A mission to save as much cash as possible.

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Do any of you want to join me?

I going to start properley after christmas but just dipping my toe in now.

Doing my first proper post Christmas shop today and would like to shave off about £10 per week. Have menu planned. I'm also going to work out how much goes on food and how much on other stuff (cleaning, toiletries) and see if I can bulk buy the latter - perhaps by joining Costco.

Just thought I'd add to bump - its made me feel better reading this - January is feeling INCREDIBLY long already...

Am walking wherever possible and accepting any offered lift to further away places (I'm owed quite a few so I don't feel bad). I haven't filled up since just before Christmas but dreading it when I do!

can i join please .I want to save for a holiday of a lifetime in 2013 as ds1 be 18 , ds2 be 16 and dd be 10 and when she was 18 months old was told she would probbaly not reach 10 ( they have revised this im glad to say) and ds3 be 8 by then

Want to take them to florida and price of flights i think sod it is same for 6 weeks as is for 2 and if going all that way might as well enjoy it.The villa rents not to bad ironically a sthey disocunt for block booking

So need as many tips as possiable, moneys tight but will need to tighten in even more to make dream a reality

Maybe look into Tesco's vouchers for air miles goingroundthebend? I think they might be a bit pants so do check first but you never know, start saving now and you might save a few quid?

Don't know if your dd still has limited life expectancy, but if so what about an organisation like Make a Wish to subsidise trip? You probably know a lot more about that than me, but just thought I'd mention it.

Good luck, I'm sure you'll do it! Lots of cheapy family picnics in local parks over the summer!

My biggest enemy is the laptop, a couple of clicks and that new book or whatever is on it's way. My other problem is going into the supermarket for a couple of items and spending £30+. This evening for example I only went in for red lentils and dog food and ended up spending £29. Not frittered on magazines or the like, it was all useful stuff. The daft thing is I wanted the lentils to make a budget meal!!

hellebore, I do the exact same thing, it doesn't seem like you're buying if it's done on the laptop! and I seemed to be in Tesco every other day spending £30 I have got better as I started trying to stop buying/pay off some things in July last year. as they say on MSE I had my 'lightbulb moment'! We have a few debts and originally my aim was to pay them off by Dec 2011 but it's moved to a more realistic June 2012 now.

I need to stop spending. Sounds simple but it's really really hard!