Frugaleers Marching on!

[Cagliostro]

Hi everyone, new thread as previous one full.

All welcome to chat all things frugal (and a whole lot more besides) - do jump in, we are a friendly bunch!

Oooh, love the washing line idea

I had a success! I phoned a friend who passed me on to a friend, and then to another friend, and now I have found a dentist who does children's fillings under sedation. I have an appointment for next week now. Phew!

Gosh, it really takes persistence sometimes. That was 5 straight hours of hunting and phone calls.

Not yet mammy I will email when I get home. I have so much to do before we go away I'm really stressing. I listed all the things I need to do last night to Dh and he said 'why don't you write them down that might help' so I said 'well why don't you do some of it for me that would really help!' He said he didn't know what he could help with so I had to tell him but he will do it he just can't seem to work things out for himself! He's going to take the library books back and pick up my prescription.

Kids' art - take a photo then bin the physical evidence? Stick only the best ones in a frame /box.

I have been thinking about what Bernie said. First, I agree with Cag that I am not overly concerned about whether people filter or somewhat misrepresent their lives, because people do that in RL anyway. Maybe just by omission but still, we all only share certain things about our lives in certain contexts anyway. It is true that online, people can say whatever they like but if I found this thread made me feel worse about myself /my life i'd just leave. But it doesn't. However I am now suspicious that Need may be as wide as she is tall irl . And am wondering why I didn't think to reinvent myself as a lissom beauty when I had the chance and make you all

I was a lurker for ages and I read the thread not because I was lonely but because I felt a bit bad about how much money I was frittering and it helped me to see how other people managed that and to rethink what was 'normal'. I also like the cross section of people on here - I have RL friends but we are maybe not as diverse as this group and anyway, we don't talk about money. That doesn't seem quite polite in RL but is actually quite helpful when everyone is anonymous. I don't think anyone boasts but what would be the point when we don't know them anyway?

Am I lonely? Not in an absolute sense, I have good friends in my life and quite a lot to do so I am not bored. But I don't have chatty company every day and am adjusting to being at home with a (non-chatty) child instead of working ft in a busy environment. I have as much meaningful friendship as I had before but much less day-to/day contact with people so maybe internet chat fills that gap a bit.

I take the point about anonymity though, I will dig my password out of the recesses of my memory and name change. Bit overdue anyway.

New mum friend was lovely, we are going to meet up again. Afternoon was less successful - I took DS to a settling in session at the preschool he will attend next term. He was a bit nervous and clingy anyway and then... there was a fire alarm. Upset by the noise and sudden bustle and everyone going outside and no coat... I had to carry him to stop him running back inside. He was very upset indeed, I hope he doesn't hold it against the place forever

I can't have wine or gin. Am contemplating a third slice of lemon drizzle instead.

Plumber is here to see whether shower can be fixed. Fingers crossed

Hello
Newbie here but wanting to join you all as it's always good to have more people to need to fess up spending too to help it stay under control!
It's just me and my dp here but we're saving for our wedding this summer, which we're keeping simple but is still costing a small fortune (by our standards, not by wedding industry standards) so thats a good motivator for now but still I end up spending more than I would like each month!
NSD here so far and hoping to keep it that way but tomorrow could be quite costly as heading out for a meal and drinks for a good mates birthday.

Namechange to something more appropriate for me. Still feeling very down, had a self pity snivel to myself earlier. I don't know what to write except I'm sorry. Why is it whenever I start to feel comfortable with people (even 'faceless' people on here) does someone feel the need to come along snd say how stupid I am to prattle. I'm doing it again.

So, to keep things simple: 96p postage today.

Welcome Strawberry

Seacow you can get gin flavour syrup on Amazon.

NSD.

lonely I don't want you to get upset, no one who matters has said you prattle.

I bored everyone to tears three years ago about led lightbulbs, they still let me stay though

Wreck dh's are a disaster in that respect, we take over where their own mothers left off! My dh was a single parent when we met, running a house, parenting, working etc yet it's me that organises everything.

Today he rang me to know when he next has holidays booked from work. I save mine in my phone calendar why can't he do the same. His boss also male asked him, couldn't he have checked the holiday book

Lonelyoversharer now I need to figure out who you are
Hi strawberry
Seacow hope your ds is ok with the place next time he visits preschool

Fluffy we finally got a lightshade for our bedroom two weeks ago we moved in 24/12/2008 we got it in ikea & it had a different fitting I bought an led bulb there to go with it & thought of you

Lonely definitely don't worry about it. We like the prattle. You are not the only one who likes the company. And none of the rest of us has shut up either!

