ATB'S Frugal Foray to Freedom

atypicalblonde

Totally lazy day here. It's freezing and wet, so the heating is on, I've a hot cup of tea and I'm watching a film. After the past couple of weeks I am enjoying the 'me' time. Today will be a NSD, working for the rest of the week after today including the weekend which will bolster the savings pot by a nice amount.

Will also shuffle £40 of housekeeping money into savings pot tomorrow.

Mini plan - savings pot at £3.5k by end of June.

All in all, feeling happy with things.

Needhelpsaving

Your doing great ATB! Your mortgage will be gone in no time at all :j

atypicalblonde

Needhelpsaving wrote: »

Your doing great ATB! Your mortgage will be gone in no time at all :j

Thank you

I do need milk but have enough change lying around to buy a 2 pinter. Lunch is a random concoction from the fridge, and I'm putting a beef stew in the slow cooker later. Operation freezer use up is underway and should save us around £30 over the next week x

atypicalblonde

I totally forgot to buy milk so we will be having cereal with slightly watered down milk in the morning using up the bit that is left! I will have to replace my evening cuppa with a glass of wine instead

At least my NSD is still intact!

PrincessLou

I'm on operation freezer/fridge/cupboard use-up for another two weeks! Gah...I don't think I'm going to make it but I know it is for the good of the OP pot so we must keep plodding on

Keep it up, ATB, you're doing amazingly well!

atypicalblonde

PrincessLou wrote: »

I'm on operation freezer/fridge/cupboard use-up for another two weeks! Gah...I don't think I'm going to make it but I know it is for the good of the OP pot so we must keep plodding on

Keep it up, ATB, you're doing amazingly well!

Thanks hun You totally CAN do it, have you meal planned for two weeks? x

PrincessLou

I have meal planned up until Monday and then I will take stock of the situation. This week looks fairly good meals-wise bur next week might see us eating ice lolly sandwiches or something equally ridiculous :rotfl:

atypicalblonde

PrincessLou wrote: »

I have meal planned up until Monday and then I will take stock of the situation. This week looks fairly good meals-wise bur next week might see us eating ice lolly sandwiches or something equally ridiculous :rotfl:

At least you have bread to make sandwiches we only have tortillas so everything is being offered with a wrap

Working this morning then really will remember to buy milk :rotfl: MiL's for lunch, she always makes a good salad so I am looking forward to it.

Apart from milk, no money will leave my purse :T

Moominmamma89

You are doing really well ATB - I'm sure you'll hit your June savings target no problem.

I am trying to run down my freezer this month to - it does have a load of meals in it from when I did a day of cooking the problem is I look at what I cooked and don't fancy any of it .

atypicalblonde

Moomin - I'll happily trade you - how about two packs of tortillas in exchange for one of your lovely homemade dinners :o

The kids are happily eating some cod, carrots, sweetcorn and (from the freezer) Yorkshire puddings. Ice cream for afters!

Spent £15 on fuel today. I need to buy some soured cream tomorrow but that's it. Planning to shuffle £150 from housekeeping pot into savings pot tomorrow :money:

Edited to add - I've just realised how close to the teens we are