Meet the frugal's, 365 day challenge of buying nothing.

notanothergreyhair

lauren_1 wrote:

Cut out trips to the hairdresser

I respect all of it but this one...and I am a man at that

Only joking, good luck with your challenge, I look forward to reading about your progress.

ps. 'Not Buying It' is certainly a worthwhile read.

lauren_1

caravanlover wrote:

I would also have to buy 'ladies things' at the time of the month (can't quite bring myself to do the mooncup thing...sorry to those who do...'nuff respect to you...) and painkillers!!!

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I cant do the mooncup thing either, it just look so uncomfortable.
Sorry if this is tmi but i have a mirina coil which means i am free of periods, bad moods, fluctuating waist size and mental skin.
If carlsberg made women.............
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lauren_1

Ok so its day 2
Well, last night i attempted to make some sweet potatoe and butternut squash soup, it went well untill i burnt over cooker the squash with the pine nuts and then it just looked like a bowl of smoked orange bile, needless to say thats in the composter right now.
Will just stick to carrot and corriander from now on.:p

OH grandma gave us a breadmaker a few months ago so i might break it in later on with an attempt on banana and walnut loaf

I had a very vivid dream about an A/C machine at boots last night offering me 1000's and 1000's of points if i went shopping there (bootsing was my saturday ritual) but i still have to go there to get my phone credit so the real test will be on saturday.

HOWEVER i still have all my wages in my wallet from sunday, capitol one has given me a cheque for £21.34 after some card protection took a annual payment and the so called closed acount accepted it! i knew nothing of this card protection:mad:
and my boss gave me and OH £37 in tips for our work over christmas and special carveries, so thats petrol sorted out for the entire month :j

carolbee

have you got a local LETS scheme in your area, whereby you trade any skills you have for goods/skills you need? I have never used the scheme, dont think its very active in our area, but could be good for you?

best of luck with it all, I am following this with interest

lauren_1

No we do not have a LETS here but we have a very busy freecycle.

Lotta_Littlies

This thread caught my eye and my imagination too. Good luck with your challenge and I wish you the very best.

Lotta

Dithering_Dad

nu1isit? wrote:

And to Dithering Dad...

Thanks for that, I thought me and my girlfriend were they only ones who'd done that. When we've mentioned it to other people, they looked at us like we were mental, and then with a look of suspicion....:D

Once I told my mates at college, they all started doing it. With the amount of bog rolls the uni was getting through, the dean must've ordered a health inspection of the cafeteria, convinced that we all had the trots! :rotfl:

Of course, now I am a father and pillor of the community (yeah right) I frown on stuff like that, so don't anybody try it. It's naughty.

oldMcDonald

Fishcake_Random wrote:

Good luck with the challenge ive ben doing this myself since january and have just started a blog
http://seraitom.spaces.live.com/
If you get stuck at all or want a friendly ear feel free to pm me i`m on most of the time lurking about.

Awww......tried your link but it comes up access denied

Good luck to both yourself and the OP on your challenge.

lauren_1

Well seem to have hit a small hitch with washing powder, i am rmembering all these things i have to buy now

I am trying the cutting down method with our normal clothes (not brave enought to try it with nappies yet), am using 2 baby milk scoops full and seeing how they come out, im pretty sure the recomended 2 tablets or scoop they give you is a marketing ploy to get you to buy more
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Nah im just stingy

Bunnyinthelights

Why not go onto Free cycle and see if anyone has any of those 'washing balls' that you don't use degerent with? (They oxygenate the water? About £9 from Lakeland or Kleeneze?) I used them with DD because she had excema but then stopped because (sorry, sad to admit this!) I like the smell better with detergent...It may be worth investing in them anyway?
Bunny x