Live on £4000 for a year - Part 2

Frugaldom

Hi guys, who mentioned Freecycle?! :j And Bails, you're a MOD on FREECYCLE?? That is excellent! I'm hoping to have someone arrive tonight to collect some of the extra pepper and cherry tomato plants that I potted (into the pots I got via Freecycle last weekend.) I've also just enquired about a Bike for DGD as her little tricycle is far too small now. If I'm lucky enough to get the bigger one, I'll freecycle the little one. I've now joined 3 groups between home and mum's, and there are so many things going through! I could have had a 27' double glazed conservatory (if I owned a house)!

Back soon, someone arrived

Janey51

Evening frugalites.
Have had a traumatic 48 hrs as one of our old cats went missing DH has been in tears most of the time as the cat was his special friend and they spent many a happy afternoon snoozing together or walking around the garden chatting away.
So this morning the house was doom and gloom and very very sad.
About an hour ago...who should walk in the door but old "Pooh" as DH calls his little pal.
So all is well in the Janey household again :T :j

On a frugal note. Made a big pan of lamb and lentil chilli which made 10 portions out of a pound of freezer mince, pound of lentils and lots of vegs and herbs/spices:j

IT COST ME £54 TO FILL THE CAR WITH DIESEL:eek: :mad:

DdraigGoch

My budget was for

2 adults
1 x 20 year old
1 x 16 year old
1 dog

Now:
2 adults
1 x 16 year old

[20 year old still needs support though :rolleyes:]

Failing miserably, but still trying.

mumzyof2

Good Evening all,

Well today I have been to town and also to Tesco and did not spend anything as my mum bought me a cross stitch and some clothes :rotfl:
I also been to my DS3's school for 1 hour today, its designed so they go for 2 sessions of 1 hour so they get use to going to school in September.
We have had my first takeaway since about 2 months ago and we had chippy tea
Also planted my tomatoes into bigger pots and stuck them in the garden with help from my mum
Off to my sisters tomorrow till Thursday which will be good as can see my Grandma as she has just got out of hospital as she was took in on early hours monday morning, something to do with a blocked bowel but she is all better now.

Anyways..I have had my 2nd NSD :T :T Im getting used to these NSD's

Frugaldom

Hi all, I'm back.

Janey, that is great news about 'Pooh' cat coming home, I was dreading what the end of your post was going to be. Phew, for ', glad all is well. Excellent frugal recipe for the chilli - it must be Chilli Tuesday, because I made a pot of it in the slow cooker today for DS and myself, mainly veggies, and we'll be having that tomorrow again, probably with baked potatoes (or more rice). What I am not sure about is, can I freeze the rest when it has kidney beans in it?

Shaz - I like the sound of your local self-sufficiency club!

My excess tomato plants and pepper plants have now been successfully freecycled and I had a good chat with the girl who arrived. Apparently we also have an offline version that trades in trades - plumbers, joiners, electricians, jam making, child care, car share etc. She's going to email me the details soon, so I'll let you know if it's something that's nationwide or if it's purely local.

fizzel81

evening all

sorry i feel awful i dont contribute as much on here as most of you (i am still taking part in the challenge)

ds3 is ill again and on more antibiotics with another ear infection his skin has also flared, ds2 skin is just bad as normal, im plodding along but ive not had a full nights sleep since march

nsd today, we never went out at all gave a sofa away via freecycle so i now have more space and less clutter

feeling lazy tonight, i need to make the bed washed and dried the covers on the line and just need to put them on (saving ironing them ) shower and bed

hospital tomorrow afternoon drinking too much diet coke ruins ones teeth and me being a wimp wont let the dentist do anything

off for now, will try and update more oftern

MrDT

Hi all, been away with work so a bit late getting back to this thread. I'm 24, will be a shocking quarter of a century old in a couple months, crumbs I wonder, does MrDavieTesco come across as a 'young fogey' mumzy?

JumbleBee, I'm never around when you want my attention - what's up with that!?

mumzyof2

Yes you are young just like me not much between me n u lol

slowlyfading

:wave: everyone. Had my third NSD today, so that's good :j :rotfl: I even had the very nutritional tea of chips and beans sainsburys basic chips and beans mind you :rotfl: I've even worked out that I don't need to go into town tomorrow, so here's to the fourth NSD tomorrow :beer:

slowlyfading

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Yes you are young just like me not much between me n u lol

And me!