The "Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2012" challenge - PART 2!!!

psychopathbabble

his_missus wrote: »

psychopathbabble - hope you feel better soon, at least you're not pregnant as many suggested, or are you?

I can confirm there is no baby for me! But I do now REALLY want a crisp sandwich..... yummy!

catmort

eddi wrote: »

Brought in some ham, cheese and mayo to make sandwiches only to get to the kitchen at work and realise I'd left the bread at home

So in the spirit of not going out and using needless petrol/cash to go and a) buy more bread I dont need or b) buy a whole sandwich because I'm p*ssed off, I am now utilising my cheese & onion crisps as a kind of canape affair with bits of cheese and ham on them :rotfl:

Yum! Very innovative of you :T

catmort

Ooh! I've got my first star! :j
After 2.5 years I'm finally a Money Saving Convert! :rotfl:

eddi

psychopathbabble wrote: »

I do now REALLY want a crisp sandwich..... yummy!

I've started a crisp sandwich revolution! Twiglets are good in a sandwich too!

catmort wrote: »

Yum! Very innovative of you :T

It was OK until it got to the broken bits (quite a lot as I'd squashed the packet in my bag this morning) .... then the whole plan fell apart a bit :rotfl:

And well done on your first star :T

kerri_dfw

Two days to go until payday whoop whoop and I still have money squirrelled away, this is actually amazing. My sister (still pregnant, no sign of baby, still contracting for 5 weeks now) has just FB msg'd me to say she is signing up to loads of baby freebies and I should be proud of her haha.

angelbob

kerri_dfw wrote: »

Two days to go until payday whoop whoop and I still have money squirrelled away, this is actually amazing. My sister (still pregnant, no sign of baby, still contracting for 5 weeks now) has just FB msg'd me to say she is signing up to loads of baby freebies and I should be proud of her haha.

oh i remember the baby freebies, so exciting getting parcels, was 4 years ago now but i got:
Aptimil polar bear
cow & gate cow
hipp bibs, spoons, jars, packets of rice
fisher price fish rattle
boots baby bag
pampers, huggies naps and great loads of vouchers
bounty packs with yucky iron drink for me
but not as good as with my eldest (11) boots baby bag had samples in it and then i got big box of baby food too.
but hope your sis gets loads xx

HelenPie

Oh my! I've just realised that my MOT, service and car tax are all due in Feb :eek::eek: I have it all on my spreadsheet but it was months away when I first noticed so didn't think much of it. I have a seperate account that I transfer money to each month and it would have been enough to cover but my exhaust went and fell off in December so had to take a chunk of money out Boo. now only got £150 for the lot but will probably be about £230, assuming no major issues :doh:

On the plus side, really chuffed with OH for not driving too much this month. We haven't filled his car up yet this year (though it's a bit desperate now - pay day tomorrow, thank goodness). Anyway, that should still leave us £50-£60 under the petrol budget for the month and if we can keep that up then all should be ok :idea:

kerri_dfw

HelenPie wrote: »

Oh my! I've just realised that my MOT, service and car tax are all due in Feb :eek::eek: I have it all on my spreadsheet but it was months away when I first noticed so didn't think much of it. I have a seperate account that I transfer money to each month and it would have been enough to cover but my exhaust went and fell off in December so had to take a chunk of money out Boo. now only got £150 for the lot but will probably be about £230, assuming no major issues :doh:

On the plus side, really chuffed with OH for not driving too much this month. We haven't filled his car up yet this year (though it's a bit desperate now - pay day tomorrow, thank goodness). Anyway, that should still leave us £50-£60 under the petrol budget for the month and if we can keep that up then all should be ok :idea:

Mine's due in June all at once, that was my LBM in December "AHHHH THE CAR IS £800+ in June!!!" I remember thinking. Thereafter the "pots spreadsheet" was born

karenann76

I am way ahead on this weeks challenge!!! I have been on a 3 week menu plan since New Year (resolution!!) We are back week one now which is below....it goes lunch, dinner and treat! F means I am cooking twice as much and sticking it in the freezer, although I need a bigger freezer!

[FONT=&quot]Monday[/FONT]
Leftovers
[FONT=&quot]Veggie Bolognaise (F) with garlic bread[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Flap jacks [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tuesday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sandwich, yog, fruit [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Chicken or Quorn stir fry with noodles[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Wednesday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Butternut squash soup with crusty bread [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Twice baked potatoes with fish or quorn [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Banana cake[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Thursday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Feta and mint flat breads with soup[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Lamb/Veggie massaman curry (F) with rice [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Friday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Pasta salad with roasted veg[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Veggie sheppards pie (F)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Saturday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]From freezer[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Fajitas (chicken or quorn)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sunday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Roast at mums[/FONT]

kerri_dfw

karenann76 wrote: »

I am way ahead on this weeks challenge!!! I have been on a 3 week menu plan since New Year (resolution!!) We are back week one now which is below....

[FONT=&quot]Day[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Lunch[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Dinner[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Snacks[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Monday[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Veggie Bolognaise (F) with garlic bread[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Flap jacks [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tuesday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sandwich, yog, fruit [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Chicken or Quorn stir fry with noodles[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Wednesday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Soup with crusty bread [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Twice baked potatoes with fish or quorn [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Banana cake[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Thursday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Feta and mint flat breads with soup[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Lamb/Veggie massaman curry (F) with rice [/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Friday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Pasta salad with roasted veg[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Veggie sheppards pie (F)[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Saturday[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]From freezer[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Fajitas (chicken or quorn)[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Sunday[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Roast at mums[/FONT]


Sorry its so big...I cut and paste from my big menu!

What are twice baked potatos? That all sounds scrummy (aside from non veggie meals as I'm veggie) I might steal some