Celebrating on a tight budget

So today is mine and Man Wonderful's Wedding Anniversary.

We have been married for a few years now, and just love doing something a wee bit special to celebrate - as most of us do!

But what can you do when you are on a tight budget, or under a lockdown (or summit like that)!

Well, I thought I'd tell you what we have done for the last couple of days. 

We've spent just under a fiver on different food and drinks and precisely zero on two gifts.

Let me explain further...

We decided that on Friday evening we would have curry from the freezer* with rice. 

I thought I'd zhuzh it up by making some onion bhajis.

Out came the plain flour and spices, and I set about slicing a couple of red onions that needed using next.  I made my batter, stirred in the onions and fried the bhajis. However they were so blinking delicious, and I'd made slightly too many for the two of us for a starter...so we decided to just eat them for dinner!

So around rolls yesterday evening and we were going to eat the pre-frozen and now well-defrosted veg curry when I thought I'd make a nice dal and flatbreads to zhuzh it up..but I learned from Friday so made a half portion!

So..a lovely homemade takeaway for literally pennies.

Roll on today.

Man Wonderful decided we'd have a spoilt day and this began by having scrambled eggs for breakfast.

He'd bought me a magnetic notice board from the profit we made getting rid of some excess items on eBay this week - so no money spent there!

I'm making him a decoupage picture - using scraps of fabric -  of his favourite childhood holiday place - and where we spent our honeymoon.  

Lunch today was salad sat in the garden - the weather here is just beautiful - and dinner this evening will be at GD's new house where her hubby is cooking us a veggie BBQ.

The costs?

Eggs - 6 free-range £1.20

Lager for MW - £1.50

Diet cola for me (a rare treat!) - £1.95

Total - £4.65

What do you do to celebrate when you are on a budget?

Tracey xx

*When I cook a meal that is great for freezing, I always cook enough for another meal - this is fab for the end of a busy week, or when you have one of those 'bu&&er it' days.