Monthly Archives: August 2008

Daily Tracking – Money and Food Day 2!

Posted on August 10, 2008 by

Day 1 can be found here No Spending: Today was a no spending day – 7/20 which means I’m right on track! Food Today: Breakfast: I had my wonderful muffin (oh was it gooood!) with 2 apricots and a glass … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Tracking, Frugal Food, Frugal Living | 18 Comments

Daily Tracking – money and food – Day 1

Posted on August 10, 2008 by

I’m really glad people enjoyed my last post, if you’d of told me 6 months ago that I would be able to slash my shopping budget by 75% I would of died of laughter. I used to be exceptionally defensive … Continue reading →

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The great BIG shop costs oh so little….come shopping with me!

Posted on August 9, 2008 by

I should preface this by saying I don’t buy cheap food. I don’t believe in buying processed nonsense and putting those toxins in my body. For a very long time my organic, local & fair trade (when not local) values … Continue reading →

Posted in Downshifting, Eco Living, Frugal Food, Frugal Living | 43 Comments

Giving!

Posted on August 8, 2008 by

My last post on financial peace, made me think a lot about what I will do once I’ve accomplished my three main goals. For those who don’t know they are paying off debt (done!), having 6 months income saved and … Continue reading →

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The point of it all…searching for peace!

Posted on August 8, 2008 by

A couple of my friends who are my age (late 20′s) find it hilarious that I’d rather put my money into a pension then go out 3x a week. They remind me time and time again that “I’ll only be … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreams, Frugal Living, Goals, Personal Responsibility, Simplicity | 16 Comments

Catching Up!

Posted on August 7, 2008 by

Work has been manic, my monitor is flashing warning signes that my blood sugar levels are all over the place (I don’t think I’m getting the carb to protein ratio right plus the weather isn’t helping!) and it’s super hot … Continue reading →

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The Bandwagon!

Posted on August 6, 2008 by

Plonkee asked me a question in my previous post about how I manage to stay on the bandwagon. There are times I don’t, like this week when I spent over £20 on groceries instead of £15. Now, yes that isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Frugal Living, Goals, Lessons Learned, Single's Money, Temptations | 23 Comments

Living Like No One Else I Know!

Posted on August 5, 2008 by

One thing I enjoyed about reading Dave Ramsay’s view on finances was his saying “live like no one else you know so that you can live like no one else you know”. In the last week it was my Birthday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Fund, Frugal Living, Goals, Lessons Learned, Personal Responsibility | 21 Comments

It really does get easier!

Posted on August 4, 2008 by

So Day 1 was hard, Day 2 was easier and Day 3 was perfectly stress-free. I have a theory – the hardest days are those where I’ve spent the day before, hence, my spending Thursday and Friday made Saturday difficult … Continue reading →

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I resisted!

Posted on August 3, 2008 by

Whew, it was hard, but I did it! I ended up going to bed early, around 10:30 and that helped – a bonus was being up this am @ 6:30 and by 8 I had accomplished cleaning my room, doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Get Busy!, Temptations | 11 Comments