2015 Frugal Living Challenge

October_Starter

I'd like to join! I want to clear my debt and get some savings together. Let's be frugal together!

Thanks!

October xx

AllyGW

I'd like to join please, some really good tips on here, will certainly start using my slow cooker instead of leaving it at the back of the cupboard

COOLTRIKERCHICK

will def join the slow cooker group on FB thanks for the heads up.


but if I want to 'roast' a chicken in a slow cooker, how do I do it? do I just plonk it in 'dry'? so to speak,

miss_try_to_save

thank you dawn w its def a fruit one morello cherries I think but cant be sure but I think I may get another and see what happens may just be that im a rubbish gardener lol will try fool proof veg in my garden I think lol

DawnW

miss_try_to_save wrote: »

thank you dawn w its def a fruit one morello cherries I think but cant be sure but I think I may get another and see what happens may just be that im a rubbish gardener lol will try fool proof veg in my garden I think lol

I would google to find out what a suitable pollinator for a Morello might be. I am sure you aren't a rubbish gardener, even experts (I am not one, but recently bought and planted some new fruit trees, and looked it up) have to check up what pollinates which varieties. My cherry is supposed to be self pollinating. Likewise the pear, but the apples had to be compatible varieties

I also have a very clever quince tree that is wee (and can live in a big pot) and has quinces on it each year all on its own

quidsy

Popped into the local sainsbobs metro to get ds some calpol as he has cold & temp again & picked up 2 packs of honey roast ham at 25p a pack & a 1kg bag of maris pipers for 35 p. The ham is in the freezer ready for school trip packed lunches or pasta salad & the potatos are in a canvas pag inside a black bin liner at the darkets corner of our stone pantry floor. Apparently this will ensure they last much longer than normal.

I have an idea to do some hassleback potatoes in the slow cooker next week to serve with hotdogs.

rubiesr4eva

Had a lovely Frugal day today, went for a walk in the beautiful countryside and ended up joining a group of Lama's going for a walk too

Wombatchops

Got really cross today. Like a good frugaller I've been trying to save gas and electricity all year. Got our half yearly statement today. We are in credit by nearly £60, but they are going to increase our monthly DD by £18 per month from February.

This is a company who offered to put us on a lower tariff when we were £140 in credit in summer, but then locked our account due to an internal glitch their end, and by the time it was sorted said that that tariff was no longer available, and when we complained said they couldn't do anything for legal reasons.

I am really cross. And because my husband transferred us to them and didn't put my name on the bills, I can't even argue with them and have to wait until he can be bothered.

Rant over now.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Just joined and been approved on the slow cooker wonders, so will have a nose through..


bought a load of bacon from a farm shop ( we ran out of our own bacon months ago) so been trying to use that up over the last few days, so been having bacon sandwiches for dinner, last night we had bacon, beans and mashed potatoes, and today hubby had beans, egg and bacon on toast, I pinged the veg that was left from a dinner I made a few days ago, and just added a few knobs of butter on it...

quidsy

I've been though the freezer & cupboards & made a meal plan for ds dinner for the next 2 weeks. I will make a list of those extra things needed to make up a meal from scratch or to go with a cupboard item. Will make larger batches of cottage pie & lasagne as they are easily frozen. After that am actually NOT going to re stock the freezer & only buy ys items that I will actually use. My weekly food/personal budget will also be split into saved pots for bulk shops at costco for loo & kitchen rolls & another amount put aside for oh asian food shop. Hopefully by just cooking what I have in will encourage me to waste less & plan more.