Any financial advisors out there?!!! (57)
HEAVENS: @Orla
try doing a budget .. i know its old-fashioned .. but good way to track your spending habits and make changes ..
make small life-style changes .. will make huge change .. JMO :)
try doing a budget .. i know its old-fashioned .. but good way to track your spending habits and make changes ..
make small life-style changes .. will make huge change .. JMO :)
I'm going to try that Heavens. I reckon it's the way to go.
I find the thing that really eats in to my money (apart from the obvious one like the mortgage
) is birthday presents .... it's always somones bloody birthday!Orla2010: I spend an AWFUL lot on prepared food in M & S and don't really like to eat fruit from anywhere else. I lpve Aldi for cheese, icecream, brown bread and pasta
Pasta and Pesto from Aldi plus a bit of salad makes a perfect meal
Plus the ice cream for desert 
About 1,45 Euro per person.... 
There you go!felinelady: Pasta and Pesto from Aldi plus a bit of salad makes a perfect meal Plus the ice cream for desert About 1,45 Euro per person.... There you go!
You don't fancy moving in with me for a year do you, haha
You could do all the food shopping!!!Actually that's an idea ..... I have friend who is a student that needs a place for a year. I could let her move in rent free if she would do all the cooking and food shopping. I'm really bad at that kind of thing
Orla2010: I'm going to try that Heavens. I reckon it's the way to go.
I find the thing that really eats in to my money (apart from the obvious one like the mortgage ) is birthday presents .... it's always somones bloody birthday!
I find the thing that really eats in to my money (apart from the obvious one like the mortgage ) is birthday presents .... it's always somones bloody birthday!
Lidl is great.
I fed the 6 of us for under €5 today. Bacon/ham offcuts (which just means they aren't nice and round) €1.99, head of cabbage €1.50, bag of baby potatoes €1.
70Libra: Lidl is great.
I fed the 6 of us for under €5 today. Bacon/ham offcuts (which just means they aren't nice and round) €1.99, head of cabbage €1.50, bag of baby potatoes €1.
I fed the 6 of us for under €5 today. Bacon/ham offcuts (which just means they aren't nice and round) €1.99, head of cabbage €1.50, bag of baby potatoes €1.
or the meal deal from tesco
70Libra: Lidl is great.
I fed the 6 of us for under €5 today. Bacon/ham offcuts (which just means they aren't nice and round) €1.99, head of cabbage €1.50, bag of baby potatoes €1.
I fed the 6 of us for under €5 today. Bacon/ham offcuts (which just means they aren't nice and round) €1.99, head of cabbage €1.50, bag of baby potatoes €1.
I would love to be able to do that. I can't even boil a potato and have never fried an egg or cooked any kind of chicken.
The only things I can do are pasta, mince (only able to cook that since last year) stir fried vegetables and scrambled egg.
I was a vegetarian for 8 years and still have a bit of a phobia about raw meat. I would love to be able to cook properly. I know it sounds so stupid but even learning to cook mince was a big deal for me
Orla2010: I can't even boil a potato and have never fried an egg or cooked any kind of chicken.
Is it because you haven't tried or that you've failed in the past?
Don't let that stop you... start out with casseroles (chicken, beef, pork ets), the instructions are on the sauce packets. Just follow them as closely as you can, add in extra veg instead if you don't have a taste for too much meaty stuff. They make large amounts but can be frozen in dinner sized amounts in lunchboxes and the like.
In response to: Hi folks
I am going on a four day week for a year and will be taking a salary hit of €10k as a result (ouch!). Unfortunately, none of my outgoings will be reducing. Anyone have any good money saving tips?
Thanks
I am going on a four day week for a year and will be taking a salary hit of €10k as a result (ouch!). Unfortunately, none of my outgoings will be reducing. Anyone have any good money saving tips?
Thanks
food has gotten a lot cheaper these days
id never buy meat from lidls especially mince
id only eat dunnes mince
70Libra: Is it because you haven't tried or that you've failed in the past?
Don't let that stop you... start out with casseroles (chicken, beef, pork ets), the instructions are on the sauce packets. Just follow them as closely as you can, add in extra veg instead if you don't have a taste for too much meaty stuff. They make large amounts but can be frozen in dinner sized amounts in lunchboxes and the like.
Don't let that stop you... start out with casseroles (chicken, beef, pork ets), the instructions are on the sauce packets. Just follow them as closely as you can, add in extra veg instead if you don't have a taste for too much meaty stuff. They make large amounts but can be frozen in dinner sized amounts in lunchboxes and the like.
Is it because you haven't tried or that you've failed in the past?
A bit of both really. I am just in awe of people that can cook well. I just feel I am going to mess it up and poison either myself or someone else! I think I felt as excited the day I managed to make a mince bolognaise as I did when I finished college!
I will try that with a chicken casserole packet when I start on the four days. Thanks
So? "Orla" 40K per annum still? no kids, what/where's the strain?
Alexei23: So? "Orla" 40K per annum still? no kids, what/where's the strain?
Who threw your toys out of the pram?!
Orla2010: Who threw your toys out of the pram?!
Ya just proved what I was thinking
Alexei23: So? "Orla" 40K per annum still? no kids, what/where's the strain?
It's an adjustment in lifestyle no matter what the numbers are.
Alexei23: Well done Orla, we all see you in your true colours now, dont think I haven't noticed you in the past, ya troll...
Are YOU for real???
Who do you think you are to call me a troll? Just because I don't have a picture up?
I feel kind of sorry for you .... you don't seem too happy. But don't take it out on me
blipper2000: food has gotten a lot cheaper these days
id never buy meat from lidls especially mince
id only eat dunnes mince
id never buy meat from lidls especially mince
id only eat dunnes mince
Me neither. Bought meat once in Lidl and once in Aldi. Both were rotten. Chicken fillets from Aldi was absolutely stinking when I opened it.
I like Supervalu meat. It's local and always fresh.
Orla2010: Are YOU for real???
Who do you think you are to call me a troll? Just because I don't have a picture up?
I feel kind of sorry for you .... you don't seem too happy. But don't take it out on me
Who do you think you are to call me a troll? Just because I don't have a picture up?
I feel kind of sorry for you .... you don't seem too happy. But don't take it out on me
get the attitude problem sorted missusAlexei23: get the attitude problem sorted missus
Please take your own advice. Seriously. You're not a happy camper.
wexlady41: Me neither. Bought meat once in Lidl and once in Aldi. Both were rotten. Chicken fillets from Aldi was absolutely stinking when I opened it.
I like Supervalu meat. It's local and always fresh.
I like Supervalu meat. It's local and always fresh.
I have tried a few of Aldi's cooked chicken products and found them okay
Orla2010: Is it because you haven't tried or that you've failed in the past?
A bit of both really. I am just in awe of people that can cook well. I just feel I am going to mess it up and poison either myself or someone else! I think I felt as excited the day I managed to make a mince bolognaise as I did when I finished college!
I will try that with a chicken casserole packet when I start on the four days. Thanks
A bit of both really. I am just in awe of people that can cook well. I just feel I am going to mess it up and poison either myself or someone else! I think I felt as excited the day I managed to make a mince bolognaise as I did when I finished college!
I will try that with a chicken casserole packet when I start on the four days. Thanks
Get yourself a cookbook aimed at students. There are a few of them. They tend to do mainly basic meals and have a few "fancier" dishes in them too. As they're geared towards students they usually use cheap ingredients too.
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I spend an AWFUL lot on prepared food in M & S and don't really like to eat fruit from anywhere else. I lpve Aldi for cheese, icecream, brown bread and pasta