Live on £4000 for a year - Part 2

mumzyof2

keren29 wrote: »

I've re-started the challenge with a NSD

Not feeling great, some kind of cold I think, the right hand side of my face hurts. It started around my eye socket last night and is now a headache, sore eyesocket, cheek, glands in my neck and back of my skull all down the right hand side.

Did you feel all ill before this? I felt so tired (more tired than usual) last night and i was swaying as i was sitting down. I got up this morning and i feel like something is stuck in my throat and i have a headache ..my head feels like im up in the fluffy clouds lol (IYKWIM)

is it like this?

LollopyBear

I love the shiny new thread! *subscribed*

It's totals time and I have finished March at: £300.83 :j :j :j

Under budget and by more than the £10 I wanted to help offset Feb

Total for this quarter: £1044.49 so still £44.49 to make up over the next few months.

My spends for this month:
Direct Debits: £44.57
Food: £109.15 (Going to limit it to £100 for April)
Household: £8.32
Travel: £51
Gifts: £23.03
Books/Magazines: £10.49
Going Out (drinks etc.): £54.27

There are a couple of going out days that I haven't included because I used extra money that I received for my birthday and Easter to offset them. I didn't go over that money but I did include the travel to London.

I didn't think I would end up under budget for the month so I'm very bouncy. The frugal ways are obviously taking a hold of me without me even realising!

I need to start a Billy Can this month as Harvest Moon has just come out on the Wii. I'm addicted to the version I have on the DS and can only imagine the extra fun that will be in the Wii version! I have resisted so far as DH bought me Zelda for the DS for my birthday and I don't want another game until I have completed that, but my willpower is being tested. DH isn't helping - everytime I oooh over it in a shop he says "just buy it!". Argh! I haven't made him a frugal convert yet.

bails

Welcome Kittikins! Don't worry about panicking, we all did it when we first started - Nyk assured us it would all be okay and I confess to shaking my head and thinking, 'but how can it be, this is crazy!' It soon passes as you get into it and before you know it you're thinking, 'how did I ever spend so much money before?'

Hope the poorly peeps feel better soon.

I'm game for the game, forgotten what it's called already :rolleyes: Not sure what counts as saving towards it yet, I'm thinking it would help me sell on Amazon and all those things I haven't quite got round to yet would that count?
I could do with going shopping today but simply don't have the energy after a terrible night so it'll have to wait. We've already decided we're having a storecupboard meal tonight. Need to do the menu plan too but no energy for that either, grr! On a plus, I didn't get any April Fool's today at work
Marru, what animals do you have? Whilst I was lying awake last night, I had a whole debate with myself about getting a couple of chickens again...think I've talked myself out of it (have I?)

Burlesque_Babe

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Did you feel all ill before this? I felt so tired (more tired than usual) last night and i was swaying as i was sitting down. I got up this morning and i feel like something is stuck in my throat and i have a headache ..my head feels like im up in the fluffy clouds lol (IYKWIM)

is it like this?

It is kind of - yes. My throat felt very 'claggy' this lunchtime as if there was something stuck in it. I've had a sachet of the Beechams liquid sachet stuff, but I generally feel like I've had a load of alcohol, fallen asleep and slept heavily on one side, along my hairline is quite sore as well

mumzyof2

keren29 wrote: »

It is kind of - yes. My throat felt very 'claggy' this lunchtime as if there was something stuck in it. I've had a sachet of the Beechams liquid sachet stuff, but I generally feel like I've had a load of alcohol, fallen asleep and slept heavily on one side, along my hairline is quite sore as well

Oh poor you, well feel happier that we are suffering together although my hairline isnt sore. My throat is bugging me as im always trying to swallow to get rid of it but obv it isnt working :rotfl:

Marru

bails wrote: »

Marru, what animals do you have? Whilst I was lying awake last night, I had a whole debate with myself about getting a couple of chickens again...think I've talked myself out of it (have I?)

I have two dogs (one mine and one foster) and four guinea pigs. I want to get two rats but can't justify the cost of buying a cage (I just might put some of my tax rebate money towards it) also would looooove to have couple of donkeys but I don't think my land lord would appreciate never mind my neighbours same thing with chickens.

In July there will be a chicken rescue operation in our area so if you wait till then you might get some free chickens and a chance to give these ex battery chickens that still have lots of life in them a second chance. I've got your email address so I will let you know when I have more details.

I was just posting a message in DMP thread and had bingo running in the background and after I had submitted my message went back to bingo hall and noticed that had won over £40.-!!! I am now over £60 without having put any of my own money in so will withdraw most of it tonight (after making the minimum deposti, which I will withdraw back immediately with most of the winnings) and leave some to continue playing as this seems to be a good site and I have tried to find a strategy to play (stop after you've won and go back next day at the time that not too many people are playing). The site is www.bingohero.com, they give £15.- to play with, minimum deposit is £25.- and minimum withdrawal is £50.-. If you withdraw everything you loose all your bonus money unless you leave some cash amount and then bonus money up to this cash amount would be left. I hope this makes sense.

Happy bingoing,

Marru

mumzyof2

Marru wrote: »

I have two dogs (one mine and one foster) and four guinea pigs. I want to get two rats but can't justify the cost of buying a cage (I just might put some of my tax rebate money towards it) also would looooove to have couple of donkeys but I don't think my land lord would appreciate never mind my neighbours same thing with chickens.

In July there will be a chicken rescue operation in our area so if you wait till then you might get some free chickens and a chance to give these ex battery chickens that still have lots of life in them a second chance. I've got your email address so I will let you know when I have more details.

I was just posting a message in DMP thread and had bingo running in the background and after I had submitted my message went back to bingo hall and noticed that had won over £40.-!!! I am now over £60 without having put any of my own money in so will withdraw most of it tonight (after making the minimum deposti, which I will withdraw back immediately with most of the winnings) and leave some to continue playing as this seems to be a good site and I have tried to find a strategy to play (stop after you've won and go back next day at the time that not too many people are playing). The site is www.bingohero.com, they give £15.- to play with, minimum deposit is £25.- and minimum withdrawal is £50.-. If you withdraw everything you loose all your bonus money unless you leave some cash amount and then bonus money up to this cash amount would be left. I hope this makes sense.

Happy bingoing,

Marru

Ive just clicked on it and it said enter username and password... i entered my usual username i have for all my sites and password and it logged me in? I havent even registered

Ok maybe i have lol i have 5.00 BB points

mumzyof2

kids r watching me play lol

Marru

Good luck mumzy

grandma247

MUMZY just a thought on your case. Did you get a label with a window in it for your case? If you did, put your name on the visible side but not your address,put that on the back where it can't be seen.