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

tylersbabe

mumzyof2 wrote: »

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


Hi
that sounds like a damned fine idea might change destination tho as after looking at the prices for New York have had a bit of a rude awaking, and after taking a year to ger rid of my debt (which wont be until Mar 09) I have no intention rushing back there too quickly. So am off to look at alternatives or cheaper way to get there .

Enjoy your mums visit and all the upcoming birthdays

Bella79

Ive decided i am fed up of spending £80 plus a week on food shopping theres only me and hubby and our toddler. One month i added up id spent £600 !! plus meals out thats a blumin holiday !
So im gonna spend as little as i can for next four weeks made a good start today ran out of bics so usally i would go to shop but instead ive made twinks hobnobs whch i had all the ingredients for made some veg into soup for lunch and a loaf in breadmaker
For dinner tonight goona make a family "make do"
mash pots mix in cheese layer in a dish with baked beans
ontop of that bacon ad onions mmmmmmmm
then im gonna boil some eggs and make egg mayo for fridge for sandwiches
so far so good

DAY 1 £0.00

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Hi owens,

I've added your thread to the current minimal spend thread where you'll get lots of support from the others posting there.

Good luck with your challenge.

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brila

Can I join in? Will try for zero spends this week (including grocery - as I have mountains of food about in the house). I'm not including toddler group subs and one lot of swimming though - if that's ok.

Money just slips through my fingers and I suppose spending it makes me feel powerful in some way. Need to kick the diet coke habit though!

In_Search_Of_Me

Evening all! Finished off the rest of the shopping so now done and plan no more until next week.
RS why dont you post the list on Weezl's thread - people will come up with lots of ideas & they like a challenge!!
brila diet coke is VERY bad for you so do try & kick it! Plus very expensive lol!! Welcome Owens too! This is up & down - some weeks you manage to spend little of none & others dont do as well!

ceridwen

"Like" a challenge on weezls thread;) I think she'd be positively lost without one myself:D Tell Weezl to do the impossible and she'll go "that was easy - make it twice as hard next time - I did that one without blinking".

In_Search_Of_Me

ceridwen wrote: »

"Like" a challenge on weezls thread;) I think she'd be positively lost without one myself:D Tell Weezl to do the impossible and she'll go "that was easy - make it twice as hard next time - I did that one without blinking".

Still waiting to hear if Mr Weezl knows about the latest cunning plan :rotfl: :rotfl: Poor Mr Weezl!! Lucky he a mild mannered :A !!

Bella79

errmm confesion time i went to lidil and spent £18.00 on fruit and veg some orange juice and cheese spred but thats it for this week so far ...........
day 1 £0.00
day 2 £18.00

Bella79

as a foodaholic shopper i started yesturday to try to be better
ive got a homemade bread in cuboard made some hm soup yesturday for lunch today
and leftover dinner for last night for tongiht again (bacon onion and cheese mash) usaualy i would have thrown this out !!
so feeling quite pleased even though i know i got a long way to go !!:j

ifonlyitwaseasier

well done!!

it's the little changes that can bring about the biggest results and make you feel great!