Live on a tenner a week ???

honeythewitch

juliettet wrote: »

Lovely family Jackie O.

Indeed. I love to hear about JackieO's family as much as I enjoy the useful tips and advice.:)

Lynplatinum

Evening
So great to hear of such caring and helpful youngsters Jackie O!!
2 NSD s in a row and only spent £5 happy stash cash this week! Which equaled 2 half pints of beer and a coffee at a meeting held in a pub!!
Despite having been corralled into being temp sec while the real one is on hols I still had a good time and a chat with friends!! So a fun time out can be had for under a tenner.

I also went to a friends for an hour for coffee today- another free entertainment!! When the kids were young we went to parks in different areas with a picnic/blackberrying/ elderberry picking/dog walking/to friends/made HM pizza & spag bols (if raining)/ payed board games (if raining) or had themed dvd days (sci fi/ fantasy/ road movies) with friends round. We entertained ourselves for nowt - how aobut you lot?
Given title of thread (live on a tenner a week ) think some ideas here could/would be interesting!!!

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Sorry chums but me waffling on about my tribe I thought would be boring.I suppose I talk about them so much because they are such a big part of my life bless them.Today for example the three youngest boys are coming to my house after school as they have an early finish because the 6th form have their play to get ready.

Boys are very happy as they get to sample some HM cake almost straight from the oven as that's my job this morning :):)
So baking today ,Victoria sponge cake and some Melting Moments biscuits as that's their favourites.

Just sent an email off to DGS Ben at Uni he is off to Amsterdam tomorrow for the weekend with the Real Ale group from Uni.He is really looking forward to going ,I mean, a 20 year old student tasting beer with all his pals in Holland whats not to like :):):)No doubt will have a headache by Sunday but he's young and will mend :):)

Right time I got baking for the tribe chums
Have a good day whatever you are doing
jackieO xxx

tatabubbly

Jackie, wish I had a grandma like you to make me Victoria sponges and biscuits - I'd happily do some hoovering

I wish Ilona well - I personally couldn't live off €10 a week. I don't have any access to 'reduced' foods so therefore wouldn't be able to make that sort of savings. That and I've a hubby to feed. And bills etc

However, different strokes for different folks, she clearly spends her money on what she enjoys and that's the main thing!

Although, in reference to tea, I don't drink coffee and I always have it in the house as my mum taught me it was rude not to. Tea and coffee can last for years - a small box wouldn't do any harm to have in for guests. I know people are always happy to make it themselves as I'm rubbish at making coffee! Hehe

VfM4meplse

JackieO wrote: »

Boys are very happy as they get to sample some HM cake almost straight from the oven as that's my job this morning :):)
So baking today ,Victoria sponge cake and some Melting Moments biscuits as that's their favourites.

Remind some of something Nigel Slater once said on TV about being unable to sleep (or words to that effect) if there isn't cake in the house.

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:):)I heartily agree, my youngest DGS Mikey says he likes coming to my house as it always smells of cakes :):)and I smell of Christmas for some reason :)

candygirl

JackieO wrote: »

:):)I heartily agree, my youngest DGS Mikey says he likes coming to my house as it always smells of cakes :):)and I smell of Christmas for some reason :)

Awww that is soo sweet Jackie xx I also loved going to my Nana's, as she was always so maternal and welcoming

nursemaggie

Having just read all of this I am not going to replace the tea. We do not drink it and rarely have visitors so from now on I will not buy 40 tea bags and throw out 38 two years later. No doubt my tea is horrible anyway. If you don't make it you don't know how people like it.

I understand Ilona perfectly. Love her blog and her lovely walks.

honeythewitch

nursemaggie wrote: »

Having just read all of this I am not going to replace the tea. We do not drink it and rarely have visitors so from now on I will not buy 40 tea bags and throw out 38 two years later. No doubt my tea is horrible anyway. If you don't make it you don't know how people like it.

I understand Ilona perfectly. Love her blog and her lovely walks.

I suppose one alternative is to buy the cheapest 20p tesco teabags for emergency visitors and keep them in a lock and lock container or shrink-wrapped bag so they stay fresh.

Or if you know about visitors in advance buy a pack of the teabags they like and give them the rest when they leave so they wont be wasted? Someone did this with me recently and I was delighted.

HappyMJ

honeythewitch wrote: »

I suppose one alternative is to buy the cheapest 20p tesco teabags for emergency visitors and keep them in a lock and lock container or shrink-wrapped bag so they stay fresh.

Or if you know about visitors in advance buy a pack of the teabags they like and give them the rest when they leave so they wont be wasted?

Oh no I can't have that...they'd never come again....my guests will only be offered the best Yorkshire Gold tea served from a porcelain teapot into the special fine bone china cups and saucers from the oak display cabinet.

£2 for 40 tea bags or £2.10 for 250 grams of loose leaf tea.

My MIL will get the supermarket own brand tea bag in a mug with a chip in it.