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

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£8 on electricity and £15 on gas meters. Our shopping delivery came today as well, so £40.54 will come out of my account tomorrow night. Just woke up from a long nap. All of the travelling must have caught up with me.

Meal plan:
Today - tofu and veg stirfry.
Wednesday - pasta, pesto, avocado and hardboiled egg.
Thursday- pizza.
Friday - veggie burgers, wedges and salad.
Saturday - jacket potatoes with cheese, pesto and salad.
Sunday- veggie sausages, mash, broccoli, peas and gravy.
Monday - gnocchi with pesto.

Hello!

Not much to report here except that we are out and seeing people again, which is very nice.

Also we went to Tesco in person today and I paid cash so that ds could post the money into the machine. I hadn't really thought about how expensive our food shopping is until I saw £20s going in over and over again into the machine. Yikes! Not good. I'm having a bit of a think about that.

It's just so very annoying when you earn so little
If they don't get it right next month I will have to leave...I can't work for so little

Cag I actually thought of you when I saw the games library! I think Othello is the same as Reversi, it is a strategy game. I beat DH twice earlier, hoping for a rematch once DD is in bed.
I wrote a letter re packaged bank accounts ages ago but haven't sent it off yet, I must do that.
Our holiday is turning out very spendy due to the weather, we have to keep paying for indoorsy activities to get out of the rain storms. Having said that we've had some lovely walks in the sunny spells and DD has enjoyed the puddles!
Next week we are having a healthy food and low spend week, we need both!

Em They are saving lots of money by her leaving though. It's only fair you get extra for sharing the workload.

fuzz, how does buying the NZ heritage membership work? And do you need to buy a parking sticker too?

It will just make me want to go back to NZ to get my money's worth though .

There's a reciprocal arrangement, one gets you into another and vice versa.

Dh thinks we should just pay parking and suck it up. Now I'm worrying each property will charge £5 parking and I'll be a MASSIVE twat.

You've gotta try though haven't you?. It was £105 for us this year and we just can't afford it.

Time will tell. Money's like intelligence, you always have less than you think you do.

Hope you don't have to leave badd but it is shit what they are doing to you. Is there a higher he dept that will be in before 11th?

These entry fees are such a lot , prices a lot of families out of the market.

Oops, Fluffy I mean . Thanks, is it not clear how parking will work then?

I've been thinking about getting membership for a year to see how we like it.

Good for you Em for speaking up!

Loving the blue eggs :)

Today has been quite spendy (around £100 or so) its payday and Ive decided to try a large stock up shop and then smaller shops weekly to try and manage our grocery budget a bit better. Today was between tesco / poundland / butchers. Was pleased to get a load of yellow sticker bits for the freezer (best was 6x 350g of organic mature cheddar for 46p each!) to stock up. Much larger than our usual shop with all the non-perishables stocked up and baking stuff etc but hopefully we wont need any dinner stuff now for around a fortnight (thats the plan anyway).

Knackered after a busy day today doing lots of housework, putting away DDs 12-18 stuff and bringing out her 18-24 (hand me downs mostly from her cousins but gratefully recieved as all I had to buy was a pack of new vests!).

Wanted to wash the car as its filthy after the weekend at the beach but it was hailing! Was tempted to take it to one of those drive through places but thought of you guys and will wash it for free in the driveway tomorrow :)

I may try to phone county hall tomorrow but they are a bit vague

Badders thats awful there must be some way they can send you the money

Parking charges aren't listed on their website 😞

You have to pay parking at shrugborough regardless, and that's in the middle of frigging nowhere.

Good that you are out and about now girlie.

Badders That's just unacceptable, they can't leave you with nothing, just shite.

Money I would want postage bless you, you could always post it back when you are done and be quits

knitting It's so exciting isn't it blue eggs? I sell my eggs, and stick a blue egg in each box.I've got 8 chickens though, that lay and lay and never stop bloody laying...

Em I do love your posts, why the hell not ask about recompense for extra work?

Well done wolf.

NSD today, hooray.

badders that's pretty bad. I hope it gets sorted soon. I'd have a word for you - apparently my mouth loves mouthing off...!

knitting blue eggs!!!! So pretty!

need I was suprised because I just came out with it. Not that I asked. Usually I'm less direct... Guess my New Years resolution to be more confident has sort of taken on a life of its own!!

Food shop to be done tomorrow.

Have to start planning colleagues leaving gift. Work will buy her one but from me personally I think I'm going to put together a new job survival pack - lovely notebook, pen, nice hand cream for her new desk, an emergency Diet Coke and kitkat, paracetamols. The essentials. Should come in at about £20. have a few weeks to spread this over.

I'll be sad to see her go. But she's moving into better things. So happy for her.

I have just read on another thread that you can get 4000 Tesco Clubpoints for taking out pet insurance with them. The pet can be real, or not.......

I've read that too. Anyone up for a Guinea pig? One careful lady owner.

Me too....do they do fish?

Badders that's awful, surely they can't do that? I assume you work in a school or college - aren't wages usually worked out do that you still get paid in the holidays? Hope you get it sorted before 11th April. Is there anyone you can send a strongly-worded email to?

I love the blue eggs!

I'm always so envious of other people's yellow sticker items, as the ones at the local Asda near me are hardly reduced.

Does anyone on here coupon? Just seen Jordon the coupon kid post about a coupon for a free pizza at Tesco, so I'm planning on searching out and printing off some coupons tomorrow.

money thats timing - was coming on here to tell you to check that coupon out!
Similarly theres a long list of coupons on the MSE website

Also shopitize / checkoutsmart apps for freebies / money off but you need to reach the payout limits

also if you are on O2 check out the O2 priority moments app for freebies

I coupon, plus I use shopitize, quidco click snap & topcashback snap & save but you have to buy the product then they repay you.

Checkoutsmart is good too, but same as above plus a minimum payout.

Asda are the worst for coupons, they have a book of coupons they'll accept and you feel like a criminal.

Supersavvyme do coupons too.

Tesco orchard is pita but gives freebies.

Thank you cag and girlie regarding card suggestions! Will definitely have a look. :)

fluffy love your quote "Money's like intelligence, you always have less than you think you do". I've written it on our whiteboard in the kitchen! Made DH and I chuckle.

DS has now entered " fussy eater" territory. Which means no pasta, sweetcorn, rice, eggs or chicken. Meal planning has been harder than usual!

It's a Dylan Moran quote. I'm not clever enough to think that up.

I love Dylan Moran :o saw him live once, pre-DCs. Also love Ross Noble (seen twice!) and Bill Bailey (one day...) :)