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Offline gertbysea

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #735 on: June 28, 2012, 02:42:43 am »
H I am working on my pantry as well.

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #736 on: June 28, 2012, 04:28:03 am »
Yes Gretchen,
But she has issues with us, so i don't support her.

Police have given us support, so we just ignore her.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #737 on: June 28, 2012, 04:40:30 am »
Quote from: obbie on June 28, 2012, 04:28:03 am
Yes Gretchen,
But she has issues with us, so i don't support her.

Police have given us support, so we just ignore her.

Oh yeah I remember the door. I have one next door to me as well.

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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #738 on: June 28, 2012, 04:45:37 am »
Well I am doing well, dh car ins renewal came in $540, so he queried it, they said if you can get t cheaper elsewhere we will match & give you another 10%, so i got a few on line quotes. His new premium is now $412 with our current insurer. My car us due too, so will see what I can do there. Yay, $128 saving ;D
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #739 on: June 28, 2012, 04:47:00 am »
Must try that one, my insurance is due too.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #740 on: June 28, 2012, 05:16:13 am »
Quote from: keiramax on June 28, 2012, 12:45:38 am
Well need to save money now, the hotwater service split this morning.  A big expense I definitely wasn't planning for.  Will be spending the day doing some research on what to get. 

Why is it when you just think you are getting on top of things along comes a big expense that you weren't planning for.
Tell me about it. I spent over $750 a couple of months ago getting our fridge and oven fixed. The dishwasher has been broken since Christmas and I have been putting off getting it fixed, the washing up is starting to get to me but until I have the credit card down and paid off Alice (my TMX) I am going to have to hand wash.

My aim is to stick to $250 a fortnight as that's how we get paid, there is myself, DP and two girls aged 3.5 and 5.5. Today I bought meat and chicken  which came to $36.30, I still want to get some chuck steak but it was too expensive where I was today I will pick that up on Saturday at the wholesale butcher. That plus what I have in the freezer should last two weeks with leftovers. Also spent $36 at the supermarket on milk, cheese and a small amount of fruit that the girls begged me for, I usually refuse to buy fruit at the supermarket.

Will do a proper menu plan tonight and figure out what to cook, I am still to cook a main meal in Alice and I am itching to  ;)
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #741 on: June 28, 2012, 06:15:17 am »
Hally, it works. I have 7 cars, 6 are on the road, fully insured, and my house and contents.. anyway I just got my car insurance down from $547 to $437 in one call...


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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #742 on: June 28, 2012, 08:06:51 am »
Which insurance companies are you with obbie and halex?
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #743 on: June 28, 2012, 08:10:15 am »
Well done Robyn & Hally.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #744 on: June 28, 2012, 08:59:32 am »
At the end of my shopping week and have spent $127.78.  Not too bad as I had to restock some pantry items.  Since starting this challenge, not much is going to waste.  No more science experiments happening at the back of the fridge.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #745 on: June 28, 2012, 09:09:14 am »
That's the benefit, not so much in the bin on garbage night.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #746 on: June 28, 2012, 10:16:28 am »
Yes I agree. A big plus of this challenge is reducing wasted food. It's so much easier to see what needs to be used up if the fridge isn't crammed with food.  :)
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #747 on: June 28, 2012, 10:59:43 am »
Courton, I'm with AAMI

I have been for 24 years, makes me old....
Anyway, 2 months ago I rang and asked for a discount on 1 of our policies up to renew, and they reduced it.
Today I saved $110 with 1 phone call. ;D
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #748 on: June 28, 2012, 11:22:53 am »
I am with SGIO. Been with them for about 15 years, have health, cars & house with them.
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Re: Anyone want to join me on my $100 per week food challenge
« Reply #749 on: June 28, 2012, 11:25:23 am »
Good to know! Will try it when renewal time comes around.
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