Fiscal Fast – 7 days no spending (at all)

calicocat

LESSONLEARNED.......wow...well done!!

And love the title...and SO true.

Only meant to opo in 4 a read......addictive or what this thing....lol

lessonlearned

calicocat wrote: »

.....addictive or what this thing....lol

I'm hooked:rotfl:

Karrie2129

I'm out too.

Had sponsorship money to pay ( which I forgot about) and went and bought some salad items.

Still- spent a fraction of what I would usually spend so still kind of happy ::cool:

firesidemaid

am getting REALLY excited now i'm seeing the bottoms of the freezer drawers:o

used up squidgy salad stuff in sarnies for lunch. more value rice pudd and fruit compote.

dinner was indian LOs from freezer (one surprise lol) with yummy samosas thoughtfully made by a friend.

last night's dinner was chicken pie from freezer, pot waffles with leek and cauli cheese (allot veg).

calicocat

Karrie2129 wrote: »

I'm out too.

Had sponsorship money to pay ( which I forgot about) and went and bought some salad items.

Still- spent a fraction of what I would usually spend so still kind of happy ::cool:

You are never out until you are gone kiddo,dont let just one day put you off;)....this is like a 'life-time achievement' thing for me:rotfl:

Well NSD today,had cornflakes,and have HM chicken pie and salad for tea here at work. This time the pie may end up lasting the designated 3 days instead of me guzzling it all too quick.!

I have 2p in my road-kill jar from today.this could take a while to get anything real worth talking about as it's actually training yourself to look down all the time....was much easier when walking a small dog as it was just natural to do this then.

Lovely n/bourgh gave me some strawberrys again bless him ,would normally have these with ice-cream but dont have any,will have to think what i would like these with now as dont want to spend anything and really go for the 7 days.

I havent made much impact on the freezer at all,as i keep cooking things and then making other things with left-overs and freezer back to square one:mad:. I am going to have to look at this and plan the empty the freezer thing and not cook for a while.....'operation get-rid and de-frost'. (I have been saying this for around a year now).

Keep going everyone,we all have lessonlearned to look up to for sure now after her excellent month!

Walk away from the purse:T (you know it makes sense)



Not spending means not eating any snails by mistake.....lol

lessonlearned

Aww thanks.

April's savings were really quite dramatic. I don't think I'll reach such dizzy heights again.:rotfl: I will definitely try to stay disciplined and focussed though.

My spend so far for restocking is around £125. I would really like to try and keep to a budget of £200 for May. I'll give it my best. I don't count petrol in that figure, again I will try and plan my journeys efficiently.

If I come under the £200 then what I save will be my "Happy Cash" - just for me - so that's a good incentive:D

Going to try and stick to local shops, markets, and farm shop for the rest of the month.

Good luck for May - keep the purses firmly shut.

Love the idea of a "road-kill jar". Apparently an early morning walk round a pub car park is quite fruitful. Trouble is I don't have a dog so I might look a bit suspicious. Don't want to get done for loitering with intent.:rotfl:

trueblondeknot68

First thank you for your advice and all your support it is much needed.
Yesterday would of been day 5 but taaadaaa payday and needed to get petrol ect. These are really my essentials that I do require each 4 weeks .can cut back if possible but petrol , electric, gas and rent(not cutting back on that lol) as musts I am not including them in my FF challenge.
Yesterday was a good day as a payday when I tend to spend lots.
Night out last night I grabbed my change out of my purse (£12.80) and I have come back with £4.75. Was driving so soft drinks all night but still had a good time and a laugh which was a good tonic.
At work I bought8 pints milk,eggs,fabric softner,(was late up so no sandwiches packed:mad:) sanwhiches,crisps margarine, catfood monthly bits, baked beans and bread(reduced) which came to £8.23 after staff discount. Would usually of spent nearly £50:eek: just topping up .Bargain of the day....also had cornflakes at 10p a box as out of date and some packet macaroni cheese bake 10p a box (staff sales) so grabbed 50p worth of them too. (didn't NEED them but will be a good store at that price)
So today is day 1 (starting again ....fresh slate)
DD pays me her board on 15th month so going to see if I can manage for 10 days .
silly question but how do you put info in the bottom box(signature?)
I agree too this is so addictive.
going to try 2 other challenges mentioned in this thread.
The Road Kill Jar for a year(had to look this up lol just imagined bunnies and hedgehogs in a jar.....sick me) and the avoid supermarkets.
:T:T:T:T:T
I am not going to give up...I want to pay off one of the 5 payday loans in the next month.

calicocat

Good for you !.....it saves you money and is really good fun.....and as you say supportive......really nice thread.

Re: box on bottom......no clue,I've wondered this. I have no idea how to use a computer really,do a lot of this on my mobile. I had to ask really thick questions like what are the red and green dods,what do stars mean,and how do I thank people (as can't see much of page on a mobile.

I may get a pooter in time,but worry about having more standing orfers going out for connection.....and most of all until I have my urge to spend better in control wanted to keep clear of the tempation of on-line shoppingnand until my nest egg is where I want it. But this shudnt be too long at this rate.

Glad you r feeling better about things,and keep going.

perrywinkle

Hi, to write in the box at the bottom - select "user CP" from the green bar near the top of the page; select "Edit Signature" under "Settings & Options" and type in what you want and save (can preview first).

HTH
perrywinkle

modern_millie_2

Well done trueblonde, stick with it! Hope your OH can help you deal with the loans.

LL, brilliant advice and savings.

Freezer - keep filling mine up again too. Cupboards are emptier though!

My second month hasn't been as good as the first, but I'm going to make a real effort over the next 2 weeks - hopefully will be no major expenses during that time.

Shopped in Ald! yesterday, don't usually but had a voucher, spent £30 plus have a £30 App Food order on the way, these should see us through the rest of the month apart from milk, bread, f&v. Lots of veg now, so might make cauli and broccoli cheese tonight. Eating lots of curries atm - useful for finishing off bits and pieces.

Hoping for some longer hours at work these next few weeks - can't get much worse!

Have a good day everyone.