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Money Fritters 'Enough Now' DFW Diary - Chapter 2

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  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Morning Folks

    I have not got very much planned this weekend. I may try and get some gardening done if the weather is nice, it depends how distracted I get by the Olympics :rotfl:

    I will go shopping tomorrow for the weekly shop. I have about £29 left for the month, but I just need a bit of fresh stuff.

    I have quite a few jobs to do around the house over the weekend and I might do a bit of trading on the Tennis.

    Right my meal plan for today is :-

    Breakfast:- Porridge and Banana - 42.6p
    Snack:- Jelly and peaches - 26p
    Lunch:- Spicy carrot and tomato soup - 50p
    Lunch:- 2 slices of bread with butter - 8p
    Lunch:- Apple - 22p
    Lunch:- Yoghurt - 25p
    Snack:- Blueberries - 40p
    Tea:- Scampi Salad - £1.16

    So that is a total of £3.29

    A little bit high today, we always tend to have scampi salad on Friday as a bit of a treat. Hopefully, next week I can try and cut down the prices on some things.

    Money Fritter
    DFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;
    Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);
    Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)
  • Enchanted21
    Enchanted21 Posts: 230 Forumite
    Morning :-)

    Sounds like your plans are coming together. Go MF! I like your idea of costing your meals, I might have to try it too.

    It's a while since I've eaten Scampi, always my Grandma's favourite when I was little. I will have to keep an eye out for it in the supermarkets...... As per G'Ma, I would need to eat it with Tartre Sauce :-)

    Hope your day goes well! Enchanted.
    Debt total before IVA = £43,350.
    "If I go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't go any further than my own back yard," ~ Dorothy Gale.

    £10,000 / £0
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Morning :-)

    Sounds like your plans are coming together. Go MF! I like your idea of costing your meals, I might have to try it too.

    It's a while since I've eaten Scampi, always my Grandma's favourite when I was little. I will have to keep an eye out for it in the supermarkets...... As per G'Ma, I would need to eat it with Tartre Sauce :-)

    Hope your day goes well! Enchanted.


    Hi Enchanted21,

    I do love Scampi, we have it most Friday's; I look forward to coming home from work, Scampi kind of signals the start of the weekend.

    Oh and a glass of red wine of course

    :rotfl:

    Money Fritter
    DFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;
    Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);
    Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)
  • Enchanted21
    Enchanted21 Posts: 230 Forumite
    "Oh and a glass of red wine of course"......... It goes without saying ;-)

    I'm a HUGE fan of red wine...... (it's the flavenoids that do it for me....... Shhhhhhhh ;-)
    Debt total before IVA = £43,350.
    "If I go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't go any further than my own back yard," ~ Dorothy Gale.

    £10,000 / £0
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    "Oh and a glass of red wine of course"......... It goes without saying ;-)

    I'm a HUGE fan of red wine...... (it's the flavenoids that do it for me....... Shhhhhhhh ;-)

    Flavenoids.... Ermmmm are you a chemist by any chance. :D
    DFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;
    Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);
    Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)
  • Enchanted21
    Enchanted21 Posts: 230 Forumite
    Ha ha..... NO!

    Just thought I should research the benefits of red wine......... Seeing as though I drink so much :-)

    And it gives me a heads up when Hubby says 'another glass?'........ I just say 'I guess! The flavenoids are sooooooooooooo good for me' :-)

    Any excuse!
    Debt total before IVA = £43,350.
    "If I go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't go any further than my own back yard," ~ Dorothy Gale.

    £10,000 / £0
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Ha ha..... NO!

    Just thought I should research the benefits of red wine......... Seeing as though I drink so much :-)

    And it gives me a heads up when Hubby says 'another glass?'........ I just say 'I guess! The flavenoids are sooooooooooooo good for me' :-)

    Any excuse!

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Good one.

    I have found your diary and subscribed. I will read with interest.

    Good Luck

    Money Fritter
    DFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;
    Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);
    Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Ha ha..... NO!

    Just thought I should research the benefits of red wine......... Seeing as though I drink so much :-)

    And it gives me a heads up when Hubby says 'another glass?'........ I just say 'I guess! The flavenoids are sooooooooooooo good for me' :-)

    Any excuse!


    Also my gf doesn't like red wine, so it is shame that I have to drink the whole bottle myself.

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    DFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;
    Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);
    Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)
  • Enchanted21
    Enchanted21 Posts: 230 Forumite
    Such a terrible shame ;-)

    Ha, my diary...... It's a roller coaster, welcome aboard :-)
    Debt total before IVA = £43,350.
    "If I go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't go any further than my own back yard," ~ Dorothy Gale.

    £10,000 / £0
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Jess Ennis destroys the field to set a new world best in the 110m Hurdles.

    Go girl

    Awesome

    Cmon Team GB

    :T:T:T:T
    DFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;
    Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);
    Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)
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