Travelling On

badmemory

I've been quite surprised to see how much gf some of the cheaper supermarkets are doing recently.  Must be worth a good look, especially for those on a budget, because I know these things tend not to be cheap.

Karmacat

MisterPym said:

Hi Karma, delurking to say Lidl sell lovely pesto and it's under 60p 

Hello MisterPym!  That's very kind of you to delurk with that info!  Do chip in again - very welcome  

Pesto is one of the reasons I stayed with Sainsbo - the Asda pesto didn't suit me at all, and branded are *all* too expensive.  Found some Sainsbo in the shop, its gone up 5%, to £1.05, but  60p (or less) is brilliant!  I had that little expedition to another town recently, Lidl's feta cheese, tinned beans, and microwave rice (a godsend when I'm ill) are a *lot* cheaper.  Train fare to my nearest Lidl is £2.40 - taking my shopping wheels definitely means I can make massive savings. 

apple_muncher said:

Ooh, lidl might do gf pasta too...

Here's hoping ...

rtandon27 said:

They do a gf spagetti for 99p - not sure about other pastas...

Aha!  I'm not really a fan of spaghetti (embarrassed smiley) it doesn't suit the very careless way I cook, ie chucking it in a pan with half-defrosted frozen veg (more embarrassed smilies) it sticks together too easily.  Fusilli can be hacked apart very easily if it tries to clump

Karmacat

badmemory said:

I've been quite surprised to see how much gf some of the cheaper supermarkets are doing recently.  Must be worth a good look, especially for those on a budget, because I know these things tend not to be cheap.

Absolutely, there's such a market for it now, its worth their while.   I buy very few processed products - I think the pasta and pesto are the most processed things I buy regularly, and I don't want to mop up the savings by buying more processed stuff, both for health reasons and for finance reasons.  If I could get that £120 figure down to £110 this coming year, that would be great. 

ETA - I have Sainsbo open in another tag to check on gf and ordinary pasta prices: they're definitely not letting you see the cheaper stuff they sell - I searched for essentials pasta, it didn't show me.  And gf has gone up again, only 5p but in percentage terms its something to be avoided.  Good to work on this!  Thank you all!

shangaijimmy

Another twist is a walk in terrible weather all adds to the memories and the discussions over tea and cake!  Afterall there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad choice of clothing... (He says whilst waiting for the rain to stop before heading out with the dog ))

Suffolk_lass

shangaijimmy said:

Another twist is a walk in terrible weather all adds to the memories and the discussions over tea and cake!  Afterall there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad choice of clothing... (He says whilst waiting for the rain to stop before heading out with the dog ))

Lovely cold sunny morning here. Need good boots though as all very slimy and slippery down at the bottom of our planned walk with other people's dogs.

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Karmacat said:

Hello, Delichon!  Thanks for posting - all newbies welcome, especially here    Thanks for the comment on my user name, I like it too.

Thanks for the welcome.  I love the sense of community that develops over time on people's diaries. Yours is a lovely place to be. I'm very tempted to start one of my own as I seem to have spent most of my adult life being a yo-yo spender/repayer.  Now totally out of debt for the very last time (I wonder how many times I've said that with equal conviction?) I need to keep myself accountable.  Having other people keeping me on track would help enormously as I know criticism would be constructive and people aren't on these diaries to judge

Trouble is I don't know where to put it!  I'm not a mortgage-free wannabe as our mortgage was paid off nearly 20 years ago.  We won't ever be taking out another one as this house is too big for our needs now.  Downsizing would still give us plenty of leeway, given the current value of this house and considering how little we paid for it all those years ago.  Neither am I a debt-free wannabe (as in having debts and wanting to see the end of them) but I suppose I am in the sense of not wanting to be in debt again.  Maybe the DFW board is the place to pitch my tent?

Loving all the talk about pesto.  Food made in heaven IMO.  We haven't a Lidl anywhere near us (very rural) but there's an Aldi within reasonable driving distance.  Is their pesto any good?

greenbee

How about the savings board @Delichon if you're saving for something in particular (there are a few over there) or the pensions board if you're focussing on your pension (whether saving for it or spending it - there are both on there!)? Or DFW if you are focussed on staying out of debt?

Karmacat

Suffolk_lass said:

shangaijimmy said:

Another twist is a walk in terrible weather all adds to the memories and the discussions over tea and cake!  Afterall there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad choice of clothing... (He says whilst waiting for the rain to stop before heading out with the dog ))

Lovely cold sunny morning here. Need good boots though as all very slimy and slippery down at the bottom of our planned walk with other people's dogs.

There's a few showers here, it's just cooooold.  And I *know* that because I was stood out there at lunchtime without a coat, for 25 minutes, part of a group of Good Samaritans rescuing a cute little dog that looked like a runaway.  Last member of the group returned with her car, to take him to the vet and be inspected for a microchip, and my neighbour with the Alsatians turned up - he recognised the dog which was from round the corner.  Happy Ending! 

Delichon said:

Karmacat said:

Hello, Delichon!  Thanks for posting - all newbies welcome, especially here    Thanks for the comment on my user name, I like it too.

Thanks for the welcome.  I love the sense of community that develops over time on people's diaries. Yours is a lovely place to be. I'm very tempted to start one of my own as I seem to have spent most of my adult life being a yo-yo spender/repayer.  Now totally out of debt for the very last time (I wonder how many times I've said that with equal conviction?) I need to keep myself accountable.  Having other people keeping me on track would help enormously as I know criticism would be constructive and people aren't on these diaries to judge

Trouble is I don't know where to put it!  I'm not a mortgage-free wannabe as our mortgage was paid off nearly 20 years ago.  We won't ever be taking out another one as this house is too big for our needs now.  Downsizing would still give us plenty of leeway, given the current value of this house and considering how little we paid for it all those years ago.  Neither am I a debt-free wannabe (as in having debts and wanting to see the end of them) but I suppose I am in the sense of not wanting to be in debt again.  Maybe the DFW board is the place to pitch my tent?

Loving all the talk about pesto.  Food made in heaven IMO.  We haven't a Lidl anywhere near us (very rural) but there's an Aldi within reasonable driving distance.  Is their pesto any good?

Thank you for the lovely compliment about my diary As greenbee points out, you'd fit in anywhere!  Including here on mfw, even if you've already paid off your mortgage.  Check out my sig - I paid mine off nearly ten years ago now **looks away shiftily in case I get thrown out**.  I'd say it's the community where you feel most at home - I *know* that dfw and mfw are very, very welcoming.  Having been used to them, I was pretty unnerved by the pensions and the savings boards, embarrasingly enough.    Post a link on here, though, I'm **appalling** at using anything other than my bookmarks.

As for the pesto chat ... I'm addicted to pesto.  Regularly, I've only ever bought it from Sains or Waitrose, but Sains is far cheaper and just as nice.  Lidl is also just as nice and cheaper again, from your info - I've never tried either of them, because they don't deliver and I don't have one in walking distance.  The chronic fatigue I suffered from for so long meant travelling and doing my own shopping was out of the question, sadly.

You're rural and thinking of downsizing?  Ease of access seems to be very important as we age: I kind of lucked out on that one, I considered access to this house for my clients (I worked from home) and it made things really easy for me after I retired.

I'm finally warm again!  More tea, I think.

 

beanielou

Delichon~~pop up a link if you do start a diary 

Waves to Karmcat 

greent

Delichon.

Loving all the talk about pesto.  Food made in heaven IMO.  We haven't a Lidl anywhere near us (very rural) but there's an Aldi within reasonable driving distance.  Is their pesto any good?

I like A1di pesto