2014 Frugal Living Challenge

skintygerlinky

I'm loving it too! xx

Morning all,

Won't be spending any cash today - I'm on last gasp of uni assignment to hand in TOMORROW! But am fed and watered,need to finish the damn thing now. So need to get off this thread!
If all goes well I'm making lasagne and rocky road biscuits for pud - everything from what's already in. Fingers x'd I get done in time!

mama67

I gave up on normal online grocery deliveries as either the substitutions were ridiculous (jar of jam instead of jelly to make with water) (christmas crackers - expensive ones instead of cream crackers), or the items that were supposedly out of stock were in fact on the shelf of the store that delivered only an hour later as I had to go out to get something to replace.

This was Mr T before they didn't charge extra for substitutions.

I have also had a non- delivery from them due to card not being accepted, but said card worked in the store a few hours later, with me not having done anything.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

only need bread today...


going to venture outside in the garden soon, now that the rain has stopped... need to assess and start getting the greenhouse cleaned and ready for next month, to start sowing...


I know its cheeky, but I am going to see if I can get a free greenhouse heater on freegle and facebook.. if not, might try the candle and the flowerpot heater in there...and see what happens

Frugalsod

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

only need bread today...

Then make it.

I am going to make some bread for tomorrow, and will be cleaning up my kitchen. I made a big chilli which should cover me for a couple of weeks meals, so will need to clean up today in preparation for tomorrows freezing of tomorrows chilli.

No risk of a spend today. Though might start adding items to my online shopping list.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Frugalsod, at the moment my kids don't like my bread....but we are s.l.o.w.l.y getting there....


BUT it shouldn't be an excuse I know... I MUST TRY HARDER!!


Made a pork dinner yesterday, having the same again today...

mum2one

Profitable day - did a table top sale there was only 5 of us turned up, made £20 and got 2 people collecting a camera and photo frame from facebook sellers - so should be another £8 in the pot.

Sendind daddy darling (thats the I want something!!) - DD has a clarinet that she doesn't play and we've been told theres a shop in our town that sells music items for you and takes 10% - so asked him nicely if he will take it when he goes into town and also take a set back to Boots (no aftershave in the set). If I go into town - hates it always go shopping - so being frugal xx

abby1234519

I attempted to live frugally once, I ended up going the opposite way entirely and filling my house up with food from Approved Food.

I really have no need to buy anything apart from milk, eggs and vegetables as I've spent 3 hours doing a stock take. I genuinely could feed us for 3 months. I mean I have 10kg of porridge oats!!

So I am determined to crack the debtcardleak on the head. I don't know why I buy more food, OH thinks I panic that we will run out of food, bit like an emotional crutch.

I have a lot of bread flour so really should get back to baking our own bread with my pullman loaf tin. The problem I have is that I can't slice it thin enough for sandwiches so it ends up going to waste. Does anyone have one of those rotary slicer things where you choose a thickness and then just slice away? I am considering buying one if I can find one on ebay in the hope that I'd save the money back just by using all the flour up that I have left. I also have a shed load of out of date wholemeal self raising flour that I must use it somehow. I have a cooked butternut squash in the fridge so am thinking I'll make some butternut squash cakes later.

I recently bought a few Philips Led light bulbs from Lidl ,they were £7 and the closest on amazon was £27 so I am trying my hardest to not waste energy needlessly. However I've then had a think, I must consume a lot of energy we have a 50inch television, 2 x xboxs etc etc etc. The standby alone must be a big source of drainage. However we can't actually reach a lot of our plugs to turn them off when not in use as they are in awkward places.

I really want to be frugal I just don't know where to start.

mooomin

abby1234519 wrote: »

So I am determined to crack the debtcardleak on the head. I don't know why I buy more food, OH thinks I panic that we will run out of food, bit like an emotional crutch.

I do this. I like having a decent stockpile of food in. I'm trying to reduce my reliance on always having enough food to feed an army but if I see a real bargain AND can afford it I do stock up.

dizzy_lizzie

vw_campervan_mum wrote: »

Got an interview next friday so hopefully I will get earning soon.

Good luck in your interview campervan mum

Shortie wrote: »

chooks of any sort are fab fun, but I won't lie, I do lije the warm fuzzy glow of knowing the will get the rest of their life with so much better quality

Aww Bless you Shortie. That's a lovely thing to do.
I'd love to rehome some myself but not the right time at the moment.

Buffythedebtslayer

abby1234519 wrote: »

I attempted to live frugally once, I ended up going the opposite way entirely and filling my house up with food from Approved Food.

I really have no need to buy anything apart from milk, eggs and vegetables as I've spent 3 hours doing a stock take. I genuinely could feed us for 3 months. I mean I have 10kg of porridge oats!!

So I am determined to crack the debtcardleak on the head. I don't know why I buy more food, OH thinks I panic that we will run out of food, bit like an emotional crutch.

I have a lot of bread flour so really should get back to baking our own bread with my pullman loaf tin. The problem I have is that I can't slice it thin enough for sandwiches so it ends up going to waste. Does anyone have one of those rotary slicer things where you choose a thickness and then just slice away? I am considering buying one if I can find one on ebay in the hope that I'd save the money back just by using all the flour up that I have left. I also have a shed load of out of date wholemeal self raising flour that I must use it somehow. I have a cooked butternut squash in the fridge so am thinking I'll make some butternut squash cakes later.

I recently bought a few Philips Led light bulbs from Lidl ,they were £7 and the closest on amazon was £27 so I am trying my hardest to not waste energy needlessly. However I've then had a think, I must consume a lot of energy we have a 50inch television, 2 x xboxs etc etc etc. The standby alone must be a big source of drainage. However we can't actually reach a lot of our plugs to turn them off when not in use as they are in awkward places.

I really want to be frugal I just don't know where to start.

I know the feeling, I tried the challenge a few years ago and drove myself nuts! and I also have the plug issue


One thing to suggest re self raising flour- could you use some of it to make Salt dough and make stuff with the kids? if they aren't too old?


I am starting fairly small, using up what is in the freezer and cupboards, trying to bake once a week if I haven't got cakes already! Can't make bread don't eat it enough.


Am trying to turn the lights off upstairs if I am downstairs and use a blanket on the sofa rather than putting the heating up.


keep reading, you pick up all sorts of tips


xxxx