Aspirations of Frugality and Fun on the Road to Mortgage Freedom

DedicatedDFW

Febs challenge

1, £500 bay of e target - list items where all the start prices total £500 £216 to go

Didn't keep track think i came quite close though and would have hit it if i hadn't been so very glum this week

2, Utility - complete total declutter Completed 02/02/2014 :T

3, Bedroom - declutter, try and find items here to help with bay of e target Completed 22/02/2014 :T

4, 8 5k runs

5, Tuesday, the day of cashback each tuesday check if there are any good cashback offers available

6, Complete and submit assignment for uni Completed 19/02/2014 :T

7, 30 minutes a day following my dream i enjoy it, it could lead to a new career so i need to work at it

8, Shopping list to be kept to a minimum each week Aim for £50 under current budget :cool:

9, stick to the meal plan as far as possible will save time and money :T

1, chicken in sauce (frozen), 2, sausage pasta dish, 3, beef casserole, 4, slow cooked lamb shoulder, 5, chilli, 6, chicken in sauce jar to use up, 7, fish & potatoes 8, toad in le hole 9, slow cooked brisket 10, cheese & onion pie 11, gourmet burger n wedges 12, gourmet burger n wedges 13, turkey dish already cooked n frozen 14, curry dish cooked n frozen 15, veg moussaka & chicken pie 16, 17, 18, jp's with cheese 19, toastie & mac n cheese 20, Valentines dine in 21, JP's with cheese 22, beef curry 23, pie & potatoes 24, pizza & potatoes 25, turkey steaks n potatoes 26, roast beef dinner 27, YS cottage pie, 28, free day,

10, No buying clothes in february or shoes or accessories :eek:
new walking shoes - holes in current ones so thrown away £35, new work shoes - holes in current ones £30 - didn't keep track

11, Try to find the good / humour in the day e.g work may be hard but i can make it better by appraoching it in a cheerful manner and not letting this be worn out of me as it has been by other in the past

12, NSD tally: llll llll l didn't keep track

DedicatedDFW

1, 31 newly listed items bay of e
12/31 14/31 21/31 31/31 37/31

2, Kitchen - complete total declutter
comleted

3, Spending diary
1st: Mr L's: £16.12 - 6 packs of meat, compost, 4 jars, cheese, pasta, rolls, mushrooms - much cheaper than elsewhere and some items i am trying to see if we can switch brands
2nd NSD
3rd: £25.50 = £15.50 gifts and £10 replacement boots (ones returned were £30)
Mr C's: £2.39 - reduced meat for a meal and brekkie
4th: £60.50 - tickets for a night out
5th NSD
6th £9.66 Mr Al's, £45.90 Mr M's £9.30 petrol £1 scratchcard
7th £11 on night out - included food =, drinks & a ticket
8th NSD
9th NSD
10th Mr C's £4.19 - cheaper items than s/m
11th NSD
12th cake 90p
13th £4 gifts, food shop £54.89 - Mr M's, Mr Al, Mr C
14th £25 gifts


4, 8 5k runs

5, Tuesday, the day of cashback each tuesday check if there are any good cashback offers available

6, Complete and submit assignment for uni

7, 30 minutes a day following my dream i enjoy it, it could lead to a new career so i need to work at it

8, Shopping list to be kept to a minimum each week Aim for £50 under current budget :cool:

9, stick to the meal plan as far as possible will save time and money :T

Plan with 1 drawer at a time approach :cool:

10, No buying clothes in March or shoes or accessories :eek:

11, Try to find the good / humour in the day e.g work may be hard but i can make it better by appraoching it in a cheerful manner and not letting this be worn out of me as it has been by other in the past

12, NSD tally: llll llll ll

brizzledfw

Wow you're busy As you know, I LOVE your lists

Have a restful Sunday

DedicatedDFW

This month i need to try and make sure i keep the focus and tally what i achieve - today was NSD as food purchases are out of food budget and i saved a goodly amount :T

Hope everyone is well x

DedicatedDFW

So Tomorrows plan:~

Make Leek & potato soup

Wash pots

Dried

Moved

Final dish cupboard declutter

drawers 1-5 declutter

Drawer declutter

Wine rack declutter :beer:

Final double cupboard declutter

Leaves:- fridge and cooker and window ledge and work-tops and cutlery

2nd work bag organised

Tidy study book area

Assignment - Text 2 part 1

Text 1 part 2

Text 2 part 2

Text 1 part 3 - G and assess

Text 2 part 3 - G and assess

Print-outs go over and check

exam study part 1

brizzledfw

Ooh..a cross post. A challenge!!!!!!!! Love it. Keep us posted!

It's amazing how many items you've listed, that's an impressive total

DedicatedDFW

Hey brizzle 31 is the target i've done 0 as yet as i've nothing to list :eek: Kitchen declutter is yielding a few bulky and small carboot goodies but nothing for listing :eek: I am still very much enjoying stuff leaving the house though

I will keep posting my updates though

brizzledfw

Well it's all impressive...am in awe and totally salute you :beer:

tattycath

DedicatedDFW wrote: »

1, 31 newly listed items bay of e

2, Kitchen - complete total declutter

3, Spending diary

4, 8 5k runs

5, Tuesday, the day of cashback each tuesday check if there are any good cashback offers available

6, Complete and submit assignment for uni

7, 30 minutes a day following my dream i enjoy it, it could lead to a new career so i need to work at it

8, Shopping list to be kept to a minimum each week Aim for £50 under current budget :cool:

9, stick to the meal plan as far as possible will save time and money :T

Plan with 1 drawer at a time approach :cool:

10, No buying clothes in March or shoes or accessories :eek:

11, Try to find the good / humour in the day e.g work may be hard but i can make it better by appraoching it in a cheerful manner and not letting this be worn out of me as it has been by other in the past

12, NSD tally: l

Impressed and inspired by your list DDFW, I have shamelessly stolen your idea and started on my list to do in March.

If you fancy popping over to my thread and giving me some suggestions you'll be very welcome.

Karmacat

Good for you, DD - and tattycath, I'd love to steal her idea too, but if I have a big list like that, I need a longer time frame - I'm *terrible* at doing what I said I'm going to do *when* I said I'm going to do it on these sorts of things. I do do it, but never in the timescale I thought I would, something else seems more attractive or something still, it would be good to have something to aim for, even if I don't do it. Okay, in that spirit, I'll give it a go too, if thats all right, DD :j:j:j