Money-managing Masterfully into May - Frugaleers unite!

[needastrongone]

Thread continued for old faithfuls, new posters and anyone else that would like to contribute.

Financial talk, tips and discussion, with quite a lot of other stuff too.

We are a friendly bunch and there's lots of support for new and old.

[SunnyLikeThursday]

Oh yes we seem to have a new one now.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/credit_crunch/2922078-Fluffys-frugaleer-thread-All-welcome

[Laska5772]

Oh heck are we on two threads!! ?

[SunnyLikeThursday]

I've decided to buy another seed feeder and stick to sunflower seed hearts. I think I'd rather have lots of blue tits and great tits and gold finches rather than my own flock of starlings pooing everywhere.

Fat balls do not sound like a very tasty snack. Must have a look at that thread. Sounds funny. :-)

[WreckTangled]

I think that might be in classic!

[ememem84]

There was a thread a while ago about a posters husband who ate a fat ball thinking it was a fancy scotch egg.

Riding was good. Not as rainy as I thought it would be.

Now home and am catching up on my tv shows. First up, pretty little liars, then 13 reasons why then greys anatomy.

[Cagliostro]

Making fat balls is easy with lard and big bags of birdseed, works out cheaper. We chuck in mealworms too

[SunnyLikeThursday]

Thanks fluffy. I'm just not quite sure if I ought to spend a fiver a week on starlings. It's a tricky dilemma. I suppose if I had a dog or something it would be even more though.

[Fluffycloudland77]

I used to buy my sunflower hearts in bulk at the local animal feed place, it does sheep feed etc but also bird seed & cat/dog food. Also carrots the size of marrows.

If the local animal feed place doesn't do fat balls places like homebargains & b&m, the range etc do 50 for around £5 or so.

I used to love my bird feeders.

[SunnyLikeThursday]

I just mowed the garden, cut the hedge and shredded the clippings and now my brain is ringing instead of just my ears. The garden looks good though.

I have a frugaleer dilemma. My bird feeding habit is becoming expensive as the starlings are now eating their way through 6 fat balls per day. Do you think I should just put ourt sunflower seed hearts for the tits and leave off putting our fat balls? I think it's really too expensive, supporting the entire East of England starling population.

[HollyTheHarrier]

Hello all. Just had a nice relaxing half hour drinking coffee and catching up on the thread and eating Jaffa cakes

I had a reasonable week spend wise - managed to avoid buying lunch all week! Must be a first for me. Spent about £20 on drinks and dinner out one evening with friends, and £2.75 on breakfast one morning when I had to leave mega early. Oh and £95 on a bridesmaids dress 😊 But that is one expense I'm happy to have. I've been out this morning at a fun run type thing with obstacles, which was fun. Got quite wet and cold so defrosting now at home. Half marathon tomorrow so will allow myself an easy afternoon at home.

cag super news about 12 week scan going well

Welcome to ravioli and well done on money saving so far!

Seacow it sounds really hard work coping with the project and commute on top of everything but it will be so worth it financially and hopefully give you some job satisfaction too. Pret is also a bit of a downfall of mine 😳 Why I really must take a packed lunch more often.

I've shamelessly had the heating on. It's on a thermostat so I just let it do it's thing whenever I'm in the house. I don't cope with cold very well.

em sympathies on house stuff. my house sale has hit a bit of a bump with issues coming up on surveys. I'd forgotten how much aggravation it all is until that came up. It'll work out in the end. Never been pregnant so don't know much about the banned food thing, but I'm absolutely positive that lion stamped eggs don't have salmonella! Are the NHS a bit behind the times?

need so pleased to hear the pony is going to be ok. I'm sure he will be very well looked after.

Hope all those feeling under the weather get better soon

[CremeEggThief]

Need, please don't apologise. You know dPony has a special place in my heart.

[Fluffycloudland77]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/credit_crunch/2922078-Fluffys-frugaleer-thread-All-welcome

New thread. Cba to think of a title.

Need That's possibly the best outcome for any equine with a leg fracture. To still be here now is amazing.

[needastrongone]

Apple and caramel cake sounds amazing Seacow. I wish I could give you some advice re the plan, how on earth are you supposed to know what's good or not if you have not been in that scenario. You are an extremely capable individual though and I think that you will produce something appropriate, factual and in keeping.

