Giving up Money for Lent

ShirleyPark_2

Thanks everyone.

I sneaked some reduced cream doughnuts into the grocery budget today when I got the rest of the things that we couldn't get yesterday in morrisions.

I think on monday I am going to get a *huge* bar of chocolate, would probably cost less than an easter egg anyway.

the_optimist

TurnaroundSue wrote: »

DOH! DOH! DOH! I am gutted and have fallen at the very last hurdle!!! Took kids to park today and took a picnic and drinks, but didn't think we would be there all day so the drinks ran out and I had to buy more :eek: So in total spent £2.40 on extra drinks ..... can't believe I got this far without any spend and on the last but one day had to succumb .......... I now feel cr*p, as I thought I was going to do it ........ oh me, oh my!!!

Don't feel so bad! You can't have the kids dehydrated, so those drinks were neccessary (unless you went out intending to buy which you didn't!)

DD, DS and I have decided not to buy any Easter eggs this year. We all got so used NOT to eat chocolate the last few weeks, that we don't want to change the habit.
They will get one from their dad, though (none for me. Why not? Don't ex wifes count???:rolleyes: )
....oh, and I just got one from OH's mum.
So this year it's just ONE chocolate egg instead of loads, yeah - so much healthier :j

poohbear59

Sorry to hear about your rat Shirley, it is horrible when they go as they are great characters.

CAFCgirl, when do we finish?
Turnaroundsue , I agree with optimist that you can't have children dehydrated, I believe it was a warm day yesterday, I saw people on beaches on the news. We were under a grey cloud all day and also really cold wind but it is sunny today.

brassiclint

well i don't know about the rest of you but i'll be finishing the challenge at 10pm tonight. that's traditionally when we'd finish lent, after mass on easter saturday (we'd go straight to the sweet shop and stock up on chocolate as inevitably all my brothers and sisters would have given it up for lent). other than that, lent ends on easter sunday so 12:01am tonight!!!!

Get that midnight feast ready!!!!

kiwi88_2

So sorry to hear about your rat Shirley. How is/are your other rat/s doing?

Sue you haven't failed it was a necessary spend and can be linked to your grocery bill

Ooooh a midnight feast I haven't had one of those for ages I might not tell DH and arrange an adult feast with candles, wine and melted choc maybe not for midnight though if I'm not telling him otherwise he'll be snoring :rotfl:

Hey Queenie is it officially midnight then?... Woo Hoo

TurnaroundSue

Well HAD to buy eggs for the kids today as if I waited until midnight the easter bunny wouldn't have any to leave :rotfl: :rotfl: But that is my only spend today so £4.50 on 16 creme eggs is all I've spent.

Thanks for the words re the drinks yesterday - don't feel so bad now. Will meet you here for a midnight feast at 12 am then? Until then, TTFN

Purpleroses

Evening gang!
I cant believe its been 40 days since we started this challenge! Looking foward to the start of the next challenge.

I was over in town today not buying anything thiking yes i get to eat chocolate tomorrow when i suddenly realised i have no chocolate in and no shops are open tomorrow - so i gave in! The easter egg is locked in a drawer so i dont eat it til tomorrow but the twix and mars that came with it are long gone as is the can of coke i got oops! :EasterBun

it did taste lovely tho x

ShirleyPark_2

kiwi88 wrote: »

So sorry to hear about your rat Shirley. How is/are your other rat/s doing?

The other one keeps looking around the cage like she's looking for something, I had her out to watch Doctor Who with me, though she thought running up and down the bed was more fun.

I made the mistake of looking on the rehoming forum on fancy rat, and someone has 2 female rats in need of rehoming in Southampton. I'm going to see how she goes, she won't be short of human attention but she might get lonely by herself.

I have to say I'm tempted to see if the little newsagents is open tomorrow, then I can get some chocolate. Alternatively I might just make treacle sponge pudding instead.

CAFCGirl

oooooooooooh people I'm so sorry!

Haven't been around at all today!!!

I feel bad for keeping everyone waiting so my theory is thus, you can finish your challenge from any moment forward

Mainly because I dont think I'll still be awake at midnight!!!!

And so I would like to say a BIG FAT Easter egg shaped CONGRATULATIONS to everyone on the challenge........:T :T :T

whether you stumbled and fumbled or fell flat on your face, everyone has done fantastically well and I'm so pleased that my one lone thought turned into something like this.:D

I've e-met a bunch of fantastically caring and supportive people without whom I would never had finished this challenge myself.
It's been an absolute privilege, eye opener and jolly good laugh to share this thread with you!:p

From your Unnecessary Queen to the real royalty....
Big Hugs and Love

Purpleroses

well we couldn't have done it without you either CAF so thanks for starting the thread and keeping us going heres to another successful run when the next challenge starts :beer:

ANyone have any exciting plans or tonight? im shattered so stayin in gonna watch Harry Potter! x