2008 - Live on £4000 for a full year.

sweetpea03

I have edited my joining post to include tv licence, phone & internet to keep in line with the original challenge (getting a bit scared now!)

sweetpea03

shazrobo wrote: »

sweetpea, one of my 12 year old ds is in a size 13 trainers as from yesterday when i took him for a new pair and discovered most shops dont have that size:eek:
jacks, have you tried dorothy perkins for your daughters jeans, they are reasonably priced, might even find some in the sales, i get all my jeans from there they fit lovely and i have a 34" inside leg

:eek: :eek: thats scary shazrobo, hope you manage to find somewhere to buy them (at a good price too)

mah_jong

I have come this thread via another board,

I am not in debt, I do however live on a low income. Can I wish you all the best of luck.

It is very do-able, I have just gone through my MS figures to see how i fared this year, and I spent not that mush more with out even trying this (am constrained by my income of course).

Living on a budget is easy once you get the hang of it and tightening becomes easier the longer you are on it!

good luck to you all,........ this time next year you will be wondering you 'wasted' so much money for so long!!

M_J

whitewing

mah_jong,

Will you then be joining our challenge for this year (2008)? We could do with someone else who knows they can do it to keep us all motivated and help us when we slip up..shall we get Nyk to assign you a challenge number?

JAMIEDODGER

Jacks - have you included your child benefit into your total?

Live on £4000 + child benefit.

In_Search_Of_Me

Go for it pepys! Watching this with interest! Jacks the cat doesent NEED prawns unless its birthday! How about a bike for some of the granny visits - that way you get some excercise & save dosh? Can get one at a car boot cheap as chips or the admag - esp this time of year as pepys getting rid of old(ish) stuff for the new. I have an allotment & LOVE it - £36 a year but thats for a full plot...you could get a decent space for much less. Very sociable, fun, excercise & nowt like eating something you grew yourself....delivious wonky carrots.

oldMcDonald

Can i join in too, please?

Sadly I am now, after 2 1/2 years of being debt free, a DFW (Don't ask, I just lost it over Xmas with the credit card:() I really want to clear the debt as fast as possible, but money is really tight as it is.

In our household there is me, DH and 5 kids (plus two springer spaniels to feed), so I am not sure if I could do £4k - can I do £5000? I'm a little confused about the child benefit - does this get counted in with the challenge, or is it on top of the challenge money? I don't know if I could include our gas / electricity in this amount, I may put it in with the essentials (eg rent, council tax etc.) as we have a disabled child who needs to be in a warm home and has to have several baths a day, so these bills are higher than average.

Quite looking forward to doing this - I was living on £30 a week food for us all for several months last year (although we only had the one dog then), so I know I can do it, but it was hard and I don't intend to drop that low again!

Can I be assigned a challenge number, please?

FunBrum

Hi Jacks.

My 15yr old son is 6ft and an size 12 shoe!:eek: I get his trainers from Soccer Sports or Sports World. They are a fraction of the price of other sports shops on the High St and it is the only way I can keep up with his growing feet, and body! Their sports clothing are just as cheap but the quality is great!:cool:

For crimbo I had so many shampoos, conditioners, moisturisers, and hair colour...yes, I asked for it....that I will probably not have to buy any for the whole of 2008!:rotfl:

Although I get a petrol allowance from work for my job, I have decided to walk more so that I don't have to use the car, and petrol, for leisure, hoping to let the allowance cover my petrol expences for the year! A tall order I know, but it will be fun just to see if it is achievable;)
I had already decided to look into an allotment as some of you peeps have suggested, but might see how 'growing my own' in tubs fair. I can't see me doing a lot of digging and bending, not with my poorly back. So I'll let you all know how I progress!:T

I've been food budgeting and meal planning for yonks, so will continue there, and I am sure I can come up with some healthy wholesome meals for my family.

I'm so looking forward to this challenge, and this year. Good luck to everyone and I know we can do it. Just keep supporting each other through the thick and thin of it all!:D

sweetpea03

hi oldmcdonald & welcome to the challenge, it is £4000 + any child benefit that you receive

csarina

What happens if you live on pensions????? I get AA for my OH can we include that as well???????? We would have a real challenge to live on £4000, what does it cover???