August's Almighty Advance

littleskintdragon

oops got so excited over my slow cooking that I forgot to post.....
Yesterday was very nearly a nsd, didnt leave the house until 8pm, but dragged dh and dd down mr.T to do a small shop of £29, hoping it lasts the week, I usually spend about £50 a week. stocked up on pet food 2 so that I dont have to cart it home myself with either bump or newborn!

Will be very impressed if that shop lasts me the week... I'm working my way through the half packets in the freezer, got three finished up yesterday to make room for some batch cooking! Found 3 unopened bags of chips in the one freezer, we rarely eat them, but will be this week!!! :rotfl:
I'm thinking - Egg & chips, ham & chips, corned beef & chips, Spam & chips,sausage & chips and chip butties for lunch?? What do u think??

urgh sounds disgusting, I only eat chips when mash doesn't go with it, or pasta or rice.... or if I'm at the beach...

Anyway I'll be back later to let u all know how I've behaved...

lilian1977

Morning all

Ooh new September thread - can't wait to get started again, planning a really quiet September apart from holiday.

NSK - don't know if you missed my question or I missed your answer, but if I have put aside £100 for spends on holiday andI don't spend any more than that, do I count them as SFDs? I have been saving £10 a month for the past 10 months for my spends Thanks xx

Plans today - food from stores (although need a packet cheese sauce mix), pilates at lunchtime so no spend there and straight home via cheese sauce! So should be a very minimal spend (70p).

Mum and Dad here today, hooray!

abundant1972

:eek: ...Abundant is on the naughty step <again!> :eek:

lilian1977

Just donated my £3 food bank for September (text FBUK13 £3 to 70070 to donate to the Trussell Trust) - one thing off the list already!

judi24

I'm there too Abundant - I have broken into my Sept food budget too! Going to As*a and cost*o too today - got my DS birthdays sleep over tonight so need to get some bits for that - totally forgot about it! was so focused on my mum's birthday on Sat! Roll on September! I will be better I promise!

his_missus

abundant1972 wrote: »

:eek: ...Abundant is on the naughty step <again!> :eek:

:rotfl:When will you learn?:rotfl:

lilian1977 wrote: »

Just donated my £3 food bank for September (text FBUK13 £3 to 70070 to donate to the Trussell Trust) - one thing off the list already!

Thanks, just done

littleskintdragon

lilian1977 wrote: »

Morning all

Ooh new September thread - can't wait to get started again, planning a really quiet September apart from holiday.

NSK - don't know if you missed my question or I missed your answer, but if I have put aside £100 for spends on holiday andI don't spend any more than that, do I count them as SFDs? I have been saving £10 a month for the past 10 months for my spends Thanks xx

Plans today - food from stores (although need a packet cheese sauce mix), pilates at lunchtime so no spend there and straight home via cheese sauce! So should be a very minimal spend (70p).

Mum and Dad here today, hooray!

According to sept thread u can class them as sfd'

thriftylass

Oh I thought I might give up and not join again but I think despite my failings I am hooked and want to do better, I CAN do better. And I guess without you guys it would be a lot worse as I constantly think of this thread here when I have to spend. September here we come. Off to have a look at the new thread....

LittleMissKitty

Me too Abundant! I'm over my food budget aswell, really need to do a stock take and some batch cooking, though I'd need a cauldron to batch cook for all 7 of us!

I have (yesterday) hit my August target of 20 NSD :j and I'm pretty proud of myself for my first month, especially as it's the Summer and I've taken the kids out at least twice every week - I think we have visited every free park and field in a 20 mile radius! I didn't manage my 6-in-a-row but I did do 5-in-a-row and I'm trying again in September

NinjaSavingKat

[STRIKE]LittleSkintDragon[/STRIKE]...I MEANT LILLIAN!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:- I remembered you last night when I was writing the thread so thought I would add it in along with the other rules - it makes like a little easier when you are already having a cheap break away from it all.

So yes - if you have £100 for a three day holiday and you don't go over that £100 - then all three are SFD's as the money has been put away prior to the holiday and presumably using the wages from last month. Even using this months wages this is still ok.

This does NOT include impromptu days out to bend the SFD rules - ONLY if you are on a pre-planned holibib,...

Is that ok?