Live on £4000 for a year - Part 2

mumzyof2

Bails are you on bingo at 12?
Might join you but iam led in bed so prob fall asleep

mumzyof2

sophiesmum wrote: »

Okay if it is confession time I met up with a friend for meal out. Luckily she is also a frugal friend so we went to the BOGOF pub and had chicken and bacon salad, shared a portion of chips and had a lime and soda each. Total damage £5 each:D Not a planned spend but enjoyed catching up and not cooking so worth the £5.;) Will update sig in a minute.

Thats good that for onyl £5. Deserve a little treat now and then..for all the work you do

slowlyfading

sophiesmum wrote: »

Okay if it is confession time I met up with a friend for meal out. Luckily she is also a frugal friend so we went to the BOGOF pub and had chicken and bacon salad, shared a portion of chips and had a lime and soda each. Total damage £5 each:D Not a planned spend but enjoyed catching up and not cooking so worth the £5.;) Will update sig in a minute.

Sounds like a great time to me, and well worth £5!

Good luck to all those playing bingo when it starts!

bails

Marru wrote: »

See you at the stables...Marru

Oh I'm in there already baby, yeee-haaaaaaaaa! :rotfl:

Good choice of drink SophiesMum, I'm an avid fan of lime and soda, not only because it's lovely but also because if you ask for real lime pieces instead of the squash, it's free! :T
Marru, bit early for the giggles isn't it? :rotfl:

Frugaldom

Anyone else going to attempt the impossible and try to claim all their allotted free tickets? I keep trying it but just never make it through the night. If it looks like I'm in the stables that doesn't mean I'm awake, it just means I'm trying to run the computer right through and attempting to be avoid auto-disconnect - pesky wee nuisance! :rotfl:

I need a few wins to bump up my interest beater and to make my housefund look more realistic but I think I need more like £70,000 than £70. :eek:

I did manage to get out into the garden for an hour later on this afternoon and have turned over more of the veggie patch in preparation for the carrots, onions and brocolli. I can't believe how quickly the potatoes are growing! We have 6 rows planted now and I've had to bank them all up already. All my tubs are lined up along the wall awaiting filling with herbs and salad leaves, but I am tempted to try some peppers & tomatoes outside if I can make some sort of temporary greenhouse. It would be so much better if we knew for sure how long we could stay here or where we could move next, if we don't get an extension to our existing lease.
(Going to look at a house tomorrow! Pretend you can't see this part.)

Mumzy, if you are still awake, log into your Gala account and you can start 'buying' the free tickets now. I've already claimed 6 lots of 12. You'll find them in Amazon, Country, Dreams, Gala, Royal and Seaside sections and you can get your tickets up to an hour in advance.

andromache_2

nykmedia wrote: »

Andromache - What a brilliant seminar and how useful the information will be! Any idea about the rules on fallen branches and logs in the forests?

lol, your jaffa cake shenanigans did make me giggle!

I know, I was very excited by the fact that I'd literally just been reading my testbook on exactly that topic! Obviously there's no case on fallen branches etc as unless you're taking an industrial quantity I doubt anyone would prosecute! However, technically speaking, a movable which is on someone's land (i.e. it's not growing on the land or part of a permanent structure) is property for the purposes of the Theft Act... and there's a case which establishes that the owner of land controls any property on it, even if they don't know of its existence, so technically the wood could be stolen. BUT you have to be taking the item dishonestly, and dishonesty is measured by the standards of ordinary people, and most ordinary people would probably think it was OK though it's all very poorly-defined and uncertain so, er, don't quote me on that There's another possible way of getting round it by saying that you think the owner of the wood would consent if he knew. It's an area of law where there's lots of discretion on the part of the prosecutor and on the part of the jury so it's a bit difficult to say exactly what would happen, but I really doubt anyone would be convicted or prosecuted for it as the jury would never send them down. (Isn't it a bit scary that theft is so poorly defined! :eek: You'd have thought that such an important law which affects so many everyday transactions would be a little clearer...)

I have a horrible feeling that an actual criminal lawyer is going to come along now and tell me that I've got it all wrong :rotfl:

And it's back to the revision...

bails

LOL Andromache, love all this stuff though so keep it coming! Did some International Law during my course, crazy stuff!

Frugaldom

andromache wrote: »

I have a horrible feeling that an actual criminal lawyer is going to come along now and tell me that I've got it all wrong :rotfl:

And it's back to the revision...

Show me a criminal lawyer who needs to study how to live on 4k per year and I'll show you someone who has a serious problem. :rotfl::rotfl:

saver8484

CharliesAngel wrote: »

just a quick question considering all this frugal activity... how the hell has my debt risen?!! i'm paying more than minimums... i can't work it out. But i was never good at maths... lol

anyone know any good recipes for eggs?! lol i'm getting so many off my sis that omelette is getting boring... mayonnaise? is that worth making?! erm.. i'd love to be bothered to make pavlova... Mmmmm raspberry.....

tempted to start selling them on the 'black' market lol.. i.e without my sis finding out... :rotfl:

had pizza at my sis's house yesterday and could only eat half of the half... so brought the rest back lol and it's in the fridge for tomorrow's tea with chips out the freezer.. she thinks i'm sad but i'm proud lol

nothing much else to report.....

CAx

egg fried rice
cake
bread and butter pudding (i think)
souflee
egg noodles (not sure how they are made tho)

andromache_2

hehe, glad you actually found it interesting, bails!

nykmedia wrote: »

Show me a criminal lawyer who needs to study how to live on 4k per year and I'll show you someone who has a serious problem. :rotfl::rotfl:

Actually, I am being told time and again that 'crime doesn't pay' because criminal law is mostly legal-aid work and in the early years your fees just cover your train fare to the courtroom. Of course, everything is relative...! You're right that there's unlikely to be one on this thread

Won anything on the bingo yet?! Every week i tell myself that I should get my gala account reactivated :rolleyes: