Fiscal Fast – 7 days no spending (at all)

craigywv

closemead wrote: »

Day one completed. I decided to get more milk later in the week, I will send my son so I can't be tempted!

WELL DONE!!! you will get a sense of achievement doing this fast its very addictive!xxx

E2006

Hi all, would you mind if I tried to give this a go too? Mr E and I could really do with saving some pennies and are finding ourselves slipping back into the habit of popping to the shops almost daily and spending a fortune. I need to get a couple of bits this morning (milk and nappies (have a 1yr old), some tinned tomatoes and 2x large potatoes) but other than that hope to spend nothing else for the next 7 days and just live out of stocks. I have enough for main meals for 10days at least (I have really ran the freezer down recently) but as DH, DS1 (7yrs) and I all take packed lunched everyday, I'm not sure I could go the full 10 days without shopping at all.

E:)

cuddlymarm

Hi everyone

Day1 completed and not a penny spent. I did a menu plan up to the weekend and it will hardly make a dent on the freezer

So hoping to stretch out for a couple of weeks with just buying bread, milk and veg. Have discovered that fresh fruit tends to go to waste so am making do with tinned and the occasional carton of fruit juice. We eat plenty of veg so it's not as if we will come to any harm.

I hope everyone is doing ok. Better get back to work.
Cuddles

craigywv

welcome aboard newbies , I too am newish to fasting, had a nsd today been busy around the house, we have had lovely weather today so pottered in and out in garden for a while. found some baby potatos in bottom of fridge , not many so plonked them in the lentil and bacon soup,it smells lovely. have a thrifty day all xxx

cuddlymarm

Good morning all

It's a bit chilly here this morning , roll on spring

Another day done and still not spent anything:) but today I need electric (but that was already budgeted for) so I'm still on track

Now for a nice cup of tea before I get on with my day. Have a good day everyone
Cuddles

closemead

Day 3 complete and feeling just a weeny bit smug!

craigywv

Hi all, still going strong here decided to empty a drawer in 1 of my freezers of strawberries i got last year ys 20 p a punnet so now i have 2 large icecream tubs,4 jam jars,and 3 large coffee jars of jam, froze the tubs. It passed a good part of the day for me. Used ordinary granulated sugar 65p a bag in pound stretcheeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrsssssss, so quite cheap. 3 nsd so far , happy with that , defrosted milk for later, having lentil soup for lunch, tea tonight will be a fry up .........because im worth it!

closemead

Mmmm strawberry jam
Day 4 is complete, the fridge is looking bare but the cupboards have plenty. I also have a sack of potatoes and the Irish in me loves any meal with potato

craigywv

I love spuds in any shape or form, go onto april or march grocery challenge a girl a few pages back made her own croquettes they simple to make but look ab delish ! I goin to do them next week. Nsd today ahving cod,peas and garlic bread for tea. Busying myself rippin kitchen apart as painting it next week and i can tell you half of what i have removed is not going back in , i feel liberated with a bit of space.

closemead

The croquette looks really good I might give that a go this week.
Day 6 is going well, I can't foresee I will need to spend any any money:)