2008 - Live on £4000 for a full year.

hopeless_spendthrift

Good morning everyone :hello:

Quick update now, to keep track, although will update once at end of the week from now on...

Spent £37 something (can't find receipt for pennies!) yesterday, but this did incude 2 pairs of boots for dd1+2 (desperately needed), an umbrella for dd1, a £16 top-up shop, 2 gifts, 5 boxes of tic-tacs and my fave : a week-to-view diary!!! :j Really getting organised now peeps :dance:

Also opened a savings account, which contains £10 already and have paid extra off my Virgin CC debt too (showing off now!;))

Have been on gumtree this morning and found the following which thought might interest some of you beauties she's in Oxford Street London:

im an apprentice hairdresser
2 months from qualification

i have two slots for a free half head of foils and blowdry on this wednesday the 23rd and next wednesday the 30th
at 10am

if your intrested please get back to me at
[EMAIL="goingcold@hotmail.com"]goingcold@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]

thanks

Half head of foils??? :eek: Will u be roasted with the rubber chicken me wonders? And what about the other half....? :rotfl:

Another soapnuts wash - really like them now - so soft - added my fave perfume oil this time, so clothes smell swwee--eet!

Just finished icing some choccy-cupcake-type-creation to take to my friend who's poorly. Gotta be there at 12 so better fly. :A lol.

Thank u for Lexxi's yummy recipe Sweetpea :kisses3:
Welcome to all the new challengers and lurkers - gr8 to have u along :j

Thank u Nyk for ur lovely post, encouraging me and others - you're a darlin'! :happyhear

Hi Carlsberg - do u still need stuff for your hawaiian costume as I have found a necklace of flowers during a bails-inspired de-clutter thank u bails x x x (was it called ley?) that I would be happy to send you

Sorry can't find the time to reply to you all individually, but I am really enjoying reading all your posts, tips, trips and quips!

Lots of love and peace to u all for a fantastic, fuss-free and financially spend free day :hello:

Frugalmum_2

:smileyheaHappy Friday Everyone

I'm in a good mood and I had my first NSD yesterday :j

Milkman called this morning £2.84
Petrol £10 but that should cover me for all of next week too

I'm enjoying this challenge even if it is only early days for me - think I'll make some yummy soup for dinner this evening with fresh baked bread.

Have a great day all

princess_leia_3

Well I worked out spending over last few days and added it to my total so I have £1 to last me to payday!!! Me thinks that is now going to happen as I need some food LOL
Also realised I need to get everyhing ready for when baby does arrive so it will all be going to plan! So I hope to do some batch cooking next week for freezer meals

mumzyof2

Morning all! Hope everyone is doing good today...

Hopeless - I really love reading your post i think you are hilarous. Do you and Nyk have the same personalty lmaooo Maybe your twin sisters hahaha Cause you have same sense of humour lol

halia

well last night i made 2 loaves of bread, a banana and walnut loaf (brown banana's and reduced price walnuts) and a cherry and yogurt cake (greek yogurt past its sell by date+ 1/4 tub of glace cherries I've had for ages and never used up!

Felt very virtuos, also managed to go to gym this morning (biking up in the rain) and arrange to switch over to cheaper deal (£12/month instead of £27)

Then came home,m freezing cold and wet through only to find electricity bill saying DD was going up from £43 to £70. I just can't bear economising on being warm! DS gets ill very easily and I do need some light to work by even during the day (we have a very dark house!)
Trying to cut down on tumbledryer use, but at this time of year its the only way to get things dry half the time.Trying to do approx 1 load on airer and one in tumble dryer.

Have 2 loads of washing a day (DS throws up regularly so we oftne have an entire bedding set to wash 2-3 times a week)

I have heating set to 19-20 and timed between 6.30am-9.30am and then 3.30pm - 9.30pm. May see if I can bear to have it 7-9am then 4-9pm.

just off to make tea and get a hottie!

Frugaldom

Janey51 wrote: »

Who walks round the house in the dark to save the electric?

I light the tealight candle lantern but if that's already gone out, ... why d'ye think people have torches on their mobiles?

elantan

ohhh i'm sorry whitewing i honestly didnt mean to leave the enhlish welsh and irish out i was just thinking i noticed a few scotts and it wouldve been nice for a meet up when it was all done ...sorry ...

liuhut

Well not a great start to the day, spent £25 on the lottery....this is for five weeks and the Euromillions tonight but still a lot of money and its got me thinking whether I want to do it twice a week, thing is I've had the same numbers since it started....argh!!
Took DD2 to wacky for £3 and Tesco came last night, with reductions it came to £75.....although my bank balance looks healthly my figures for the challenge are looking less so!

mini_huny_money

hello everyone......feels really strange to be posting in the middle of a weekday, good though...am having to use annual leave before the end of March.

Wasnt very good yesterday afternoon, spent 40 pounds at the hairdresser, cut and colouring.....hangs head in shame...:rotfl: .(not really cos its looking great and I feel so much better when my hair's done).......Though I did partly make up for it in Mr T;s last night

3 x chilled salmon in sauce with pots and veggies reduced to 85p from 3.19

2 x chicken in sauce with pots and veggies reduced to 85p from 3.19
3x packs of chick fillets (4 in pack) reduced to 1.25 each from 7.71 each:eek: I would NEVER pay 7.71 for a pack of chick fillets

and a stuffed chicken reduced from 5.99 to 1.12, am cooking this as I type.

Janey51 that cheesy mince loaf sounds good, am gonnae try that one

NYK....how do I get that flag icon???

ELANTAN re all Scots meeting.....who's havin the first boot sale?????

BAILS....the lose weight thread, which one is that???? Ive checked the Times Online, do I have to sign up to get the pedometer

Speak soon XX

elantan

i tried one of them but the heavens opened up and we got soaked ...so not me lol...