My Off-grid and need to be frugal diary

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Rachmac3 the drystone wall might be a haven for pests, but it probably still looks fantastic. The ferns will probably enhance the look (not so much the nettles though). Glad to hear you still have some salad stuff, DH and I eat so much of it daily. 

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It's foggy today with no wind so the generator has switched on.

So, what have I learned from my £0 spend month? Well DH and I could live on a lot less if we ever needed to. DH can’t resist a bargain (£180 spent during the month on 1 item for his hobby), and I can’t resist if DH doesn’t resist (£15). Overall though we have done very well.

We really cut down on the grocery budget because I already had so much stuff in the garden, the store cupboard and the freezer. As to other spending we just have so much stuff we won’t actually need anything for quite a while. What we want though is a different matter.

We did miss going out to visit places, which nearly always includes buying lunch. We will start going out again.

Going forward I will continue to declutter, and DH has agreed to do the same. Time will tell.

Food for the next month will come mainly from the freezer, with some garden veg and a few tins. The only exceptions will be milk, yoghurt, margarine, bread and cheese. The freezer is packed full so DH and I will be eating down in layers. I’ve no real idea what’s in there any more so I think there are some interesting meals to come. The meals probably won’t be particularly exciting, but as long as we eat sufficient veg and fruit I don’t think we’ll come to much harm over the month.

I spent this morning looking at our outgoings and I have the best deals I can get for everything already. The only exception is, perhaps, the TV licence. DH and I don’t watch live or catch-up TV as we have Prime and loads of DVDs, so I’m considering cancelling it.

I’ve made potato salad, boiled some beetroot and used up 2 more kiwi.

Dinner was veggie burger for me and chicken burger for DH from the freezer. With salad from the garden, beetroot and potato salad, also from the garden.