NST January: Health, Wealth and a Life Well Lived

laurenh1

Hi all

Janus- started a savings pot for new furniture & a laptop, nothing in them ha but all in the yearly goals
activity- not gonna get chance to go reduced shopping this week as hub is working late but gonna go running tomorrow & will be back YS shopping again the week after.
non negotiables- meal plan done, Today is NSD #5 & budgets are as follows-
savings-
1800 paris (2,500 by feb)
500 lapland UK
955 emergency fund (1000 by feb) once this is at 1k I will start saving for sons new bed. I have also made a list of the few bits out boys need for their hols, I will pick bits up as I go along.
100 in xmas 18fund
general- 15 left until 26th :eek: genuinely not worried though maybe I should be lol my cupboards are busting so it's only fruit veg & milk I will need
unabashed- here I am
always plan- making packed lunch for swimming lessons
reduce, reuse, repair- re using my beamish card on Saturday as we are in the area anyway. my goal is to use it at least 5x this year, So that makes it 2
you- relaxed & happy after a week with my boys
s t r e t c h - got lots of eggs to use . if any one has any good suggestions, I know all the usual egg on toast, pancakes, sandwiches etc but always happy to get more unusal recipe ideas 😌

f0xh0les

DancingDragons wrote: »

DH's mood and patience is being stretched by Dry Jan. He's taken to disappearing to bed at 8pm. Now I want to use the time I have to do something, that doesn't disturb him, or DD2 (asleep).
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I saw a Dr on tv last week, who said it was really important for EVERYBODY to do Dry January, because for most people it will be a minor inconvenience as you get into the habit of having a drink in the evening and it is not good for you, but most importantly,for those who really struggle, or can't go 31 days without a drink, because it lets you know you have a problem.

f0xh0les

laurenh1 wrote: »

s t r e t c h - got lots of eggs to use . if any one has any good suggestions, I know all the usual egg on toast, pancakes, sandwiches etc but always happy to get more unusal recipe ideas 😌

Dodgy vegan might not be the best placed to answer, but off the top of my head, quiche always went down well, be it crustless or pastry based, frittatta, which I believe was called spanish omelette in the 1980s, portuguese custard tarts or home made ice-cream with the yolks and meringue with the whites. Apparently you can freeze meringue for up to a month in an airtight container. Who knew there was even such a thing as too much meringue!

Mr Ms is selling a Wonky red berry frozen mix for smoothies (how can a berry destined to be whizzed be considered wonky?) - cheap Eton Mess

dolly84

Morning all.

Spent £2 yesterday on unavoidable school supplies for DD, she has mock exams this week and needed pens and a clear pencil case. We checked the charity shops in our area for the pencil case to no avail, this buying nothing new thing is already hard, it would be so easy if it was just me or me and DH.

I'm going to make seeded bread rolls for school lunch boxes this morning, lunch is from stores and tea is M&S dine in which will be padded out to serve 3 plus something else for veggie DD, we used vouchers to pay for the dine in so no spend there.

Toni'sfriend

Hi Everyone
Sorry for not posting for a few days. Been mega busy! Up to nine NSDs now.
Off first thing tomorrow morning so posting will be sporadic but I'll try to read what you've all been up to. Just having a coffee and will catch up on the forum.

FurryBeastOz

dolly84 wrote: »

Morning all.

Spent £2 yesterday on unavoidable school supplies for DD, she has mock exams this week and needed pens and a clear pencil case. We checked the charity shops in our area for the pencil case to no avail,

Would a resealable plastic bag not do?

missyv30

Hi just wondering if I can join in for February I know it’s to late for this month but need to get back into clearing the debt and this forum really helped me last time 😊

crazy_cat_lady

So sorry to read of everyone's losses. Lots of love and hugs to all.

dolly84

FurryBeastOz wrote: »

Would a resealable plastic bag not do?

You would think so wouldn't you and it would for me but not for DD. I've told her to look after it for all her exams as I won't buy another.

Collected our new to us bed frame today and have assembled it this afternoon, it is lovely. I took photos of the old one for selling and that is now in the garage in bits.

No other money spent today.

apple_muncher

missyv30 wrote: »

Hi just wondering if I can join in for February I know it’s to late for this month but need to get back into clearing the debt and this forum really helped me last time 😊

Hi missyv30 - why don't you join for the rest of Jan, and adjust the targets accordingly - by 50%? Or you are more than welcome to join CCL's lycra and pompoms cheerleading group for the rest of Jan - but please do keep a notebook with you at all times and log every single penny in and out.

If you want to join i'll allocate you a number:D