How to fall in love with saving money

cathybird

atush wrote: »

OMG, I love oats in things.

From CC cookies to porridge. so hobnobs have that oaty thing going on, add in plain chocolate and we have lift off lol.

Okay, I'm going to have to try them Not till I've lost those five kilos though - then I'll celebrate with a hobnob

Eco_Miser

JoJoC wrote: »

We can only hope that prices will increase by the time we want to move but it's unlikely they'll go back up to what we bought it for.

Surely you want prices to fall, so your new home is more affordable?

Of course if your old home were to rise and your new home were to fall that would be even better - but it's unlikely to happen.

Eco_Miser

OK, a story of food and money[strike]saving[/strike]wasting:
The other day, I was passing the ice-cream section in my local supermarket (I usually avoid) when I noticed some reduced to clear 130ml of blackcurrant and liquorice for 50p instead of £1. So I took one to try;)
Today, they're 25p, so I've stocked up. So, £2 spent for £6 original price, is that £4 saved or £2 wasted? Could I have had a lower unit cost by buying a litre?

Lomcevak

cathybird wrote: »

Lomcevak, sounds like a challenge, in a good way?? ... I hope your dad was okay.

It worked out in the end, although for a while we were in way over our head - both financially and with the size of the job we took on. It was a complete back-to-brick refurb, new floors, stairs, electrics, plumbing, everything. Finally moved in properly about a week before our first child was born :eek:

cathybird

Eco Miser, well obviously you weren't to know that the prices would fall further It might have all sold out at the first marked-down price. So in my book it's £4 saved. However, if you develop a "blackcurrant and licorice" habit, the story may change, for good or ill? ... It was nice, obviously, if you stocked up on it? BTW, it had never occurred to me that the ice cream section of my local Tesco might have markdowns - I'll have to look! How have I never seen marked-down ice cream? I don't know. I don't often buy it actually, despite having a huge sweet tooth - it is one of those things I try to avoid, like the biscuits section . I do make fruit sorbets in the summer/autumn from fruit at the allotment - I have some gooseberry sorbet still left over that I should probably finish off at some point. Gooseberry sorbet is the business, I love gooseberries.

cathybird

Lomcevak wrote: »

It worked out in the end, although for a while we were in way over our head - both financially and with the size of the job we took on. It was a complete back-to-brick refurb, new floors, stairs, electrics, plumbing, everything. Finally moved in properly about a week before our first child was born :eek:

That's the kind of thing that a good many people would probably find enjoyable if a) you had ample money to do it and b) you hadn't bought it with plans to live there immediately. But if neither of those things is true it's surely more of a huge load on your back, I would have thought? I do quite like the idea of "rescuing" a property like that - sometimes Grand Designs (which I watch every now and then) features people who fix run-down old industrial buildings and turn them into residences and watching the process on telly is highly enjoyable, and at the end you always think "oh that looks beautiful", but the reality of course is a lot harder to put up with

atush

Cathy, if you are dieting and want that hobnob, I have one for breakfast with a piece of fruit. Healthy enough, but still a bit of indulgence.

I have to say in general, I quite often have last night's dessert for breakfast instead of eating it the night before as I can feel too full. It cuts down on calories in general, as you then don't eat something else. Having said that, we generally only have a dessert with dinner on a sunday.

cathybird

atush wrote: »

Cathy, if you are dieting and want that hobnob, I have one for breakfast with a piece of fruit. Healthy enough, but still a bit of indulgence.

I have to say in general, I quite often have last night's dessert for breakfast instead of eating it the night before as I can feel too full. It cuts down on calories in general, as you then don't eat something else. Having said that, we generally only have a dessert with dinner on a sunday.

atush, your hobnob brekkie sounds yum. I do think I had better desist till I've reached my goal because I have a huge weakness for chocolate and once I start eating it I do find it hard to stop, especially because I'm the only person in the house, so I'd have to eat the whole packet (over a few days, but still) or chuck part of it out. As it happens I've already lost 2.5kg of the 5kg (just checked) so should reach the goal sooner rather than later. I hereby pledge that I will celebrate reaching that goal with a hobnob.

I do like the idea of eating dessert for breakfast and in fact am quite sure I've done it in the past - with chocolate cake, I seem to recall? The sweet tooth seems even more easily satisfied at breakfast than later in the day and I agree with you, after dinner I'm often happy and I don't really feel the need for dessert.

cathybird

This is very quiet for a Saturday. Either everyone is out enjoying the sunshine or there's a big footy match on

WantToBeSE

We are going out to the beach tomorrow, so getting all the washing done today Oh the joys of being a grown up!