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

weezl74

Hiya ISOM,

If there's anything I can do, just gimme a shout/pm. If you post what's in your cupboard and freezer I'll even do you one of my freakishly nerdy spreadsheets!

Re: TV mag, have you tried this site? Then click the 'TV' tab. Might help you resist temptation. You can tell it all the channels you have and customise the page.

Love,

Weezl x

catznine

Please count me in this week, I still have a veg box coming (too late to cancel) but have cut it down, so no going to the shops for me, just as well as I spent my pennies last week on a food dehydrator, which will be fun when it turns up.

Our weakness at chez catz is snacks, I need to make them healthy and cheap and this week will be able to sort out and use up some interesting storecupboard ingredients. I have some tinned chickpeas so I'm thinking of making some hummous to have with veg and hm bread sticks.

Breakfast - hm muesli (big bag of oats in larder and lots of dried fruit)
Lunch - soup (even on a hot day it will use up some of the folorn veg in the fridge) and hm bread
Dinner - :think: not sure but need to use an aubergine up

need to make up a menu plan for the rest of the week.

Catz x

Toonie

Well, as we've been doing this for a couple weeks we are running low on fruit and veggies (not even any tinned fruit left) so today we'll have to get some in. Apart from that and a bottle of milk and six eggs I think we're sorted for the week. Won't need bread as we've got lots of pitta bread and I'm going to make some scones or spice buns which will be a nice change to morning toast.

Today, tomorrow and thursday are quite easy days as I get most of my meals at work (I'm a nanny) so its just a light supper when I come home to think of.

My only downfall is that I tend to get to work early and so I pop into the shops along the high road and normally end up getting something. This week though, I'll pop into the library instead.

Breakfast-banana smoothie with last frozen berries and a slightly squashy banana plus some Greek yoghurt and sunflower seeds.
Supper-a salad or egg and pitta bread.

EmptyPurse

I've stuffed up already. I got to the station and completely forgot I was supposed to be having a no-spend week so bought myself a latte (£1.95). It just goes to show how easy it is to spend money without thinking.

jlynncsf

Hi, I'd like to join in too, please - did my grocery shop on Sunday, haven't been out of the house until back at work today. I usually end up spending money on more food - I go home, think "I don't want that" (whatever I have in my meal plan) and buy something else! This has not been doing my pocket or my waistline any good, so committing me to a no spend week is a good idea.

Tibbie's_mum

Although I said I'm not in on this, last two days have been nsd. :T

Another storecupboard/freezer surprise meal tonight.

Thanks for the motivation and hope everyone else is doing well.

kazwookie

Count me in too please.

I like the op 'think' I have to have loads of food in or I'll run out, so I hope this will help me, knowing I am going to have to make myself post up if I spend anything.

So the week so far

Sunday= Nil (cleaned patio)
Monday= Nil (painted fence!! )

By the time I finished both jobs the shops had shut! :rotfl:

kazwookie

Catznine

Just seen your post, but what does a food dehydrator do? and what types of food to you use it for?

Hope you don't mind me asking, but I have never heard of them.:embarasse

purpleivy

I STILL haven't got my food hydrator out of the box... wonder if anyone has done granny smiths apples, bought them for dd and she isn't eating them!

EmptyPurse

Failed again! However, this was entirely sensible spending - for once in my life. I have to go to a wedding in June and was expecting to spend £50-£60+ on train fares. However, I managed to track down a super advanced special offer that only cost £22 plus p&p (£23.50 overall). If I'd left it until next week I'd have missed out on such a cheap fare. So am I forgiven?