Frugaleers Flying into the New Year All Welcome on the January Thread

[SpottyTeacakes]

New thread hopefully someone can add some old links?

super sorry to hear you are unwell. Could they contact you using email if you find it easier that way?

Ha ha, I missed the chocolate washing up liquid.

hope you are feeling better soon, super. I hate phoning the CHMT. Once you are on the phone, it does get easier IME. Enjoy the book.

Super Medics are so helpful aren't they? Oh well.

NSD here - got 2 new shirts though thanks to my lovely mother going into town for me while I was on placement :) She also wants no money for them as she used a gift voucher she had, that would've otherwise been wasted.

So I have 2 new shirts ready for work and spent no money - yay.

Am off for lunch with a friend on Monday, hoping to keep it cheap.

I shall try the first phone call and see how it goes, if it's a disaster I'll ask for another way. Good news on the shirts lollipop! Haha it did make me smile I would love chocolate scented washing liquid

Wednesday - £5.90 hospital parking
Thursday - £325 car service & MOT
Today - £7 fruit for work

Aiming for a no spend weekend!

Missed the chocolate wash up liquid too
Rafa don't worry about Penny challenge just do what you can. I printed the chart & did first seven days in reverse & marked them off next 7 days I did from 1.80 upwards. They'll all get done eventually.

That was lovely of your mum lollipop
Hugs to spotty

Lots of spending today! £39.10 Aldi, £11.15 tesco, £43.53 petrol, £4.23 coffee&cake, £10.36 Amazon,

Spends today
€6.90 posting a package to grandson his Christmas jacket was a little tight so exchanged it
€25 diesel
€8.40 washing powder ran out for first time in my life decided ds doesn't need fairy non bio anymore too
And now going out for Christmas meal out with bil & fiancé total spur of the moment decision
Diet going well so hoping not to do too much damage to wallet or waistline

£2 on beavers subs and £2.20 on lunch as I just fancied soup. Don't want to get into that habit.
Need to go food shopping but sure we can make do until Monday. DD sent home from school so not sure we will do much this weekend apart from DS football which is £4

Just checking my email and tesco are going to be charging £2 delivery for c+c orders under £30

I saw that babs. Not impressed.

Gah just lost a long post

For Super and Spotty have you read link I found it massively helpful when my anxiety was through the roof last year, easily as helpful as counselling! Gave me a completely different perspective on it.

Oh yes, my mum is one of those people who'd rather spend on other people, rather than herself. As a result, even at 26 she buys me stuff. I'd quite happily have gone to town tomorrow for my shirts but she insisted!

Off to the gym tomorrow, so should be another 2 NSD's over the weekend.

On a random note, 2 days at school on placement have completed wiped me out! These Year 1s and their limitless energy...! Love it though

It's only really a problem from a 'living within your income' point of view, Ipsos. I have a buffer anyway so I can just take it from there for the rest of this week.

I think it would have been OK if I'd not paid the council tax 3 weeks early. That would normally have come from a later tax credit payment. By the end of next week it should all work out and I'll end up with excess to put into my normal savings. No more CT til April and the penny challenge in reverse means that the daily payments decrease.

£50 on food, £30 petrol.

I don't think you can claim things on topcashback and checkoutsmart now . It's the same network now

No me neither spotty

£15 on paper

£92 on passports for the boys

£1.20 on milk

€15 on pizza & treats for DS sleepover his birthday is Monday! €22 on take away. Dh had exams gone back to college again to up skill for when his contract finishes. So thought we d have a we treat. 😉 He has another exam tomorrow.
Although I wish I had nt had gluten cos I am bloated😞 Own fault!
€1 on coffee at work! Got at a free lunch at meeting, had told them to get gluten free salad😉

Lilac that sounds good I did know about the cash back site have you use them before?

Super I am sure that the therapist would be trained to help people with anxiety via the phone. Congrats on winning the book. Meditation is very help ful.

NSD yesterday. I was thinking yesterday, why don't I get into the habit of not allowing myself to spend any money on a Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday, say. It's bound to make me a bit more refrained, no? :)
Will be a bit of a spendy day. Waitrose top up, some plants and fish for our tank (got a spend £30 get £5 off voucher though). Will park at Waitrose/JL, they repay your parking fee :)

Do you have the mywaitrose card with the 10 pick your own 20% discounts? I was tweeting mine last night.

I need to set mine up fluffy, was planning to do it for things we buy often like cat food or expensive things like washing powder.
Had a really good night out last night, meal and drinks. Restaurant was byob so took some leftover Xmas beer, it makes such a difference to the cost of a meal out if you don't pay for alcohol.
Going to catch up on thread properly now.

No booty haven't used them yet
I had been wheat free from end sept until Christmas last night was my first encounter was ciabatta could feel my tummy swelling as I'd a belt on my dress
Share of bill for dinner was €75 but it's a yearly thing and we really enjoyed the night. Will factor it in as an expense in Christmas 16 budget so that it'll feel like a free night out.

Morning all :)

Super I might have missed it - what was in your laundry basket?? for you, spotty and anyone else struggling with anxiety issues, I can feel myself slipping further in that direction and my DH also suffers.

Both me and DH are off this weekend so planning a trip into town / soft play this morning. Also need petrol. I have a £10 m&s voucher from o2 priority moments to use. Going to also have a look in the sales to stock up xmas presents / birthday presents for this year if I see anything appropriate.

This is going to get spendy, isnt it?

Project this year is to save any tesco point / nectar points / boots points / random vouchers and use them only for presents (be that through the year or next christmas) too. I have about a fiver on each so far lol.

Need to bank the DC xmas money today (£160) when we're in town too as I still havent got round to that.

Made a proper MN chicken on wed so will need to use the end of it today. So far its made a chicken dinner on wed for me / dc, chicken sandwiches thurs / fri, and a curry last night. Theres enough for another meal tonight so will probably just do it with spuds / veg to suit the DC. I even made stock people. Stock! You lot really have inspired me lol.

Enjoy your weekend everyone

Fluffy, I do have the mywaitrose card. And use a JL credit card, so it's pennies back :) I only buy the paper on a Saturday, spend over £10 and it's free anyway :)
I don't have the coffee though, I think it's vile, tastes burnt