2017 Frugal Living Challenge

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Hi LL, lovely to 'see' you on this thread. You are very welcome.

lessonlearned

Hi Allie....long time no see. Thanks for the welcome.

Just about to do my month end money round up.

Im off on holiday on 8th May so need to sort out all my banking and mAke sure my bill payments are on track.

Have booked two house viewings For next week.

Jazee

I have listed all our spends for April and we have overspent this month by £2353.18 because we had to buy a car which was not budgetted for. If I'm really strict about keeping to budgets for the next 8 months, I may be able to pull it back this year. Of course that depends on our earning potential remaining the same.

WeeMidgie

I'm doing small bits of "investment spending", e.g. my favourite deodorant, Bionsen, which is aluminium free, is currently reduced from £2.50 to £1.50 in Sainsbobs, so I'm buying ahead as the saving is so great.

I know we all do this when we can, to a greater or lesser extent, and it's so worth the outlay on things that don't go off over time. Loo paper is another one I buy ahead, and light bulbs. I still have a goodly stock of compact fluorescent bulbs from the happy days years ago when they were reduced to 10 p!

Lovely to see you here, lessonlearned! I hope you have a super holiday. Interesting we have fairly similar budgets. There's not much more I can finagle downwards, until the house and car insurances are due for renewal.

lessonlearned

Investment spending......love it.

Well I have made some investments too. 4 evening dresses from eBay for £35. Red carpet glamour at bargain basement prices.

Helen Mirren eat your heart out.

evuka

Hey all frugal ears!

A bit late, haven't been on the forum for ages...:eek: who knows why. But I started to miss this thread so I'm back here, no budget yet, nothing but I'm up for some good ideas and pushes (aka kick in the @$$) to get me back on the wagon.

Need to re-read the thread, update my signature, see y'all later :hello:

Lau0707

£220 made today from round one of eBay, round two ends tomorrow, and round three ends on Friday. Going to be listing load more clothes tomorrow too. Need to some how find an extra £350 to make sure all bills are paid this month... WAHHHH. pray for me

food and petrol aren't even on the cards this month, living out of our cupboards!

kb_soma

Good morning everyone. I've spent a small fortune this weekend just gone and have a feeling this month is going to be expensive (lots of social stuff). Time to leave the wallet at home, I think.

I'm going to buy myself a bike to get to work, that'll cost me around £200 outlay, but it will pay for itself in four months (current train travel is £50ish a month). Also, I get to add in some extra exercise and maybe save the soles on my shoes...

Lau0707

Found a wooden Mamas and Papas high chair in a charity shop the other day, amazing condition, and I got it for £7!! I was so happy... I wont be using it for another 10 months, but I was more proud at the fact that usually I would've gone online and just paid stupid money for one! Yay!!! Bring on more charity shops xx

Lau0707

bought strawberry, lettuce, tomato,potato, cucumber and pepper plants today. Kids are enjoying watering them, and really excited to eat our own home grown produce. all for £9.52. x