Fiscal Fast – 7 days no spending (at all)

craigywv

ok day one fine and dandy!, mades shep pie and a massive jam and coconut sponge that will do for a few days. plenty of everything left think this could be ok if I stick to my guns. lovely day over here today so planted out some veg and tidied garden. have a good weekend all xxx

craigywv

day 3..................bored.com! its the going out im missing not the food buying, but I cant be trusted to do that! ok need to get head around I can actually mingle outside safety of house WITHOUT BUYING OR ENTERING A SHOP! gots lots listed on fleabay as its no insertion fees weekend,made spag bol for tea tonight. took soup from freezer for lunch me and son as kids off school over here today. oh away to work. I have 2 jugs of fresh milk left which I am keeping for son and oh to use on their cereals I like my porridge made with water so I ok. made up a jug of powdered milk for our coffee and tea so as not to use the jug milk. will make bread later to go with our soup maybe knock up buns as oven will be on. bar milk I haven't made a dent in our cupboards/freezers I would need to do this fast for a month before I needed anything except fruit and veg. away on now as need to hang wash out as its a lovely day and I not wasting it complaining lol have a lovely day all xxx

craigywv

DAY 5 , alls well had fish and mushy peas and pat baked rolls for tea didn't like the fish it was Iceland 8 for 3.00 well you get what you pay for. I find lidls fish to be the best more chunky, still plenty of everything left maybe will need milk for sons cereal for Friday but thinking can make him pancakes . oh hasn't even noticed I have not been shopping so that speaks volumes about just what I do have in cupboards. going shopping with mum on Saturday IF I can not buy any food while in town I am going to just get 4 milk and do another week of this as I saving money dramatically! been busy in my garden so been doing other stuff to take my mind of shopping. or getting out at least. have a good day all, think I shall make lentil soup today as have some honeyed ham in freezer from Christmas day needs chopping up and used. like the fact nothing else being bought and hoarded.

craigywv

quite lonely doing this on my own, is there anybody out there who will do it with me lol feel like billy no mates!

Frugalsod

craigywv wrote: »

quite lonely doing this on my own, is there anybody out there who will do it with me lol feel like billy no mates!

I would but I have had three LSD this week. I am trying something very different. I am raiding the local YS bargain bin every few days. I am currently cooking a cauliflower cheese using 2x 12p YS cauliflowers. So my shop has actually been lower than normal as I am only trying to buy YS items and make meals around what I find. Last week I found a big bag of YS 12p carrots and they went into my chilli. Then I restocked the freezer with 2.5 kg of YS beef for £1.90 so that will make nearly 80 meals when bulked out. So my fiscal fast would be very short. Though am expecting to complete four days before I spend again.

craigywv

Hi frugal sod,sounds like you have good sense enough about spending money,80 meals that's impressive from one piece of meat.i love us that's my problem I feel I need to go shopping I case I miss something lol. Well tomorrow finishes my fast and it wasn't hard as I had so much in. Really need milk and fruit so that's all I buying,will go Sunday night to tescos and then do fast for a further week. I fancy using up a good bit of baking stuff in the coming week so will make soda farl s and pancakes etc instead of buying bread. We need biscuits but I refuse to buy any as so much baking stuff to use up. Well it's a lovely day here so away to do a wash take care and will pop on again on Sunday xxx

Frugalsod

As to the bulking the meat out I use carrots, lentils, cans of value tomatoes and kidney beans more lentils and what ever else I have available. This week I had a lot of mushrooms and they went in. Sometimes I have peppers and they go in. Lots of cumin and set going on the slow cooker and a pound of mince will easily spread to 16 or more meals. So my bulk buy of 5 packs of YS mince will last ages.

craigywv

I too bulk out with lentils and oats I find they are great and nobody has mentioned to me they seen them.baked spuds are fab too I don't buy the bakers just bags of spuds with biggish ones in the bag, have planted my spuds for growing so come summer shouldn't need to buy any, lat summer I near caused another famine here as they had so much blight so here's hoping for blight free this year. Can't understand as lady a couple of doors up from me didn't have blight and her spuds were great, which way the wind blows I suppose lol.

craigywv

well I did it, was very boring at times but I did it. I shall have a few days rest then do it again, just getting fruit and veg and milk and that's it. yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Frugalsod

craigywv wrote: »

well I did it, was very boring at times but I did it. I shall have a few days rest then do it again, just getting fruit and veg and milk and that's it. yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

My shopping has been very low but more than usual as it has been on YS items. That has meant my food stocks have gone down very slowly and I might actually try it again, but not until I have an empty fridge. I still have some nectarines and leeks to use up first. Though I am going to need some cash back sooner or later for next month.