The kick up the a&£e diary for debt busting

tattycath

Well, I am in the process of making yoghurts in the new (to me) yoghurt maker-fingers crossed it works and we like them.

tattycath

Slowly catching up with the washing.
Changed bedding today-another load of washing
Haven't tidied bedroom yet
Not done any listings yet either
On a positive note. It's a lovely day today.

elantan

let me know how you get on with the yoghurt maker... i still have to taste the yoghurt i made the other day lol

did you watch the extreme cheapskates the other night ?

tattycath

elantan wrote: »

let me know how you get on with the yoghurt maker... i still have to taste the yoghurt i made the other day lol

did you watch the extreme cheapskates the other night ?

Hi El. The yoghurt did seem a bit thin at first. Once it had been in the fridge for a while it was fine. It did need a stir though. I had some with fruit and fibre and it was lovely.
I'm pleased it worked,I bought the yoghurt maker for £4-still in box with instructions. I checked on eBay and a similar yoghurt make had sold for over £20!
:money:

I did watch extreme cheapskates-they did seem to take money saving to the enth degree though.
I'd never swap loo roll for cloth, wouldn't travel (was it 40 miles) to check parking meters and phone boxes etc.
I'd never walk round a restaurant asking for leftovers from other diners :eek:
I do like the idea of having a fiscal fast/financial detox where we use up (our own) leftovers in fridge/freezer for a week-or as long as it would last anyway.
I do check parking meters if I happen to be using them when parking. I also pick coins up off the floor-much to the dismay of the kids, they think its embarrassing. I once picked a 5 pence piece up from a supermarket car par and a small child-probably about 8, shouted across the carpark 'tramp!' Obviously I ignored him.

tattycath

Oh and I couldn't imagine ever eating a goats head-or decanting cheap carton wine into an expensive wine bottle -that was just mad!

tattycath

Sorting stuff out to list on eBay today.
Tilly tidy of £3.22 to savings.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Hi Tatty, I watched the programme as well when you said it was on. Each to their own but I couldn't live like that. I have no desire to pick up soiled pieces of fabric and wash them :eek:

Eating the head from a goat was also :eek::eek: although I did wonder why they charged him for that - not sure how else they could have used it

Whilst I would not want to cycle 40 odd miles to hunt for coinage, at least he was doing something, exercising and earning - I did wonder what he did as a job though - as his wife seemed to go to work?

Asking other diners for their left overs was way too gross - I couldn't cope with a fellow diner doing that.

Best wishes Tily x

tattycath

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Hi Tatty, I watched the programme as well when you said it was on. Each to their own but I couldn't live like that. I have no desire to pick up soiled pieces of fabric and wash them :eek:

Eating the head from a goat was also :eek::eek: although I did wonder why they charged him for that - not sure how else they could have used it

Whilst I would not want to cycle 40 odd miles to hunt for coinage, at least he was doing something, exercising and earning - I did wonder what he did as a job though - as his wife seemed to go to work?

Asking other diners for their left overs was way too gross - I couldn't cope with a fellow diner doing that.

Best wishes Tily x

I couldn't do most of the things they did. I do pick up coins-but I don't travel 40 miles for the privelige (sp).
The guy with the goats head seemed really thrilled -I thought he said they were retired and all their friends were still working?
We could do to have a fiscal fast at some point.
I liked the idea of foraging -apparently you can eat nettles, I hope they taste tester than they smell when they're wet.
I ordered some cheap veg seeds the other day and some sprouting seeds to try-got the link off mse. Just waiting for them to arrive.
Will continue to watch the programme just to see how other people live, you never know there may be some interesting ideas that we could utilise in our quest to be mortgage free.

I did my good deed for the day today-I had a parcel delivered today but it wasn't for me-didn't realise until after I opened it. There was over £30 worth of item in it. I looked on the package and in the bottom corner there was a house number and post code-not mine. I googled it and tried to drop it off but there was no answer and I could hear a dog barking and it wouldn't go through the letterbox so I looked the item up on eb@y and found it so I emailed the seller with my phone number and she came to pick it up.

brizzledfw

Very lovely good deed...well done you! A random act of kindness..

Also nettle soup is YUMMY and very nutritious ( rich in iron), but use younger nettles

elantan

tattycath wrote: »

Hi El. The yoghurt did seem a bit thin at first. Once it had been in the fridge for a while it was fine. It did need a stir though. I had some with fruit and fibre and it was lovely.
I'm pleased it worked,I bought the yoghurt maker for £4-still in box with instructions. I checked on eBay and a similar yoghurt make had sold for over £20!sounds like you got a bargain then
:money:

I did watch extreme cheapskates-they did seem to take money saving to the enth degree though.
I'd never swap loo roll for cloth,it was nuts wouldn't travel (was it 40 miles) to check parking meters and phone boxes etc. nope not me either
I'd never walk round a restaurant asking for leftovers from other diners :eek: that one disgusted me tbh, and she said for my anniversary the only thing i want is you not to ask people for their left overs ... and yet he did, obviously he doesnt care about her
I do like the idea of having a fiscal fast/financial detox where we use up (our own) leftovers in fridge/freezer for a week-or as long as it would last anyway.i like that idea myself tbh maybe something to work on ... think Tilly has been doing it ?
I do check parking meters if I happen to be using them when parking. I also pick coins up off the floor-much to the dismay of the kids, they think its embarrassing. I once picked a 5 pence piece up from a supermarket car par and a small child-probably about 8, shouted across the carpark 'tramp!' Obviously I ignored him.

cheeky begger, have to admit it was too extreme for me as well, the guy with the flowers and the card for his wifes 25th ... and the kettle:eek:... i wouldve hit him, we dont do anniversary presents and that suits us ... i would rather have nothing that what he gave her

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Hi Tatty, I watched the programme as well when you said it was on. Each to their own but I couldn't live like that. I have no desire to pick up soiled pieces of fabric and wash them :eek: it is nuts isnt it

Eating the head from a goat was also :eek::eek: although I did wonder why they charged him for that - not sure how else they could have used it maybe like a dog bone or something ?

Whilst I would not want to cycle 40 odd miles to hunt for coinage, at least he was doing something, exercising and earning - I did wonder what he did as a job though - as his wife seemed to go to work?

Asking other diners for their left overs was way too gross - I couldn't cope with a fellow diner doing that.disgusted me that did

Best wishes Tily x

i feel its a shame as there was an opportunity to help people learn new ways of realistically saving money ... but there was very little i could take from the show, yes i do pick up coins if i see any ( usually only 1p or so) but i give them to whoever i am with ... whist saying " find a penny pick it up, all day long, you'll have good luck, give it to a friend and your luck will never end" tis a weird thing i mustve kept from childhood ... thankfully i'm usually with mr el when i find coins :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

i also like the idea of a fiscal fast, but that is kinda like a NSD really ... only its a NSW ( week instead of day) possible to do though i reckon ... and not really that hard either