September savers/frugaleers continue into October

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All welcome!

fuzz that's terrible that they didn't inform him. Good on him for leaving them a message though.

for all our anxious feeling frugaleers. I don't suffer, but DM does and I know how debilitating it can be.

So I can cancel sky from mid November and have to give a months notice so I'm going to call them in two weeks to cancel then I'm going to get now TV! Dh isn't convinced and dd isn't either but I think it'll be worth it for the £240 a year saving

spotty might be worth telling them you plan on leaving. I got rid of box sets as DP has Netflix and then told them I was leaving them and they dropped our bill from £70 to around £40/month.

We only pay £28 a month we don't really have much to get rid of, nothing that would make it more worth while than Now TV anyway

I've now gone back a page and read the posts about Now TV, I must have read it, planted the seed in my mind and then completely forgotten where I got the idea from!

I'm so sorry for repeating!

Just to clarify (I'm not always thick, I'm just so tired at the moment!) if I get sky to decode the card to get the free channels, will I be able to record on the box still?

As I understand it you'll lose the ability to pause, rewind, ff and record unless you pay them a subscription for doing so. If we really miss that function we will get a freeview + box.

I cancelled sky in June, did without it for July and half of August. They phoned dh and offered free sky until January, then €19 a month until August.
Tbh I did miss the ability to record, but it wasn't a huge loss. We have Netflix, and the kids barely noticed sky was gone.

spotty I would have risked the chicken

fuzz Your poor DH, fingers crossed that he gets another chance.

collie I am sorry that you are feeling anxious. I can suffer too, I sympathise.

Spends today are and will be £6.90 on a bag of chicken feed.

Thanks everyone! Feeling a bit brighter now. I definitely need to speak to the doctor as it is beginning to affect my life a lot. Admitting that it's actually a problem has helped too as I used to deny it.

Thanks :)

He hasn't heard back from that company yet, but this afternoon he has also been called for an interview for another company on Thursday. So hopefully at least one will go his way! :) We're lucky he has a job already so this isn't absolutely necessary - in fact this is the first time he's ever looked for a new job while already having one! But he's so desperate to jump ship as his current job is horrible.

How are you finding the Sertraline? I am on 50mg at the moment and often forget to take it. Horrible side effects at first, felt really spaced, but getting on fairly well with it now. Apart from the one time I took it really early before eating, when I ended up with horrific heartburn, shudder.

Oh and I wouldn't have risked the chicken. But then I'm ridiculously paranoid about food going off.

I'm rinsing it ok. I have a pill compartment box as I take seven a day I'm only three weeks into it though, I'm still getting anxiety attacks and my heart goes despite the propanolol I'm taking.

Fingers crossed your dh gets a new job soon

I've just been torturing myself looking at Lapland holidays!

Rinising?! That should say finding

Oh I just bought £25 Next Denim Leggings. will probs send them back though. What was I thinking? Even those my eBay money can pay for them. Gives self a slap

Good idea to see someone collie. If they are not helpful try a different person. I had to try a few different people before I found someone that understood and said the right things.

My numbers are looking really good for this month. Only two days to go and my daily grocery expenditure is £5 less than last month, and I've only spent 78p a day on ds's fun and home education stuff. Score!

collie I have those denim leggings - they are super flattering! (Also good are tesco high waisted skinnies £18 - they have a lovely plum coloured pair I'm desperate to buy!)

fuzz I really hope the company are reasonable - totally their fault.

Sorry for anxieties everyone

Spendy day - £30 for cleaner, £64 for childminder.

My £10 challenge is going ok. £3.44 spent today on 4 loo rolls and 15 eggs. £6.66 left to spend. Moroccan chicken is re-heating on the stove and looks like there will be enough left for lunches tomorrow.

Frugal win: found a pair of leather insoles at the bottom of my 'shoe crate' - I've put them in my winter boots (which were starting to feel uncomfortable) and they feel as good as new!

Have been off spending money like water so hope I don't miss anyone

Collie and fuzz yy to the anxiety and getting cross about it. I'm med free atm but we will see.
Fuzz sorry about the cock up hope you get some good news soon.
I would not have had the chicken fwiw.

Right here we go.
Forgot to mention £48 on boots in Clarks on sun.
Today.
5.75 mind shop on a gillet
14 in pound land
3 sport direct
75 in lidl but would have been 85 as had two vouchers
56 refund in sainsbury but then 25 spent
52 in the range
Home bargain I forgot how much maybe 20.
Some will come out of birthday fund.
Still need aldi and sainsbury for party food later in the week.
Frugal win free hair cut for DS with a friend

Also
11 in the coop
11 in the butchers
1 in the post office

collie fuzz and anybody else suffering with anxiety, hope talking with somebody and meds will make you all better
£10.85 for younger dd school trip
£2 for older dd for visit from theatre at school plus £40 deposit for residential trip
£5.85 for couple bits in Aldi including a white cabbage for ds who is making coleslaw at school tomorrow, do you think since he only needs a quarter I can send the rest to school with dd on Wednesday for harvest festival or is it better to give them some runner beans from the garden?
Today is beef chow mein for grown ups and pasta and meatballs for kids since they don't like Chinese food. Luckily today is the only day I have to make 2 meals.
Tue - sausage casserole
Wed - schnitzels, wedges and beans
Thu - tacos or chilli and rice
Fri - fish and chips
Sat - lasagne
Sun - roast dinner
Both dds like the courgette and orange cake but ds wouldn't even try it yesterday because it has cream cheese frosting but wants to give it a go today if he can scrape off the frosting

Nsd!! Yippee!!

spotty hold off until December if you could with sky- you might miss out on the Christmas movies!!!

Collie and Fuzz I have had quite bad anxiety this year, it is so tiring at times! I tried Ads but reacted really badly to them - never again!!

What I have found most helpful is cutting down on sugar and caffeine, exercise and affirmations, I have several I chant over and over when feeling stressed like 'I am safe' and 'I trust the process of life' all a bit woo but I do find it helpful!! Louise Hays books are good.

That said since I had a major panic attack on the motorway I really struggle with motorway driving and that in itself is quite debilitating as means quite restricted as to where we can go!!

Anyhoo spends today have been £44 on petrol, that filled the tank up.

Em we don't have any of the movie channels, not the decent ones anyway

Ah then cancel away spotty

evening all
have had quite a spendy few days - but nothing really unplanned
did manage to spend £35 going out for a meal with my sister on Saturday - but is only a once a year thing so not too bad!
Have managed to get a few presents for dc that I saw at a good price...need to start getting organised as Christmas adds up in this household!
I did then buy a new bra in Debenhams today for £22. The price of bras always makes me but it was much needed as I have been wearing the wrong size ones for ages!! Now need a couple more once Im sure it is comfortable and a good fit!
Dh did a big shop in aldi at weekend and meals are all planned...
I also made some butternut squash orange and ginger soup today for lunches tomorrow...
now need to not spend for a few days!!