 2016.... It's GONE!!!!!
    2014 GOAL HIT 5 Stone! 2016 GOAL to be a MF marathon runner.
    "A goal without a plan is just a wish"
  • Mon: £16.79
    Tues: NSD
    Weds: NSD
    Thurs: NSD
    Fri: £17.63
    Sat: £8.82
    Sun: NSD

    Total spend for the week is £43.24. Underspend is £26.76, added to the underspend total.

    Meal plan done for next week, using a few things from the freezer. So hopefully the spend should be ok for next week.
    Slow progress is better than no progress.
  • Mon: £24.76
    Tues:
    Weds:
    Thurs:
    Fri:
    Sat:
    Sun:

    I went to Sainsburys today and got the shopping up til Thursday. I got my free pack of Cushelle with the coupon courtesy of the freebies board. (money added to MOC total).

    We have £45.24 for the rest of the week. Nearly time for the £150 move of my standing order and update of MFW2013 and MFiTt3.
    Slow progress is better than no progress.
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