Fiscal Fast – 7 days no spending (at all)

craigywv

hi all nsd for me today been busy so havent minded too much hope you all keeping well.

rosebowl

Going to write myself a list of how to save money, or have a NSD - i have a £10 budget for the next 7 days......will post on here if i have a NSD or if i have spent......

1 - Get myself a roadkill jar ( just love this idea ) i have one in the bedroom, for finding loose change on the floor or in pockets when iam washing lol

2 - Walk to work (saving on petrol) is only 10mis away (lazy i know)

3 - Make use of the swimming pool and Gym at work more often

4 - Plan meals from the freezer and Cupbords

5 - Ebay

calicocat

Hi folks ,just popped in to see if the cake had arrived.

CATZNINE......thanks for the pic , my friend will love that it's great !.

ROSEBOWL.......I used to do one years ago ,have just started the road-kill again but it is very slow work these days ,people I think pick change up now if they drop it (the nerve of them !:). ) Plus I drive everywhere now , and forget to look at the floor , but good luck with it ,if you are doing it too it may remind me that I am.

And......I made the twinks , with nuts and chocolate in too.......sigh. However not quite as good concistancy-wise I think , must need a bit more of something to bind it all together when adding more fairly dry stuff , but I have managed to eat them.
Made some more strawberry coulis , lovely on ice-cream , and with vodka incidently !

Have I just had a retro tea ? Viennetta ?! I used to love arctic roll as a kid , and still love neopolitan ice-cream.


Good luck all...............and walk away from the purse:T

rosebowl

Good Afternoon to all... hope everyone is well and keeping that pruse shut..

Mine as been so far today, took a bowl of stew (left over for last night) for my lunch - No Spend

I found a old magazine in the staff room, so didnt have a to buy a paper ...... no spend

and a walked to work this morning, didn;t reliase how nice and peaceful it is at 6.30am....... it was lovely.... so saved on petrol ....

Catch up with you all later

craigywv

NSD for me thats 3 in a row feel all proud of myself lol. away to do the dinner dishes,

calicocat

quick question for anyone who has made the twinks.........as clearly what else do you think of at work at 04.22 :eek: ...................has anyone substituted the syrup for manuka honey ? i was wondering if this would work the same but be a bit healthier..........well dont know if healthier is the right word to use when it comes to twinks seeing as i use butter (dont like the additives in marg)...but you know what i mean:)


thanks for any replies in advance.

catznine

calicocat wrote: »

quick question for anyone who has made the twinks.........as clearly what else do you think of at work at 04.22 :eek: ...................has anyone substituted the syrup for manuka honey ? i was wondering if this would work the same but be a bit healthier..........well dont know if healthier is the right word to use when it comes to twinks seeing as i use butter (dont like the additives in marg)...but you know what i mean:)


thanks for any replies in advance.

Yep I've used honey! I prefer the flavour actually!

modern_millie_2

Hi everyone,

lovely to catch up with all the posts, find it helps to motivate me too.

Have gone from feast to famine with work, cafe is closed this week owing to family problems, so no wages except from couple of hours with second job tomorrow.

Decided it was a good time to open mega tin of butter beans, frozen most of them and made butter bean bake with the rest. Need to shop today for fresh food, hoping to keep this to about £30 for the week. Think I will hide some sweets and crisps as they last longer that way! OH can snack for Britain.

Not on the FF as such, this week is just trying to keep costs down so I don't dip into holiday savings. At least have plenty of time to cook!

craigywv

hi all day 4 yayyyyyyyyyyy and no chance of spending today been up all night started to defrost freezer number 2 in prep for going on hols next week so i can turn other freezer off completly while we away , soooooooo couldnt sleep so came down at 2am and gutted it out so its sitting pretty now other freezer defrosted and filled with contents from both, did eat out of freezer challenge and got it down to 1 freezer so feel good,and have my money sitting in 2nd purse for stocking up when we come back oh thinks im mad...well let him. so i off to bed now as shattered son gets collected on thurs by gran and sleeps over up there tonight oh not in from work till 11 lots of overtime yayyyyyy casserole in sc just put it on and hm bread done so thats my dinner done and his also. so me and my little prince (the dog) away to sleep will be on later so good luck all you fiscalaters (no such word me thinks) .xxxxx:)

rosebowl

Day 4 for me today, not such a good day...... needed bread and milk so called into morrisons on my way to work and spend nearly £7.00 - then got to work only to find at the microwave oven wasn;t working so they had to go to the sandwich shop another £2.00..... so nearly £10.00 budget gone in one day....... good job its pay day tomorrow.......

On the plus side cos i have been making my own meals from the freezer i have lost 2lb in weight i am so pleased, i am putting it down to not poppimg into the shop everyday and buy crap.......



Hope everyone is ok and having a bit better day than me, with there NSD