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

mf0u1098

PedroMatias wrote: »

Better get moving then, I'm after you! :A

Well if you have £1 soup for the next 300 days then you might just beat me! :rotfl:

PedroMatias

mf0u1098 wrote: »

Well if you have £1 soup for the next 300 days then you might just beat me! :rotfl:

Haha! The carrots were 57p in the end, and I paid for them in coppers. The self-serve at Sainsbury's opposite me has a coin counter... I didn't realise how slow it was though. Mildly embarassing

mf0u1098

Right, I've been a good little mf0u and have updated the first page with a list of the kerri's weekly challenges kindly compiled by Kerfuffle and also a list of our lovely new saving members!!!

I've just eaten the last of my chocolate in preparation for my "no eating chocolate in March"... I am going to miss it...

xxx

InsertWittyName

mf0u1098 wrote: »

:j:j:j I've been paid and my balance is now................

#001 £6,202.19 / £16,386.45 37.85%!!!!

I've only got £10,184.26 to go.... soooooo close to 4 figures

Damnit!!!

Well done though

mf0u1098

I've been reading the "7 dinners and £10, can it be done?" thread and I feel truly humbled. I spend a ridiculous amount of money on food each month and waste soooo much. I can make all sorts of excuses as to why but the fact is that if things got incredibly bad then I could live on next to nothing. What I am doing is spending on wants and not needs. Why do I view food as any different to non-food items??? I would never dream of buying £100's of carp each month and not use it so why is food any different!!! I really need to get to grips on this as I am 1 person so my food bill should be about £150 a month MAX but it's probably AT LEAST double this...

I need to make sure I don't go too mad though as many of the frugal recipes involve a lot of stodge and I love my fruit and veggies. I just need to make sure that whatever I buy I eat and MEAL PLAN!!! I am sooooo rubbish at this and tend to just eat whatever I feel like rather than use things up.

I've given myself a proper kick up the bum tonight

kerri_dfw

Ooh *looks up* I see flirting!!!

My AF order arrives tomorrow No debt-busting update from me today, although I have £768 in savings :eek: and I cancelled my Lloyds OD this morning before I went to work, I'd had that since I was 18yo (8 years!) and have never been in the black since I got it.

The savings aren't proper savings, they're my annual pot (£200) plus my second purse for bargain shopping (£67) plus £500 towards my F&F, but at least they look the bank accounts look lovely and healthy

Does anyone have a good falafel wrap recipe? I've got falafels and matzah (sp?) ball mixes arriving tomorrow and have no idea how to make them or what to do with them.

mf0u1098

InsertWittyName wrote: »

Damnit!!!

Well done though

Don't worry, we're only 3.5months in so there's plenty of time to catch up. Plus you've had some big unexpected spends this month so you're doing brilliantly despite that :A xxx

PedroMatias

mf0u1098 wrote: »

I've been reading the "7 dinners and £10, can it be done?" thread and I feel truly humbled. I spend a ridiculous amount of money on food each month and waste soooo much. I can make all sorts of excuses as to why but the fact is that if things got incredibly bad then I could live on next to nothing. What I am doing is spending on wants and not needs. Why do I view food as any different to non-food items??? I would never dream of buying £100's of carp each month and not use it so why is food any different!!! I really need to get to grips on this as I am 1 person so my food bill should be about £150 a month MAX but it's probably AT LEAST double this...

I need to make sure I don't go too mad though as many of the frugal recipes involve a lot of stodge and I love my fruit and veggies. I just need to make sure that whatever I buy I eat and MEAL PLAN!!! I am sooooo rubbish at this and tend to just eat whatever I feel like rather than use things up.

I've given myself a proper kick up the bum tonight

Nope, you definitely need to spend much more on food. In fact, why not double it?

lemonpopsicle

Little payment to NR loan today so that makes

No. 069 £2908 / £7719

January20

Tired and not really much to say tonight except an update. Sorry

#135 is £1189.40/ 1786.19 (66.58%)