Minimal/no spend week (£0for me) 18 May!

mumzyof2

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

evening all...umm...its gone awry! Disasterus week again to he point where I lost count! Had a traumatic day yesterday and had to have lunch on the road, then resorted to pizza & G&T in the eve, lunch out today because of training and team meal tomorrow! Must look at my diary before next time as if I had would have known that it wasnt doable this week...will check for next! How are others doing?! Better than me I hope! The only solace I have is that I'm still much better than I used to be lol!

There is always next week.your allowed to slip once..just once mind

skint_spice

ooo - lost this thread. I've only spent £2.20 since sunday though so pretty good going for once. but it's the weekend soon...

tylersbabe

Hi all

Well have spent my £50 plus a bit .
Have had a really bad week culminaing in me collapsing two days ago in a local shop (oh the shame). I'd only just had a drop of blood taken at Dr's as well. Don't think anything wrong was just a bit warm, was actually more bothered I had spilt my full fat coke. I mean I had just paid 90p to throw that over the floor :eek:. Anyhow ended up going for a meal out as could not be pestered to cook that day, pushing me £5 over £50 limit.

Next week will be going for a no spend week this will be from Tuesday to Sunday as am going out on Monday.

Good luck to everyone else and sorry for waffle.
Luv Tylersbabe

redsquirrel80

Hi all.. Tylersbabe hope you're OK!

I've done ok with the 'incidental' spends - £4.85 so far, made up entirely of bus fares and crisps. Spent a bit more than I intended to on grocery budget - think I need to bulk buy toilet roll as I always end up picking up other things when I go to get it.

Feeling a bit fed up today, but will try to resist urge for takeaway and wine, and have a nice homemade tea and an early night.

zarazara

this weeks total= £53.80 supermarket shop- goodness how prices have risen, I tought it would have been about £35,£5-43 other shop.53.80+5.43= £58.23

tylersbabe

Hi everyone took me ages to find thread tonight all the way back at page 5 :eek:

Well no spend week from Tuesday for me have bought the last of my shopping so will only be spending money on Monday for a drink when I meet my mum.
Have decided that I am going to give up diet coke as I drink loads of this so have bought none for the coming week it is ribena all the way :rotfl:.
So wish me luck cause I think I am addicted to it

Hope everyone else is doing ok out there
Luv
Tylersbabe

mumzyof2

tylersbabe wrote: »

Hi everyone took me ages to find thread tonight all the way back at page 5 :eek:

Well no spend week from Tuesday for me have bought the last of my shopping so will only be spending money on Monday for a drink when I meet my mum.
Have decided that I am going to give up diet coke as I drink loads of this so have bought none for the coming week it is ribena all the way :rotfl:.
So wish me luck cause I think I am addicted to it

Hope everyone else is doing ok out there
Luv
Tylersbabe

Evening, I see from your sig that you are going to New York and have £0 savings so far.. but this is just an idea ..but maybe what you normally spend on diet coke you put this towards you solo trip to New York? As i said before this is just an idea

As everyone knows my mum is arriving in the UK tomorrow night and staying the week at my house (food being delivered tomorrow, she has paid for it as i am putting up with her for a week :rotfl: ) so i am going to say that next week starting from monday going through till Sunday I will spend £50 (i dont even think i have this much to spare in the bank after all my DD's come out for this week but hey ho). I proberly wont spend that much as My Mummykins will be buying me things. Iam suppose to be getting a new bed for my 21st which is next month but hopefuly get it while she is over visiting. My DS is suppose to be getting a bunk bed for his birthday also next month

Ok i have rambled on so much.

Take care all i will try and post during week as wont be on as much from tomorrow night at about 8.30pm when she arrives

redsquirrel80

Hi all, well final total for the week was exactly £5 spends on bits and pieces and £9-something on groceries so kept within my target. This week I'm going to go for £5 for each.

Tylersbabe - good luck with the diet coke addiction! And Mumzy have a lovely time with your mum. Hope everyone has a good week x

In_Search_Of_Me

Well done pepys! YOu've all done better than me lol!! Had a disasterou week with spending all over the place!! Will go for low spends this week! Shopping needed today or tomorrow depending on me getting going in time to go today lol! & then will aim to not spend in the week...
TB sorry you passed out - VERY embarassing!
RS well done on a good week!
Mumz have a lovely time with mum!!
Hello lurkers!

redsquirrel80

Hmm well not the best start, spent £7.52 on food! Leaving me with £1.25 of my grocery budget until 23rd.. am away for a few days so have worked out I need to get 10 lunches and 10 teas out of what I've got left... I think a list may be in order!

And here it is, the contents of my kitchen... partly to help me get my head round what I've got, and partly would appreciate any ideas if anyone's got some!

Carbohydrate type things:
Loads of rice
[strike]1/2 Packet[/strike] 1/4 packet of spaghetti
Some flour
[strike] 2 potatoes[/strike]
200g oats
[strike]200g[/strike] 150g couscous

Fruit & veg:
Bananas, apples (usually take to work as snacks)
[strike]2[/strike] 1.5 tins tomatoes
[strike] Pack[/strike] 1/2 pack of cherry tomatoes
1 white cabbage
[strike] 2 onions[/strike] 1 onion
1 cucumber
Half a jar pickled red cabbage
Half a jar beetroot chutney
2-3 portions frozen broad beans
1-2 portions frozen spinach
[strike]2[/strike] 1 x 100g packs olives
Garlic
Chillis

Meat:
[strike] 1lb diced beef[/strike]
1 portion frozen chilli con carne (might be able to stretch out to 2)
[strike]1/2 packet of sliced chorizo[/strike]

Other stuff:
1 egg
1 err lump of mozarella
Mayonnaise
Butter
Oil
Plenty of herbs, spices, curry powder etc.

Breakfast:
Cereal (12 portions in a box apparently!) - 10 left

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Just had a thought - hope nobody minds if I pop back and edit this post once I've used things up, think it might help me to keep track and remember what I've still got left!! Will also post up what I've done with what I've used. Had another thought that I might try a couple of days just having cereal for tea if I'm not too hungry.

Meals made so far...
Sunday - Have made some beef stew along these lines - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2209/italianstyle-beef-stew.jsp - tonight, 3 portions. Having with a small baked potato tonight.

Monday: breakfast - cereal, lunch - beef stew and cousous, tea - spaghetti with tomato and chorizo sauce
Tuesday: breakfast - cereal, lunch - spaghetti, tea - beef stew, potato, cabbage
Wednesday: breakfast - cereal, lunch- chilli con carne, broad beans, couscous, tea -