Please help me get BACK TO THE BASICS of os moneysaving

mardatha

I'm carefully saying nothing here because I'm terrible for books

Larumbelle

elsiepac wrote: »

Milk is easily substituted for plant milk, but eggs aren't so easy.

I don't know if this might help but if the egg is part of a recipe (baking etc) then you can replace an egg with a heaped tbsp of soy flour, if it is more of a 'feature' then maybe tofu?

amandaatnumber7

Hi everyone
I use this recipe for when I'm out of eggs and the kids want to bake
https://www.stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/dairy-free-chocolate-cake/

mrsmortenharket

I'm slowly working through the freezer food. Trying to buy as little as possible. Payday a long time away now it's changed from 22nd of the month to thr 1st of the month.

Lynplatinum

Hiya

A few tricks I have learnt to stop myself from buying stuff:
1) Most important one: Look at it; come back the next day and then get it - if point 2 applies
2) as Martin :money: says - Do I really need it? Will I really use it?
3) is it really value for money (not is it cheap - is it good value)

mrsmortenharket - I had this happen to me - some management do not consider how their decisions affect workers who are on the lower end of the wage spectrum. I got so cross when someone said, sanctimoniously, 'well, you should have put some money a side - have some savings' I had not long come off benefits and back into work (following a v messy divorce) and was a single parent with 2 kids. My savings were in the under £100 bracket - and that had taken a year!!

Re kids leaving home - yes, its what we want for them but oh! how I missed mine! Both of them. Then they came back (due to broken relationships for one and end-of-course for the other) and I had one of the happiest 18 months of my life - living with my two adult kids whom I no longer had to nag as they had the experience of managing a house and so knew about cleaning up, bills etc. Then they left again! And, yes, it hurt. But I am trying to look it at as my opportunity to do all the stuff I never had time for. Trying to be constructive here.
PS Both boys were v grateful that I had made them do chores as they coped with living away from home much better than other students! So dont think you have to be a servant to your children - it does them no favours in the end.
Take care all

Lady_Tara

JackieO wrote: »

Menu plan for the week,I have been doing it for the past 50 plus years on a Sunday morning, I try to base it around what I already have in store, what's in season at the time, and any Y/S stuff I can find.

I made a big pot of carrot and coriander soup on Saturday which will do for several lunches this week Cost me 29p for the Y/S carrots and a couple of stock cubes and a decent dollop of ground coriander powder a couple of peeled spuds and a few sticks of diced celery.All cooked up in about half an hour until soft and whizzed in the blender made two litres of very tasty soup Cheap as chips :):)

Hi JackieO, I just saw your post and wondered what Y/S is short for - I googled it but I don't think I got the right definition :shocked: Thanks

mrsmortenharket

Y/S STANDS FOR YELLOW STICKERED ITEMS. Oops, sorry for the caps. It's the reduced items in the supermarket.
I've gone through the bank account. Totted everything up. Remembered other things we spend each month (like school dinners).
Money in is actually ok. What on earth it goes on is quite another matter.
I absolutely have to budget budget budget. And rather than just reading MSE, actually post.
One thing I struggle with is sudden demands from money from 2 schools & 1 college. Amd with 3 kids they need stuff all the time.
I struggle to pass clothes down as eldest is a girl,next one is a boy and the last is a boy but there's a 7 year age difference.
Any tips?

Thanks

AnnieG

Thank you for this thread, I too have lost my way with thrift recently and need to get back on track, I waste a ridiculous amount of money every month, mostly buying 'bits' at the corner shop!

mrsmortenharket

Was doing well today. Then met my sister & we went for lunch. £25 later... :eek:
Also husband has been paid. It's a week later than normal so the entire company gets paid on the same day. So you'd expect an extra weeks wages. Oh no. An international company couldn't possibly make up the extra week we had to wait... :huh:
I'm quite cross about that to be honest. It's about 300-400£ as well.
Now I know exactly how much money we have for this month, I am going to budget & try & do a month menu planner. Quite difficult with 3 kids. One is disabled and eats particular things & the teens like their beige freezer food. Husband is always home late for dinner & I am supposed to be doing slimming world. My food bill is a disgrace