2014 Frugal Living Challenge

mummy2threeboys

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Kantankrus_Mare

Amazed at all the tall gals on this thread!! I'm another..............6ft in bare feet. Not even sure what my legs measure but know I can go into next and their jeans or trousers in long length fit me perfect.

Often wish I was just a tad shorter just so I could wear a bit of a heel without towering over everyone else.
Mind you, I can't walk in them so maybe not such a good idea :rotfl:

DawnW

Just bog standard average height here - and slightly too round

Started a nightmare week at work which involves multiple meetings every day and spending most of Sunday travelling

NSD today, though I will have to spend tomorrow as I am going to the dentist in the morning, which involves not only paying for that, but also parking at the big station to get the train for work, as the times don't fit with the service from the little station that I can walk to. Still, can't be helped

I took my lunch to work as usual (as much because the canteen is rubbish and really expensive as a conscious decision to economise - who wants to pay £3.50 for a boring cheese sandwich?), and then we had jacket spuds for supper, with some of the quiche I made yesterday and salad that we already had in

My chillis have dried nicely and look pretty in a little jar on the shelf. They are little, quite hot red ones, and it will be easy just to crumble one in to dishes at the start of cooking Having said that, I also have frozen ones and a few new ones coming on the plant :rotfl:

More flooding, the Thames this time

Goldiegirl

I'm interested to read that there are so many taller ladies around. My friend is 6ft 2ins tall. She get really excited when she finds trousers of the right length.

I have sold some of her old trousers on eBay, on her behalf, and they are always snapped up at very good prices.

I'm on the shorter side of average, at 5ft 4 ins, and normally find that 'short' length trousers are just about right for me. It is slightly better these days, as women's trousers are more often sold in different lengths. Years ago, the always seemed to be one length, far too long for me. At least it taught me how to turn up trousers neatly.

Today's the 2nd NSD in a row, which is good.

We had pasta bake for tea. I had a couple of homepride sauces in the cupboard, I bought them at 2 for £2.50. Never tried them before, and was quite impressed. I think it's quite a good standby to have in the cupboard, and certainly cheaper than a ready meal

skintygerlinky

Evening Frugalites xx

Had a tough few days personally and also a relative is getting hounded financially - hopefully everything should reach a conclusion soon! But you ain't never gonna keep us Frugalites down so that's a cue for a song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS-zK1S5Dws

Ended up having an impromptu day in town today! Had some research to do for uni and a friend was going in so I got a lift there and back for free!
BUT...have been a bit spendy today inc.
Over £4 in Costalot for a coffee and a soggy croissant. I was asked if I wanted cream and I decided I would - didn't realise it cost 35p extra! Also £3 to post a teeny tiny parcel for my friend's birthday. A few other bits and bobs and later and I'd spent £11.60.

Now....here's the interesting thing. Only before Xmas, I thought that £11.60 was simply not a huge sum of money but oh my how things change when you pay attention! Am already regretting my cardboard brekkie a Costalotta. That £4 could have gone into my savings!!

Anyway, also had a chance to visit two of my lovely, beautiful city's museums today for free, free, free. They were pretty quiet too so I was able to have a good look around and one exhibition reduced me to tears whilst another gave me a chance to listen to some music I'd never heard and a brand new artist I'm gonna check out on Youtube in a mo.

Once again...this thread is doing wonders for my attitude, never mind my bank account. Thanks all xxx

Florenceem

Had a lovely time in the kitchen today - made 2 veggie pies - yummy and I know what went in them. Also made a jam tart - used 1/3 jar of value jam + LO HM SC pastry.
So good to be able to put HM food on the table at a really low price. My pie for dinner was - 24p a portion - watch and learn Jamie.

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skintygerlinky wrote: »

Evening Frugalites xx

Had a tough few days personally and also a relative is getting hounded financially - hopefully everything should reach a conclusion soon! But you ain't never gonna keep us Frugalites down so that's a cue for a song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS-zK1S5Dws

Ended up having an impromptu day in town today! Had some research to do for uni and a friend was going in so I got a lift there and back for free!
BUT...have been a bit spendy today inc.
Over £4 in Costalot for a coffee and a soggy croissant. I was asked if I wanted cream and I decided I would - didn't realise it cost 35p extra! Also £3 to post a teeny tiny parcel for my friend's birthday. A few other bits and bobs and later and I'd spent £11.60.

Now....here's the interesting thing. Only before Xmas, I thought that £11.60 was simply not a huge sum of money but oh my how things change when you pay attention! Am already regretting my cardboard brekkie a Costalotta. That £4 could have gone into my savings!!

Anyway, also had a chance to visit two of my lovely, beautiful city's museums today for free, free, free. They were pretty quiet too so I was able to have a good look around and one exhibition reduced me to tears whilst another gave me a chance to listen to some music I'd never heard and a brand new artist I'm gonna check out on Youtube in a mo.

Once again...this thread is doing wonders for my attitude, never mind my bank account. Thanks all xxx

Sorry you are having a hard time just now Skinty. I am glad you enjoyed your day in town. I hope things get sorted out soon.

Shortie

Evening all :wave: I know I've been uber quiet for a week or two but I have been reading almost every day xx

I think I reached a 'crunch' point which I was helped ut of by a friend who made a suggestion I thought I would never agree to, but actually I can now see sense in...

The house is really getting me down - we knew it would need work done to it to make it everything we always wanted but since moving in I've really felt negative about the faults with the house. I have no savings at the moment, and I have a new boiler/rads/pipework to save for, as well as needing to pull down and rebuild the annex (sooner than later as I've noticed more cracks appearing in it's concrete roof) and we're planning to extend to the front to get another bedroom with ensuite, knowing that both our children will be with us longer than we were with our parents and my eldest will want to be out of his box room when he's a young adult :rotfl: Also, it means the in-laws can have the box room as a quest room instead of sharing with my youngest!

Anyway, I was planning to save for all this work but was getting down in the knowledge that it was going to take YEARS to save for the work, all the while feeling stressed about the cold (and maybe soon to be leaking?) annex, having ineffective rads and a boiler that wastes so much oil, and a kitchen you couldn't swing a cat in...

Then my friend challenged me and simply asked why don't I consider taking out a loan. My initial reaction was :eek::eek: but I sat back and thought about it and she is right - why feel miserable for a long, long time, and why not have the dream house we want much sooner..??? I have a look on Sunday and I can comfortably afford the repayments. So while I feel bad mentioning my plans on a frugal thread (:o) if I do go ahead and nobody minds, then I still need to be uber frugal to (a) to build my savings up (b) to pay of the loan as soon as possible (c) to overpay my mortgage


Oh man, I feel so much better now I have a (possible) ending to the annex/kitchen nightmare

cw18

Shortie - it seems to me that you've looked into it and decided you can afford it. And our health (including mental health which is effected by stress) is the most important thing we have. But if you can repay sooner by being frugal even while it's being done and after it's finsihed, then that's got to be a good thing

TM6

:j Wahoo :j Another NSD for me yesterday which means another £5 in my 'Pot Of Dreams'

I am finding LSD really easy but NSD are like finding a needle in a haystack so I reward myself with a £5 deposit :dance:


As a reformed character :rotfl: I have decided to change

You know you're a shopaholic when.....


To

You know you're a frugalite when....


So here's todays

You know you're a frugalite when......

Credit card companies no longer invite you to their annual gala dinner for privileged customers :rotfl:

Skinty

I lurve your taste in music :A