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NSD - No spend day
LSD - low spend day

We are a friendly and supportive bunch, recording our spends, frugal wins and frugal fails daily/when we can. Lots of good tips on discount vouchers, household cleaning and maintenance, cheap meals and more!

MissA good luck for tomos, will be thinking of you xx

So I have spent today

£6 on Frozen dvd - think dd is possible the only child left in the country without a copy and we could watch it Christmas eve, was half price in hmv.

£1 on a cup of tea

£3.60 parking

£13 in Poundstretchers - got 3 nice mugs, a washing up bowl, toothpaste, pack of brunch bars (am addicted!) and a coloured sand activity set which will give dd for Christmas for that!!

£5 in the works on 2 calendars, one for me and one for dd.

Think that is it, not too bad really.

Thanks guys spotty you've made me feel so much better as I'm on my last pill tomorrow so v likely to get period in next couple of days, not sure how long catheter will be in, hopefully once I am able to get up they will take it out.
Just want to wake up with it all done and dusted, cured and hopefully not in horrendous pain.

Good luck for tomorrow missa xx

Today I've spent £20 paying the balance of my Christmas party and - because I've already put the money out - £20 for cleaner who comes tmrw (determined tmrw will be NSD)

Yesterday paid workman £200. We've gone for a temporary repair of our roof leak (we were quoted £2000 earlier in the year which we just couldn't afford). I've taken the money out of the £500 I'd saved for Christmas as most presents are bought now. That leaves a £300 buffer for any Christmas incidentals e.g. We've got a nice meal out planned, will use loads more petrol, food for Christmas Day etc.

Xmas card + magazine today so spent £8.40

MissA can you just keep taking your pill this month?

I bet the dr would let you take two packs consecutively under the circumstances you know.

Ask them. Worse they can say is no. Ask your dh for pads, they won't want you using tampons in hospital anyway and nhs towels are like nappy liners.

I forgot, check your tesco orchard, there's an invite for Christmas gift sets. £5 off.

Don't worry about the catheter miss a. I had one after dd was born as I had a mucked up epidural. I was all sliced up, blood everywhere, general complete mess and it really was fine. It's even quiet nice not having to worry about getting to a toilet to be honest

Anyway, moving swiftly on... Spent £1.50 on 2 packs of cuppa soups for lunches at work. It's nice to have something a bit warm in the winter.

Ooh thanks for updating girlie - actually that's one of the lego sets I have on my wishlist! But DD specifically mentioned a house a little while ago so I'll probably go for one of those (still in the creator range, they are brilliant, we've had a few already). I'm also now considering a big lego board game for DS as he loves the ones we've got (Harry Potter and Minotaurus) - looking at Ramses Pyramid or Atlantis ones.

Monopoly eh? You're brave :o

MissA you will be in my thoughts tomorrow! Thank goodness they are getting on with it at long last.

Hoped today would be NSD as DS and I were both off sick :( but as had to still get DD to school, decided to get the bus for 3 out of 4 journeys (really not worth it on the return journey this morning, because we had to wait ages and there's no seat at that stop so was getting dizzier by the minute, but DS was worn out and asked to). £4.90 spent on fares today.

Oh and definitely worth getting Frozen on DVD! We held on til DD's birthday in summer and even then she was one of the only ones not to have it. But then she'd already seen it a few times at school and CM. I'm waiting for the lego movie to be similarly reduced, I've not seen it less than a tenner.

Oops just noticed the second set you linked to girlie. Yes that tree house is one of the ones I was looking at :)

£3ish on ingredients for rocky road for the school fair. I usually don't bother but the guilt has struck!

missA I'd carry on the pill if allowed. ...period just sounds too inconvenient atm!

And another NSD for me, but got the dreaded credit card bill today. Usually I don't have much on it but I have got several large presents, my holiday deposit and my DHs huge car repair bill on it!

Good luck for your op tomorrow missa. Don't worry about the catheter, they can give you numbing gel if you are worried.

NSD here - didn't win my other Ebay thing. Never mind.

Sympathy 574ejones, I got my credit card bill the other day and it has our holiday flights for Feb on it so is huge!

Good luck MissA. Many positive thoughts for a successful op.

£5.50 for mcdonalds for 4 of us. They owed us 2 meals because the last time we went they didn't give me two packs of fries (I took away so didn't check). Rang them, complained and they stuck my name in a 'book'. So yes we had 2 meals and 2 children's meals and 2 apple pies for £5.50.

Oh God fuzz why am I brave for getting Monopoly?! You're scaring me Yes lego creator is great, i had my eye on that tree house last year!

I think dd saw Frozen at the cinema but as far as I know hasn't seen it since, thought we could cuddle up and watch Christmas eve (once I have finished work that is.)

MissA I had a catheter when I had my c.section, infact they took it out too soon and I had to have another one put in I can honestly say it is much less uncomfortable than having a smear and you get used to having it surprisingly quickly!

Mine kept moving and I kept feeling desperate for a wee. Tbh it's way better than having to use a commode!

Monopoly games can last days. You get quite competitive with monopoly for some reason.

LSD here. Spent £4.50 on lunch at work.

The replacement tyre cost £117, but I put it on the credit card. It's the first time I've used it this month!

Catheters aren't bad at all. I've had them in after both emergency C-Sections. It was a bit cringey, but like someonr else said, not nearly as bad as a smear. Good luck. You've had a tough time of it MissA.

I'm back after a really busy few days and it's taken me ages to catch up. MissA I've also had a catheter and honestly I didn't notice it, just felt weird that I never needed 'to go'. Hope everything goes well tomorrow.

girlie monopoly is banned in our house. It goes on for ages and people always fall out.

£5 renewing annual pass as I had vouchers from completing surveys to cover the rest of the cost. £150 shop from Tesco but got £20 off that using vouchers. I've started getting in some bits for over Christmas. I've also signed up to Orchard Christmas gifts. I think I've actually finished present shopping but I'm positive I'll get the twitch so I can use the voucher then.

Oh no am regretting Monopoly now dd is ridiculously competitive I personally like Cluedo but no one will play with me as I always win

Well you've all made me feel loads better about the catheter situation this is why I love MN

I can't sleep at all - instead sucking Fox's Glacier mints and bidding on crap on eBay - someone needs to take the iPad away from me

Good luck for today, MissA. Hope all goes really well.