The October Awakening!

thriftylass

TiptoesDB the free lunch oportunity was well used, would have done the same

Having a fritatta with leftovers from the fridge tonight that were on the verge of going off.

However, forgive me i have sinned. Took a massive tub with the leftovers from the chinese i made last night for tea. Scoffed it all although it would have been enough for two lunches. And THEN i bought a bag of M&Ms. SFD and £1.40 down the drain. Blame baby and his/her insatiable appetite

abundant1972

Hi all...

Miserable, busy, stressful day at work and couldn't face my brown rice and sardines for lunch!!! I confess - I did buy comfort food!!! It's interesting though - because I caught myself in the moment of decision - and the thought was there - 'I know I should eat what I have brought in and save money' and I wrestled with myself for 5 mins before turning to the dark side!!!

On the plus... awareness IS there... on the not so plus - willpower needs work. What can I say in that moment to get myself to use the force for good lol and endure a stressful day without the need for comfort food? What does everyone else do?

Kat - give me a run for my money huh??? I have witnessed your focus and determination - so I have no doubt you can achieve anything you set your mind to... Still - when you get room to breathe and get back into training - it's game on sister!!! Ha ha ha!!!

thriftylass

abundant1972 wrote: »

On the plus... awareness IS there... on the not so plus - willpower needs work. What can I say in that moment to get myself to use the force for good lol and endure a stressful day without the need for comfort food? What does everyone else do?

That's why i never have my wallet on me and I'm too proud now to ask co-workers for money. Today I had mine because i had to post my mum's present and see what happened the voice inside me told me to buy sweets.

Fmess

My SFD today has been broken!!!!

The wheelie bin cleaning company called at the door for their annual payment Gutted

On a positive note, I made dinner from lots of left over vegetables that would otherwise go off in the next couple of days

LuckyGinger On the topic of OH not doing housework, I made mine do the pots last night and am still hearing grumbles this evening. Think I need lessons on how to train my OH!

PheoniX

Evening All!

Just thought I would de-lurk to wish you all the best of luck for this October Challenge:j.
I'm finally on the last lap of my debt busting journey after 15 months of blood, sweat and tears! Its been an arduous experience that's been made so much easier by you all who have been an inspiration when the going got tough! :A

So thanking you..

Keep up the good work!

xx

Frugal_foxy_2

xx_Jo_xx wrote: »

Why oh why in the name of all that is MSE (or Holy, whichever suits you), am I only just discovering this thread now...?? Where have you been while I foolishly strolled into £15k of unsecured debt.

However, I have discovered you all now (and for that I have to thank Frugal Foxy who mistook me for xJoJox on another thread...) but appreciate your month is already underway... So for now I shall pop back into Lurkdom but just wanted to wish you all :starmod: Good Luck :starmod: for the rest of this month...

See you all soon :hello:

Jo xx

Hey Jo,

What a Wally I am but it was meant to be.....
I just found this thread last week and joined the forums especially to do this one.
Great that you are here anyway. Maybe ready for next month?:j

Frugal_foxy_2

SFD 2/20 today.
Took own lunch 3/31

I am obsessed with making savoury rice which is like a full meal for my lunch at work. Great hot or cold. Dead easy and cheap to make.
If anyone wants recipe let me know. Cheapest rice I've found is 40p a kg in Lidl if that helps anyone.

So funny that I recruited the wrong Jo but brilliant that she's here.

Loving the thread growth! Brilliant :T

littleskintdragon

Day 3; not a sfd dd's gymnastic fees needed paying and bread and milk needed buying. Tomorrow my lovely mother is taking me to town (still not back driving after baby!) i have to get party bag gifts etc for dd's birthday party. So no sfd tomorrow either but next week will be back to normal.so stuck on 1/31

Found 22p today so im putting that towards my £100 extra i beed to earn its gone in my xmas pot! So extra earnings still required £99.78/£100

Dh takes lunch to work every day, no other option, so we will get full marks there.

Planned spends :
Dd's birthday party
wedding later this month (i'm driving)

No takeaways/meals out/ coffee stops so far!

Fmess

Frugal foxy I'd love a recipe for savoury rice please?! Sounds like a fab winter lunch!

Superdopsa

Frugal Foxy - I'd like the recipe for savoury rice too please - get a bid bored with sandwiches all the time for packed lunch.

Have clocked up SFD number 2 today!

Tomorrow won't be an SFD as have to pay my friend for my France trip, so may as well pay my tea boat money too - and I think I will pay up until the end of the month to make the most of a spend day.

I will spend on Saturday. Will need some more food, possibly petrol. I was going to go surfing on Saturday (cost £10 plus £1 for surfboard hire - I have my own wetsuit), plus petrol for a 90 mile round trip plus parking, but don't think I will go as really need to tax my car, and do some housework, and laundry, and de-weed the back yard and my plant pots. I also want to do some exercise and carry on with my crafting project. I also want to save some money too. Think I will leave the surfing until next summer when I have a bit more money and the weather is better.

Will check in again tomorrow.