Notes From The Frugal Trenches - A Downshifting JourneyWhen desperate times call for desperate measures - British woman who used to love handbags, shoes, days spend @ the shops & nights @ restuarants and bars - instead now I'm on a journey in eco, frugal living while living in London and somehow getting in control of my finances instead of letting them control me; it's about time!Do bad things happen in 3s, 5s or 10s- September 12, 2008 What a week, sorry for the brief hiatus from blogging, I only expected to be away a night (was letting a friend use my computer for the evening) but I was then sent on a business trip, had another friend stay on route to France and then had to travel again for a business meeting. ...http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2008/09/12/do-bad-things-happen-in-3s-5s-or-10s/ When youre in a bad place.- September 10, 2008 Truly the best thing to do is force yourself out of it by doing some good! Ever since I wrote the post about giving, I&8217;ve been talking to various friends about how little I give right now and how it is the biggest thing I want to change about my budget. A friend (who is ...http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2008/09/10/when-youre-in-a-bad-place/ Daily Tracking - September 7th, a recipe and the go to hell fund- September 7, 2008 Updated to add: It&8217;s 9:28 pm and I&8217;m desperately craving cheese, not that I have any, any vegans know what to do Yet another blissful Sunday. I started the day at 6:30 am - ever since I began my downshifting journey I&8217;ve noticed I go to bed earlier and of course wake up earlier! I started ...http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2008/09/07/daily-tracking-september-7th-a-recipe-and... Daily Tracking September 5th & September 6th - cheap grocery alert!- September 6, 2008 So, Friday (the 5th) got off to an OK start, I decided not to go for the power walk and instead made homemade lentil soup to take to work for lunch! It was a very long day at work, I began by about 7:30 and left close to 6pm, without even stopping for lunch - ...http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2008/09/06/daily-tracking-september-5th/ Emergency Fund Goals!- September 5, 2008 I&8217;ve mentioned how much I enjoy the book Love Is Not Enough: A Smart Woman&8217;s Guide to Making (&38; Keeping) Money. One part of the book in-particular resonated with me; the author stated that having a substantial emergency fund gives you freedom, it allows you to cope with job loss, move, leave a bad situation ...http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2008/09/05/emergency-fund-goals/ Daily Tracking!- September 4, 2008 Today was a day filled with temptations - cakes at work for Birthday celebrations, free cheese sandwiches from an event we hosted, invites out to dinner&8230;.but I held my ground and made it through. It was pretty easy to avoid the cakes, I simply avoided our meeting centres and kitchens all day by walking the ...http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2008/09/04/daily-tracking-4/ Daily Tracking!- September 3, 2008 Day 3 today and I have to say the vegan thing is easier than I expected! You may have to remind me of that in a week or two :0) I have loads of posts to share about banking, ethical funds, pensions and US politics but this week is a manic work week averaging 11 hr ...http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2008/09/03/daily-tracking-3/ Sorry- September 3, 2008 Technical glitch solved, back up &38; running!http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2008/09/03/sorry/ Daily Tracking- September 2, 2008 So today was day 2 of the vegan &38; September goals challenge! It was easier than yesterday which is certainly a good direction to be heading in! I did spend today as I enjoyed a glass of sangria with friends after work. It was a lovely way to switch off from work, enjoy some nicer ...http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2008/09/02/daily-tracking-2/ Daily Tracking and Thank You Tax Man!!!- September 1, 2008 So, today was Day 1 of the vegan challenge and of course it was also day 1 for all the other goals I set myself! The day started out tough, I had a bad night&8217;s sleep and really didn&8217;t want to do my speed walking session at 5:45 this morning, somehow I got my rear end ...http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2008/09/01/daily-tracking-and-thank-you-tax-man/ |