Escape to the country & living off savings

Skint_yet_Again

I have paid my gas and electric bill and transferred money into my pots as per my budget posted earlier  Balances are now 

Diy (interest) pot £140

Visiting family £100

Gas & Elec £179 (for winter)

Annual bills £464  (£100 pm)

Car fund      £800. (50pm)

Xmas/bday £155. (50pm) 

I am planning on using the diy pot for 3 fence panels 

Time2count

Thanks SYA, I'll give it a go!

MovingForwards

You're doing well making the equity last and sticking to your budget, while having lots of adventures.

Hopefully the neighbours will be finished soon.

Can't wait to hear what veg DF provides this year and how you incorporate it into meal planning.

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks MF. 😊 DF has already provided asparagus, broad beans, onions, lettuce and cucumbers. His courgettes are not producing yet due to the cold weather but he said they have lots of flowers. 

Sunny morning yesterday. Towels and swimsuit washed and mostly dried outside. Managed to clean about a third of the herringbone brick hard standing at the front of the house with the long handled brush loosening the moss between the brick. Just got swept up after an hour & got washing in before the rain arrived. Spent the rest of the day relaxing watched some tv and read a book. Made myself some carb free cheese crisps 😁 Just small piles of grated cheese sprinkled with garlic granules and chilli powder and melted in the oven. 😋

Today has started sunny so I am hoping to clean another 3rd of the bricks & pop to shops for washing up liquid. Chicken stew in the slow cooker for dinner later. 

Arrietty

Good morning,

good to hear you have sunshine... we have rain here which is a good thing as far as I'm concerned - dusty fields do not help a wheezy horse!

Thank you for sharing your budget; it's really helpful to see what another solo-living person works with and how it's allocated to different pots.  I am very aware that I need to curb my grocery and household spending and seeing how well you eat on your budget is inspirational. 

May the sun continue to shine for you 
A 

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks Arrietty 😊

The sun lasted until 10am then it poured with rain. I read my book for a while then when it stopped raining I drove to asd@ for washing up liquid. They had a half leg of lamb reduced from £19 to £12 and parsnips reduced to 42p. I cut the lamb in half and roasted the bone half with parsnips, carrots, swede & butternut squash. Enough roast for lunch today and another meal for the freezer. 

The rest of the lamb cut into cubes, bagged & frozen. Approx 220g in each bag will make Moroccan lamb 2 portions and lamb curry x 2 portions. Also got 10 caramelised onion sausages £3.50. Cooked them in the oven & portioned up & frozen, I will count the cost out of next week’s food budget. Should only need veg & fruit and milk. 

Home & it’s rained again. Now the sun is out again, not sure if I will get out for a walk before it rains again. Chicken stew still cooking in my slow cooker & will be portioned up and frozen. 

doingitanyway

Great bargain with the lamb and lots of future meals 
Chicken stew sounds good on a rainy day. Enjoy.

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks dia 😊 I couldn’t manage chicken stew after the roast lamb dinner so that’s 1 roast dinner and 3 portions of chicken stew in the freezer. 😁

Sunny morning & no wind today so DF has been down for a cuppa & sprayed the bindweed for me. I’ve done another 3rd of the herringbone hardstanding at the front of the house with the long handled wire brush & swept up the loose moss & weeds. It’s looking much better already. Back is really aching now so I’ve stopped & feet up. Am going to have some lunch & then out to friends for cuppa later. 

leftatthetrafficlights

Well done on tackling the hardstanding - it's always a good feeling when a big job gets done - especially when it makes everything look so much better! 😁 

Hope you had a lovely lunch 😁

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks leftatthetrafficlights 😊 Still more to do but it’s getting there. 

Pouring rain here today. Woke early with a headache & neck pain so I cancelled aquafit. Have been snoozing on & off all morning & reading my book. 

Order from Amaxon arrived this afternoon with an item DF ordered and a shockproof phone cover & screen protector for me so no postage costs 🤗 £11.99. 

Considering having a takeaway tonight paid from entertainment fund.