NSK; "The Janus Illusion".

charlies-aunt

Checking in with scores at the end of day 6.


This challenge is very enlightening and tougher than I thought it would be - its quickly made me realise that I am not as virtuous as I thought I was and I do fritter away small amounts on a daily basis making a big effort to restrict spending to a weekly Saturday shop ...and if it isn't bought then...I will do without until the following Saturday


SFDs 3/20
Groceries/toiletries £100.30/£360 - £90pw for 3 adults, 2 dogs & 2 cats
Downshift 0/5
Take your lunch to work 3/20
Outings 0/£10 .
Foodbank 0/£3
Exercise 1/15
Beauty 0/£10
DFD 1st December 2014


Dedication to the challenge is seeing DH and I working through the Quorn products lurking at the bottom of the freezer. DD2 is a veggie and there is a fair assortment of products (bought on 2 for 1 offers) that she's tried and not liked - so waste not want not!

Munchin

Hi all

Challenge going ok so far (oh I hope I haven't jinxed myself:D).

SFDs: 4/20
Food budget: £29.41/£140
Brand downshift: 1/5
Foodbank: £0/£3
Exercise sessions: 0/15
Outings: 40/£50
LTW: 3/16 (on leave part of Jan:)

Learning2Budget

Gretchen2012 wrote: »

I've had a spend day again today. I've also realised I will probably have very small ones every day this week due to the sun hols.

Hope everyone is feeling OK.

Is this to buy your newspaper Gretchen? I would put the money in an envelope today and then just count it as one withdrawal because you've budgetted. Iyswim? L2B.x

Learning2Budget

Aiming for day 5. Gonna walk half way to school and drive other half. Eldest has a cracking cold and I have a chronic illness which interferes with my mobility. L2B.x

shyspender

Morning

Quick check in as I am warming up to work.

SD yesterday, but I knew it was going to be. The car was on red and I was pushing it so I filled up. Only put £20 in the other day to see me through the weekend due to time constraints and queues. All filled up now though and came in a couple of pounds under my budget.

Can't update my totals until I get back to my spreadsheet tonight. I am 50p awry somewhere, so I've entered it into my spreadsheet as a miscellaneous so that my figures and actual tally up.

Went to the gym for the first time this year, and about eight months. Did day 1 of the C25k. Didn't feel too bad afterwards, and still feel okay today. Day 2 tonight after work. I'm going to ease in gently and then add some weights after doing the challenge and/or a swim.

Going through the cupboards tonight after the gym to see what I have in and how many meals it can get me through. I really don't want to go shopping for a good few days and if I plan it all correctly, I won't have to.

I've got some portions of stuff in the freezer and bits to go with so I'm not going to be starving. I figure if I eat down my stocks this month, then what I save on food shopping can be transferred to re-stock next month.

Going to look out for the 2kg bag of lentils myself. I think the best I've ever got is 1kg and I am starting to use more and more lentils. Never even touched a lentil until a few years ago!

Ohhhh and without realising it, I down-shifted one brand the other day. I've been buying the sainsbos own brand diet lemonade to top my squashes up, the other day I bought the basics version, 17p for 2 litres. Still working on the other four.

MrsGSR

Morning! Just checking in for the day.
Back to school for DD today and all my best intentions went out the window because I planned to walk and it was absolutely chucking it down! So i took the car.
Swimming in a bit with DS and a catch up with friends afterwards, I've not seen them since November due to the kids being ill so I am looking forward to seeing them all.
DD has ballet today so i have to pay the fees, annoyed this ruins a SFD though as it's been allocated since I got paid.
Today I am grateful for the fact i have a car. I don't use it much but it is a necessity for when I do.

thriftylass

Cycled into work (OH let me because the weather is so warm and it didn't rain) but bump was a bit sore afterwards, need to change the hight of my handle bar.

I complained to a seller on Amaz0n because the item received did not match the description at all. He replied, well it's not lost or damaged so I could send it back but need to pay for postage myself. Oh and they will change the website to match the "new design". CHEEKY. No way! It was only a 3.99 stocking filler for DS but out of principle they can't do that. I didn't get what I ordered. So we'll see....

lynneee

Lynneee - Is you Mr Morries discount enough to make a significant saving each month..?

Morning, the discount is 10%, so it does add up! I am also very choosy when it comes to what time I go shopping, so I can get lots of good reductions We have just had an Aldi open but I have yet to go in there, when I need to go shopping I am planning on going there to compare prices so will let you know!

lilian1977

Morning all. DS started at pre-school this morning and settled really well, I'm so proud of him. It's only upstairs at his nursery but still, it's a bit step for such a little boy (he's 3 on Monday). It's reassured me that we did the right thing keeping him there for pre-school instead of moving him to one attached to a school (the school he'll go to doesn't have a pre-school otherwise he'd have gone there).

Anyway, my update:

SFD 3/20 - missed out yesterday as DH sent me to Ald1 on the way home, only a £3.16 spend though. Still a SFD so far!
Food £131.92/£200
Brand Downshift 0/5 - will have to have a think about this as we already buy a lot of the value range.
Food Bank £0/£3
Exercise 3/15 - counting pushing the heavy buggy to nursery this morning!

Have lovely days everyone x

lynneee

I think it was NSK who asked Lynneee about whether it was still financially better to go to morries with the staff discount or go to Aldi/Lidl. I would be interested to know as we have a relative who works at morries so we have the 10% card too and go there all the time. I am wondering whether to try discount supermarkets or whether it’s cheaper for us to use the card? I might have to do a comparison shop...

Hi Tiptoes, when I shop next week I will find out... I know that when I shop at asda, (rarely now) if it wasnt for the discount it would be cheaper than morries, but now we have our shiny new aldi I need to check it out! (Dont think I have ever been in an Aldi before, quite excited! :rotfl: