NOT BUYING IT! 2015 - A consumer holiday

Synonymous

edwink wrote: »

Hi Synonymous

Glad you were able to make use of the recipe and with reduced organic celery too!!! Bargain bowls of soup!! Well done!!

I really hope you enjoy yours!!

I've just turned the slow cooker off and it tastes pretty good! Will take it for lunch tomorrow after I've whizzed it up in the morning. I substituted the leek for two carrots, and the curry powder for chilli powder, and it is still nice. Potatoes from the allotment too so probably cost less than £1 in total

Thanks again, and night night all x

Happy_Home

Ok my hands up edwink!! But (excuse coming) it's my day off/cleaning day on Tuesday, so I promise to do it then. X

Tink_04

Hi - I have been MIA for January and February due to getting our house ready to go up for sale. All that is finished now so time to crack on with the spends. We have obviously had to spend money on the house - repair- replacing - General costs. All has been paid out and we are just waiting for a buyer now

Starting a new month and a new budget then - need to keep on track as saving for moving house as we will have solicitors and agent fees to pay so it all counts! Our £200 budget has been planned for this 4 week month, we are a family of four and I have spent £99.43 doing 3 stock shops - £56 was in aldi with the voucher so £100 left so should be our fresh stuff. We have DS 18months and DD 5 so we go through loads of milk - fruit - cheese - yoghurt and salad stuff. There is also lunches for me and DH. I have bought everything that will keep for the month and the freezer is full of meat so here it goes. Meal planning and careful shopping all the way for us.

We have spent since January decluttering as the house has gone up for sale,I still want to do more but the huge jobs have been done (yey) we are not buying anything for the house as it hopefully won't be ours for much longer so just trying to do ours on saving money and living on less.

Xx

Busymumofthreeplusdog

edwink wrote: »

Hi Synonymous

Glad you were able to make use of the recipe and with reduced organic celery too!!! Bargain bowls of soup!! Well done!!

We had it for our supper tonight with freshly made wholemeal bread. It was so delicious.

I really hope you enjoy yours!!

Have a good week everyone.

Nearly forgot to say!! I have turned all my hangers around! Has everyone who is doing the back to front hanger challenge done theirs????? Own up those who said they would do it and have not done it yet!! :rotfl:

Edwink x

I've done mine and already rediscovered a few forgotten items:eek:;):eek:;)

The girls in work will think ive been on a spending spree:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Busy xx

Coulddobetter

Hi

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, life getting in the way. I have just finished Konmari book. Which I borrowed from the library at the huge cost of 75p. I ordered 3 other new books which I would normally have bought, thus saved myself in excess of £40. I decided if I really liked any of them I would still buy them. I have 1 left to read and all the others will go back to the library where they belong.

Have a cold and have been feeling very sorry for myself.

I have spend money today on new fittings for my en suite. New shower tray, and screen, toilet, basin , radiator and storage cabinet. I got it in the sale and saved more than 50% of the cost. We have been looking since the beginning of the year. The toilet leaks, the shower tray is leaking and it generally needs sprucing up, so we bit the bullet. We also ordered some new door handles from ebay as DH wanted to change the doors to help make the house look better but we decided it would be cheaper and more useful to change the old door handles, which regularly dropped off, and save us more money. Feel like we are using the council tax for something useful. Last year we put a new toilet and sink in the downstairs loo to smarten that up.

DH bought some new glass for the greenhouse as we had 1 pane smashed in the wind. Another job sorted this weekend:T

Feel like we are starting to get our home looking better. We have taken at least 15 sacks to the CS in the last few weeks. Like others my knicker draw looks amazing:rotfl:

Haven't bought clothes or much food as we want to spend our money on really useful things. Did buy DD a food mixer which is something she has wanted for a few years, got it for a very good price and that will be an early birthday present. I have a hand me down one from the 50's and it's still going strong.

Will post later in the week, good luck to all.

Could do better xx

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Ahoy shipmates I was up at 4 bells (6.00.a.m.) Navy timekeeping does seem strange doesn't it, full of vim and vigour for some unknown reason (won't last :):))

I have to pick my son-in-law up from the garage this morning after he's dropped his car off for its MOT then drop him back to their house then whoosh up the motorway to London to drop off a heat and massage belt for my eldest DDs Ma-in-law, as she has a bad back so it may help her a bit, then back to youngest DDs house to let the dogs out,tidy up and wait for the boys to come in from school.

So not time or inclination for shopping today My purse will be firmly zipped until Thursday when I go to Aldeees for a big shop :):)
Have a good day chums what ever you are doing do it frugally :):)
JackieO xxx

Karmacat

edwink wrote: »

Nearly forgot to say!! I have turned all my hangers around! Has everyone who is doing the back to front hanger challenge done theirs????? Own up those who said they would do it and have not done it yet!! :rotfl:

:o:o Have you been looking in my bedroom window :rotfl:

Okay, but I was out in the garden clipping back all the dratted blackberry runners that are trying to take over my garden, and that took all my physical energy, honest! I've metaphorically turned my hangars, I guarantee!

vulpix

Good morning chums.

I did make Sunday dinner yesterday but only 1 daughter tuned up ,but it was the one who is usually working so that was lovely.We did have a full compliment at teatime and had lovely sandwiches and crisps and a cake after just like we always had on a Sunday when I was a kid.We didn't have tinned fruit and evap though.Or tinned salmon in vinegar.

I confess I never touched the wardrobe,it was so nice to spend time with my eldest daughter.She is in her final placement at a hospital on her 4 year speech and language therapy course.She is attached to an oncology team which she said she was expecting to be upsetting but is loving it.

Had feedback about the houseviews,One the garden is too small the other is on their shortlist.I am in no rush to move,still got plenty of belongings to cull.I honestly don't know where it all comes from I get rid of stuff constantly.The couple we went out with the other night were joking that our house must be empty because of all the stuff I put on fbuk.

Hairdresser coming today wooohoooo,although snow is forecast and they have some 10 miles away.

Mr V not been paid to date so not able to see if we can overpay on the house yet.I do plan to buy some things this month but it is my birthday soon so will use money my Mum gives me.

In preparing for the back to front challenge I realize that I do not have a smartish short coat.I have a long wool coat,a mac,a cag,a fleece.I will keep my eye out for one.

Ok better get my skates on.Vx

starsandmoon

Well March has arrived with a bang. Ive added up my February spends. Been keeping an eye on the popping into supermarkets for milk, bread etc and spending a lot. Managed £150 for the month and that covers me, DD and OH when hes about and thats all meals and dinners for work as well so not bad.

Had a lot of expected expenses, Mums 70th, half term break, DD s birthday and a couple of unexpected spends like new car number plates.

Have got a saving goal. Its my OHs 50th next year and he wants to go to South Africa (he lived there for 35 years). Will have to go in school hol times so will be costly so need to get saving and not buying it!

edwink

In light of what I have learned on the ship this morning the rules of the hanger challenge have been altered slightly.

The challenge will now begin throughout the month of March!! For those that have their hangers sorted, well done!!:j For the rest you have until 31st March to get them turned around!!! Please report on deck when yours have been done!! I made a note of all those that said they would do it so I will be checking up on you if I don't here from you!! You have been warned!:eek:

Lovely sunny day here today and I have just been watching the little Blue Tits going in and out of their nesting box which is about 20ft from where I am sitting. They are so busy this time of year!! The male is backwards and forwards taking little bits of twigs in and the odd little piece of straw he has found from some that was dropped whilst filling the ducks bed up. Nothing goes to waste in our house, thankfully!! The best things in life really are free!!!!


Have a good day everyone!!


Edwink x