Anyway, I am not faceless, I look a lot like this actually

Fluffy I really miss you talking about saving energy. There was a time when I lost weeks of my life to researching energy saving and grants for solar panels just because you thought I should. I nearly drove myself white haired over it.

Any chance of a small missive on the virtues of hot water tank jackets? I know it sounds odd, but I love your energy saving chats.

Lonely I know you feel crap, but just stick around here for a bit. The feeling goes away, especially once you realise that you can even drop in the dead of night in the middle of winter. There is no room left for loneliness once you have joined the frugaleers.

btw Wreck I know you said you might be one of the less achieving types, but you are the one who helps me most in real life. I used to be scared in dentist surgeries and GP surgeries, but now when I see the receptionist I know that they might be just like you and I feel I am talking to a friend. I think you have achieved a lot, even just through your effect on me.

I went out for a walk while ds was in afternoon school and it was a beautiful day. Fantastic! I bought him a book to say well done for trying so hard this morning. £10, and very well received.

I'm an LED guru to many of you.

I know my gu10s from my mr16s

Dh is very when I refer to a B22 "so, a standard bayonet then?"

£10.89 on gin flavoured syrup. Fluffy's fault.

Christmas That's exactly how I imagined you.

Welcome strawberry

Oh no lonely! Don't feel down about what someone you don't know has says.

Christmas

Thanks sunny

Nsd not successful. 90p parking. Decided to go and get dd's sandals (always go to local indi shop it's more but worth it) anyway found some suitable (ricosta) they were £40 but because one of the insoles was faded the manager gave them to us half price! Frugal win! I was fully expecting to pay £40 for whatever we found.

Lonely. Do not feel like that. Not one person that regularly contributes thinks that. Do not let one persons snap shot opinion stop you finding this place a safe and comfortable place to contribute. You matter and everyone cares. Simple.

Seacow. Blimey, you are my doppelganger, it's uncanny. No wonder we get on virtually

Bacon My friend takes a picture and sticks it on Instagram with a hashtag, to remember/save.

Seriously, I hope your DS doesn't get a negative association with the nursery. More gradual introductions maybe? Tons of kids are clingy and nervous, completely normal.

Success on the shoe front there Wrecked

Fluffy You do know that you are a weirdo don't you?

Okay, my self centred and possibly boastful spends are these.
£34 nails and eyebrows.
£35 hair colour and trim.
£25 cleaner (while I swan about making myself look superficial and amazing [grin). Mind you, with the same genetics as Seacow, it's pretty easy....

I'm going out for a curry with the running club later too. Not exactly a frugal day I am afraid.

Sorry, there paragraph re nursery was for Seacow, it's got mixed up.

I'm not sure it will make a massive amount of difference, but I've named changed anyway. I guess I post how I post and it's fairly obvious (or will be) who I am.

Knitting [flowers}. Did you manage to get out for a ride in this lovely weather? Always makes you feel good. I went out for a run with the intention of running easy but it turned into more of a tempo effort.

Need Yes. Dh told me.

I thought it was a bit off when he put it in our wedding vows mind you.

Did you get shellac?.

Lonely you should share as much as you feel comfortable with. Honestly just because a couple of people have commented with an opinion on our lovely little group it doesn't change anything (OTOH I do understand why it's made you feel like this). We are a still a kind supportive group and we still care about you 💐😘

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I'll post from the phone. It's a lovely colour (for me anyway). I counted today, there's 82 colours. I am like a rabbit in headlights... so much opportunity... only 10 nails....

Nails. (Outs self, pointless name change)

Can I join you all?
I'm on maternity leave at the moment with our 3 month old DS so money is a bit tighter than normal and I can't stop spending! I think it's because I'm frequently bored but I keep paying for little things like parking when I could just walk a bit further which is daft.
I also have a lovely group of NCT friends and we meet up a couple of times a week but they're a lot better off than me so don't mind spending on lunch every day whereas the constant lunching is killing my budget.
I'm in charge of our household finances as well because DH is not organised enough to do it so I know where we can save.
Hoping to build up some savings!

Can I be pleased with myself today or is that still banned 😂 I was soooo close to cancelling my piano lesson this afternoon. I'be been feeling mega sick lately (chronic thing not a bug, so I know I won't actually puke) and it's really putting a dampener on everything. But I didn't, I still felt sick while teaching TBH but I got through it. And therefore earned my cash. Yay! The pupil (quite a new one) is doing really well too so that's cheered me right up despite wanting to crawl into bed.

I'm definitely getting better at remembering the value of money TBH because in the past I'd have been like oh sod it it's only £xx whereas now I'm thinking nooo that can pay for such and such. I've actually only cancelled one lesson through illness THIS YEAR!!! And that was postponed rather than outright cancelled.