Fiscal Fast – 7 days no spending (at all)

optimistic

MissShoes wrote: »

Have checked my bank and it's empty! No pay day for 11 days so it will be a VERY tight countdown to payday. I have around £15 in my purse, plus £10 in Mr T vouchers.

I don't feel panicked or worried, just capable and empowered by the challenge!

Shoes x

I like your spirit Shoes! Power to your elbow and good luck until payday.

MissShoes

Day 2 completed.

Had cereal for brekkie, salad for lunch, fruit for snacks (and biscuits/sweets too), then made a butter bean houmous for tea. Had this with a chapatti bread, a few cherry toms and the leftover lamb from last night.

If I need anything later I'll have salady type stuff.

Also need to make my lunches for next few days- salad stuff.

Have washing up and clearing up the bedroom to do.

No pennies spent= happy shoes!

snozberry

I should join in with this challenge. I have already notched up two separate stints of seven NSDs on the trot and am currently on day three of a six day no spend bender.

As long as I plan them in advance and keep some emergency pound coins in my coin purse I can do it. Had a major wobble this morning because I craved a McDonalds brekkie but I was good and resisted.

calicocat

Holy moly........another NSD as have had head in freezer all afternoon ,exhausting stuff!!

My fridge freezer has 4 drawers and is the slimmer model due to space in kitchen for one. So not a large one by any means.

I found......

3 packs of s.salmon
1 pack s.trout
A box of seaweed
Large pack of s.mackrel
Pack of salmon fillets
Pate
Pack of chicken breasts
Chicken gravy
2 bags HM tom soup
2 bags HM celery soup
4 bags chicken meat from roasts for pies
1 large beef joint
2 whole chickens
A duck
3 HM beef curry
W pack s.haddock
6 bags HM veg soup
4 bags HM beef stew
3 HM pasta sauce
1 bag HM beef gravy
7 bags HM chick stock
25 fish fingers
1 bag indian potatoes??
1 bag of ?? No name and unrecognisable


Can you believe that !!?

And I eventually got it all back in!

I am good at packing..........no wonder when it comes to hols friends ask me to pack their cases to get it all in:rotfl:

Snozberry.....you already sound like a pro!.....and welcome.


Keep going all.

Walk away from the purse...........:T

[Deleted User]

my freezer to seems to be crammed,one reason I S.Cooked the ham hock as it was taking up so much room.I am slowly working my way through it all and I do hope to get it empty by just before my holiday in August.It sound a long way off but I really do have a lot in there.I seem to have quite a bit of fish in the bottom so I can see a few fish based meals coming up.Lots of it is LO stuff though that I have saved for another day .One reason how I can stay out of the shops I look to see what I can have for dinner today and fix veg around it.Tonight I will have a chicken breast with some grated cheese and rocket salad with the last couple of jersey royals that I bought last week.For pud there will be one of my yoghurt pot jelly and custards .I made my quiche and will be using it for lunches this week.My dribble of cream will go on top of my porridge this morning so thats another left over sorted.Day four of NSD today and I'm very pleased at how things are going I am hoping to get to Sunday at least without going near a shop I have enough bread/milk and veggies to last and I can use up something from the freezer, probably fishy, if possible
Onwards and upwards chums we are all doing grand in our efforts to hang onto the pennies.
JackieO xx

lizzyb1812

I'm back! Migrated to the no supermarket thread and that has quickly become a way of life so back on here as definitely need to save some cash and have lots of stuff in. Have caught up with the thread - haven't you all been doing well :T

Good weather today so on with the business of growing food

And pinching a line from someone else on MSE "every little helps - line THEIR pockets"

trueblondeknot68

Hi all just had a catch up read.
updated signature. Had a few hiccups but still thinking if i can do without and if I can make do with anything i have in store.
Had board from DD and only spent £5 .02 of it on essentials, milk, cat stuff .Still got to get electric and gas and petrol .
Been absent as been busy placing stuff on ebay, forgot how much time you need to put 25 items on :eek: but worth it as 3 already have good bids on.Thinking what else I can sell (husbands?????)
Joined the double your money thread too so been researching what I can sell and working out my how much i want to spend (no more than £20 )

keep up the good work,

MissShoes

another day done. £10 of Mr T vouchers arrived today. That should cover most of my topup shop at the weekend. 4 days left. Tomorrow have some parking to pay but this is already set aside so not counting it as a break of FF.

[Deleted User]

day five and still sticking at it I am at Dds tonight for dinner so definitely NSD today for me.I may make her an apple crumble to take round with me as a contribution this morning.We are all doing very well and I have cut right back on shopping which gives me more time to do things that i want to do like read,knit sew and even iron
Cheers chums
JackieO xx

joedenise

JackieO - You really WANT to iron!!! - Denise