2008 - Live on £4000 for a full year.

Janey51

keren29 wrote: »

oooh, what's Marmalade tray bake Janey?

Marmalade tray bake is a recipe out of a Mary Berry book. If I was a really caring frugalite I would walk through the Arctic blast into my kitchen and get it out for you but I'm feeling a little hypothermic at the moment so it will have to wait until tomorrow

I have to admit that DH felt the need to sample several pieces to make sure it is aceptable to offer to his friend. Regrettably, I had to do the same and it is not a good idea when you have had weight loss surgery so I am feeling a bit sorry for myself.

CharliesAngel

Jumble-Bee wrote: »

ps i have to admit i had to 'block' a small boy in the que behind me from getting to the free meat before me

i love it! do u mean you tripped him up?!

CharliesAngel

Ellidee wrote: »

CharliesAngel I admire your ingenuity with that menu but all those eggs with bananas and beans PLUS white bread won't it (ahem) upset your 'regularity' ? :rotfl:

lol not at all... i eat wholemeal pasta and bread... and enough veg to stock tesco...

CharliesAngel

keren29 wrote: »

CA - 5 dairy milk bars for 99p - that made me go oooooooooooh!!! Bargain of the day!!

lol it's from my local 'One Stop' shop which is usually quite expensive for other day to day things... i'll have to buy u some...

The flapjacks sound yummy too... mite give them a go... and cover them in choc!

CA x

Mollymop5

whitewing wrote: »

Shhh! Sneaked on here.

MIL has arrived - she's great. She seems very smiley and young at heart. She apparently has a great leather jacket that DS thinks makes her look like a cool rock chick! I think it's going to be all right. Anyway, can't be any worse than the last one, lol.

Must dash now..............

I love the way I'm not the only one who HAS to catch up on here no matter what

Pleased things are going ok for you.I always got onwell with my MIL.she said i was too good for her son. And you know what.....she was right

CharliesAngel

whitewing wrote: »

Shhh! Sneaked on here.

MIL has arrived - she's great. She seems very smiley and young at heart. She apparently has a great leather jacket that DS thinks makes her look like a cool rock chick! I think it's going to be all right. Anyway, can't be any worse than the last one, lol.

Must dash now..............

glad she's not as scary as you thought....

CharliesAngel

Janey51 wrote: »

CA...you have got me thinking there. When its cold, do we really need to have a fridge? We could put all the food outside. What a saving! In fact, its so cold in my house that getting the thermometer to register 16C has us throwing off our clothes and gasping for air.

I find 'forgetting' your tesco shopping after chasing cats/kids and leaving it on the porch floor works quite well....

Frugaldom

Well, the deed has been done

Start figure = 293.5
Target reduction = 12"
Week 1 = 288.5 (total lost to date = 5")
Week 2 = 287.0 (total lost to date = 6.5")

:j :j :j

Forgot to say earlier, my 'Hungry Hippos' game arrived today, courtesy of iPoints. It was despatched straight from Firebox, so if anyone gets anything delivered from there, please rake right to the bottom of the box beneath their excessive packaging - there's a small catalogue with money off voucher and a packet of sweets! :T err... I should have kept the sweets to add into a pressie, pergaps, but umm... I ate them Never mind, the game is another pressie into the pressie cupboard and I still haven't done an inventory!

Tomorrow I must finish making the cheerleader pompoms, as the 'High School Musical - How to stage your own show' pressie has to be posted on Monday. I'm thinking of as much as possible to do so I don't go to the shop. I want just one more NSD and that's me caught up to a 50:50 ration. I wonder how low I can go? :rotfl: Now that I have hit a 1 in 2, could I make it to 1 in 3? 1 in 4? 1 in 5?

How obsessive does frugaling make you? I'm even planning FAR ahead now and was sitting looking at my quit smoking savings balance today, which is safely stashed in YET ANOTHER new account! I kept thinking of free range eggs, home grown fruit and veggies! So, I have decided that the quit smoking account is dedicated to the longterm - saving for my 'good life' start-up pack once I have my own house and space to start it up. It could take some time, but if I never smoke again and ALWAYS bank what I'm not smoking... that could be a really good 'nest egg'

PS: In case anyone noticed my house challenge change, I upped the 57,100 to 60,000 to incorporate an eco-friendly heating system

Janey51

Good morning fellow frugalites.
It looks as if it has been snowing outside this morning because of the frost.
Last night, I poked my nose out of the door and the moon was beautiful. Everything looked as if it was dusted with silver .
Now, you can't put a price on that :T

This challenge is making me stand still and take stock of what is really important.
I was in bed, all cosy in soapnut fresh flannelete sheets with DH snoring happily away and thinking how lucky I am.
I have a wonderful husband who can cook and massages my feet.:D
My kids are great, married to lovely wives.
My Mum is a few miles down the road and not bad for a 79 yr old.
I have good friends who would do anything for me.
I have my finances under control.
My new car is a dream.
I have left a job I've been unhappy in for years.
I survived a major house fire.
I love my dentist.
I've got shed loads of pots to put my free seeds in.
I got a £5 Mars voucher and a £10 seeds voucher.

All I need to complete my life is some cheap pear trees :rotfl:

Janey51

Nyk well done on your inch loss. And I really admire your crafty skills with presents. I have to say that I have made hampers for a few people for the last 2 Christmases and they were voted favourite presents.

CA only problem with leaving food outside might be the cats. One of ours can smell cheese a mile away.

whitewing MIL sounds lovely. We will need regular bulletins to make sure no hidden vices appear.

Jumble free food! Our Lidl is an hour away but I could always do a tour of all the supermarkets about to close at the same time. Any idea what time of day Lidl put the food out?

Forgot to say, spent £2.86 yesterday so not bad.