Fiscal Fast – 7 days no spending (at all)

jlhmd666

craigywv wrote: »

hi everone is different some people do it so spend absolutely nothing, me I do it for food and toiletries only.

Thanks, yes that would make sense as there's no way we can't spend any money at all, except maybe on Sundays. I will need to discuss this with OH to see if we can cut down on what we are spending. Our conversations just seem to revolve around finances lately

Ninno820

Day 2
Evening - tea tonight is the remains of the broccoli (stalk n all), carrots, potatoes and a chicken leg found lurking in the freezer - along with the ood sugar free jelly trifle. I purposely didn't take my purse to work with me and have drunk copious amounts of water so its helping my health and my purse.

nannygladys

Hello everyone

Well 11 nsd in a row, really pleased with myself but still haven't made much of an impression on the cupboards. Missing fresh fruit but hey ho I still have tinned.

Jackieo that's a brilliant idea about putting the stuff to use first on your work top, that's something I'm going to do so another sort out will be Done over the next couple of days. It will be fun to see what sort of meals I end up with.

Nannyg

Frugalsod

I have had two LSD this week but have done pretty well this month.

craigywv

are you seeing beautiful colours yet? lolx

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craigywv wrote: »

are you seeing beautiful colours yet? lolx

:D:D the colour of money saved is great :rotfl:

E2006

Hi all, I haven't posted for a while because I just cant get more than a few NSD's under my belt before I have to go to the shops again. I think the main problem is that I don't have much in the freezer/larder as I purposely ran it down as I was fed up of sitting on so much stuff that wasn't getting used up. I do menu plan but then we always seem to run out of something and I don't have any substitutes in the house. Just wondering if I did a big shop on a Thursday and tried to go through to the following Thursday, would that be cheating because I would be shopping for the purpose? E x

craigywv

hi all still not spent anything, made carrot and lentil soup againnnnnnnnnnnn I love it.also got a pork loin joint in oven cooking it low as slow cooker too small it a big un! got it this time last year lol ys 4.00 quid,2.5 kg so waiting till it cooked then leave it in there overnight and get the old meat slicer out will do luches,dinners etc...cleared half a shelf in freezer taking it out lol. son wants peanut butter icecream so will be doing that also. then im off out to water the veg they aint have soaking up the water with this good weather have a good day all xxx

Ninno820

Day 3 and still holding my head up. Using bits and bobs from the cupboard and not being tempted to spend anything.

jlhmd666

I am going shopping today since I'm out anyway with a GP appointment, but then I am hoping that we can go a few days without spending anything. From Monday, I m going to be putting travel fares in a separate jar so that it is catered for and we are not actually 'spending' when that is used - does that sound like cheating? Anyway, hopefully, I can sort what we need and then, once it's gone, it's gone. I will just have to stress to OH that there is to be no 'topping-up' of supplies :rotfl: