Austere April Advances (even though it's mid March.....). Frugaleers Unite

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Hi all :)

Haven't got out of bed yet. Ouch. Back on the stronger drugs for a couple of days I think! :o

I've stalled on the decluttering which is really frustrating. But tomorrow isn't as busy as we thought so should be able to manage a bit.

Not heard a peep out of the redeployment organiser people :( losing hope TBH. It's so frustrating. I could be at work now if I had a desk job. I am capable of it! Since I've finished that editing job I've been bored at the lack of direction IYSWIM? It's partly that, and partly the fact I'm worried about people thinking I just can't be bothered to work.

FRUGAL WIN!

Fluffy will be proud....

Our toilet seat is broken, we've had it since January last year, it's got a build in child seat and is soft close, but all the hinges have gone and the magnet fell out. Anyway I was looking on Amazon for a replacement and decided to email the seller and they're going to send us a new one £25 saved.

Hi everyone :) welcome pixie and any other new folk

creme I hope things pick up soon. Cant imagine my DS being old enough to punch walls but Im sure it'll come!

Ive already forgotten all the other people to reply to sorry!

car repairs today but hopefully free (fingers crossed). Bought lunch for a friend yesterday who was having a bad day £20. We need a shop really but trying to hold out to payday (hopefully thurs or fri)

Work have approved dropping to 3 days so Im feeling a lot better about things - drops my wage by a quarter so all help welcome! Cant put a price on mental health

Blue I'm getting paid tomorrow and you and girlie usually get paid on the same day as me. Work is ridiculous atm we need more doctors but we can't find any. We had fourteen visits yesterday and four Drs in, but only three in the afternoon. Everyone is stressed but no one knows what the answer is. I hope the reduced hours help you feel better about it all.

Thanks Blue. Pleased your part-time hours have been approved. It's going to make a big difference to your work/life balance.

NSD here.

Cag, hopefully a day of rest will help you a bit. You probably over did it a bit with your decluttering.

Speaking of Girlie, has anyone heard from her, as she hasn't been on for a while?

Hi All, I hope it's OK for me to join. I have been reading your posts and I'm inspired to try to spend and save money more wisely.
DH and I are lucky to be in quite a good position financially at the minute with reasonably good incomes and relatively low outgoings. However, that may change in the next few years as we hope to move to a bigger house and expand our family with me working part time. I really don't want to find ourselves in a few years time, feeling financial pressure and wishing we had made the most of the time when we could afford to save etc.

Today's spends £2.55 on a sandwich. And am about to get my nails done.

Such a busy day at work. But managed to get out on time and a now early for my appointment. Perusing the colours.

Welcome eve!
Frugal fai, the meal I'd left in the slow cooker is absolutely disgusting. I know why, I used silken tofu instead of firm. The texture made me retch so it's all going in the bin (DH didn't like it either).
Luckily found some curry in the freezer otherwise we'd have been getting chips.

Hi all sorry not been on here for a few days, on Friday dd was blue lighted to hospital with breathing difficulties and ended up in intensive care! Completely terrifying as am sure you can imagine, there are no PICU beds in my area so we went by a specialist ambulance to a hospital an hour and a half away.

It has turned out that she developed a rare but potentially lethal complication to flu (don't want to say what as massively identifying only 1 in a million children develop it!)

We have been let home today with an open door to the local hospital ward if I have even the slightest concern with dd I am to take her in, going to watching her like a hawk for next few days. Think I have seriously aged about 20 years in the last 5 days, I would not wish what we have been through on anyone.

Not caught up with thread but hope you are all o.kay.

Oh my goodness, girlie you poor things! Pleased she is ok and I hope she continues to get better. Take care

Oh wow girlie what a stressful time you've both had! Poor dd I hope she is back to her normal self soon (we will forgive you for being awol from the thread!)

Fucking hell girlie. Scary stuff. (((Hugs )))) to you and DD

Hi eve and welcome
£6.07 home bargains

I haven't read anything above girlies post. girlie that's terrifying! Big hugs genuinely hope she's OK and hope you rest up too.

that's proper scary! flu is vile. Ive only had flu once and my doctor said I got off lightly because I was able to sit up in bed.

NSD here.

Good news on the hours blue. 3 days is lovely and hopefully you quickly get used to the salary difference

Oh Girlie, how truly terrifying for you both. Thank goodness DD has turned the corner. Much love to you both.

Shit girlie I hope everything's ok. That must have been so scary for you!!

Totally unprofessional neon pink nails.

Girlie Your poor girl. You must be wrung out.

Welcome eve good idea to make hay while the sun shines

35p on curry sauce. Went in for two more free beers but they've sold out.

Good news on the hours Blue, healthcare seems to be much harder recently.

I love those colour nails.

Oh girlie, that's a dreadful thing. Oh your poor DD and you, you must be exhausted. How is your DD now? How are you? A parents worst nightmare. I know you are a sensible and calm parent normally, but this must have been a hell of a scare. Thinking of you xx

Welcome Eve. Sensible idea to get some comfort blanket savings around you. There's lot of tips here for you.

Spends today;
£11 M&S on flowers and card for DM's birthday.
£21 taking DM out for lunch for her birthday.
£50 hair, but that's budgeted for anyway each month.

Had a mahoosive email from our accountants, with a million permutations re income payments, given the end of the tax year is near. I'm still digesting it, trying to find the most tax efficient way of doing things.

DD goes to America tomorrow snowboarding, have to drop her off at school in the early hours. She's been in tears all evening, leaving the pony, not us

Wreck I have ordered about 6 different orders over past 2weeks from h&m all came within 2-3\days with myhermes even stuff I ordered over a weekend and I used free delivery codes :)

Holy shit girlie how scary hope your dd is better now

That's reassured me eastmids, I got a free delivery code after you mentioned it on here.

That's good east maybe they've got better? I've always waited 4-6 weeks but it always says when I've placed the order so it's not like I wasn't aware it would be a while.

Need You'll have to go offshore I know you won't

Are you sure you can look after the pony?. You've only raised two kids, not sure you have the skills.

I prefer the pony to be honest, he talks more sense. And lives in a field....

Perhaps offshore is an option....