Creme Thanks, I am sorry that I made you feel that way and thank you for caring. Going to be very careful what I say, but it's lovely that so many folk can care so much and comment, especially re DD. Such a tough lesson she's learning so young.

I think you will be fine Em. I've told you before, I didn't know about being pregnant and was seriously drunk twice before I found out. I also ate tons of seafood when in Sri Lanka as that's pretty much all there was. DS seems okay

DH is going away for a week this afternoon. He's in a bad place mentally and has been for ages, thought he was coming round a week or so ago but not so. Is it okay to say that I feel a bit of relief, even though I am worried for him. I need a break mentally from him. That's awful isn't it, love him to bits but I'm struggling to support everyone, DD, DS doing AS and DH.

There's, it's out now.

Can't posts spends until later.

[WreckTangled]

£45 on new trainers for dd's. Her current ones were a size smaller than she's measuring £1 parking.

[ChristmasSeacow]

I've been eating runny eggs - I don't think the NHS has got round to changing its website yet but the advice is changing (can't remember which authority said it but I read it on the BBC and my midwife agreed although said she isn't allowed to agree until the NHS advice is updated ). As long as they are lion stamped then the salmonella risk is now negligible.

Great news about the pony Need. A huge relief that he should survive, even if you lose the season.

North I feel exactly the same as you - a bigger Tory majority fills me with horror as they will then feel they have a mandate to do whatever they like re. Education, health and welfare reforms. It's a difficult ejection because Brexit is overshadowing a lot of domestic issues but they are still there, and hugely important.

More sorting and housework today. And starting the work on revising DS's EHCP paperwork. I feel a bit overwhelmed by that task as I don't know that a good plan is supposed to look like. I contacted the borough's independent advocacy and advice service on Thursday but they haven't got back to me. I am twitchy because I only have 15 days and it is ticking by!

Might make an apple and caramel cake too - DH loves it and he is working hard on sorting stuff out, bless him.

[ememem84]

cag yaaaaaassssss eggs on risotto or Nassi goerang or pad Thai are the absolute best.

I didn't notice before though but I've managed to drip runny eggy ketcupy sandwich all over my white bedding. So that's being washed today then. Fml.

Still raining. Must get the waterproofs out. Sigh. I'd cancel but at this short notice I'd still have to pay. So I'll just go and will put up with it.

[Cagliostro]

I had a slightly egg the other day em (DH hadn't quite turned it over long enough) - fried egg on top of a risotto is THE BEST.

[SunnyLikeThursday]

Did you notice that we're nearly at the end of the thread? 30 posts to go. New folk, if this one stops accepting posts then one of us will make a new thread that will be listed under credit crunch.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/credit_crunch

[CremeEggThief]

Need, so, so pleased to hear that news about dPony. There were tears in my eyes when I read your post on Tuesday. Make sure you all take some time to look after yourselves this weekend, as you must be emotionally drained as a family after this week. ❤ and 🍏for dPony.

[SunnyLikeThursday]

I'm glad it's not just me that's confused about Brexit. I'll be really glad to see what Emmanuel Macron does about the EU once the French election is over. I'm laying all my hopes on him getting the federalists under control. I really don't like the idea of 5 more years of the conservatives eroding the NHS and education though.

[ememem84]

That's what I thought wreck but midwife said not to. Because of salmonella. I've been good so far and today just thought fuck it, eggs are fresh are lion stamped. So should be fine.

My god it was delicious.

[WreckTangled]

Em asfaik runny yolks are fine in pregnancy anyway

[ememem84]

I've done something naughty. I've just had a bacon and drippy yolked fried egg sandwich.

First runny yolk since finding out about baby. I feel the guilt. But eggs are fresh. And omg so delicious. So many yummy noises. Mmmm 🍞🥓🍳🍞

[needastrongone]

I know, I'm not brill at doing that tbh Laska.

[needastrongone]

Agreed Life, I don't have the emotional energy to deal with her at the minute, so she can definitely go on the 'fuck it' shelf'. I really liking the idea of a 'fuck it' shelf, both for my mind and actually in RL.

Well done to your DS North, I'm impressed that a quiet kid would go for the role anyway, says a lot about him. Prefect is fab anyway.

I honestly and genuinely thought we were going to lose him looking at how lame and in pain he is, I had mentally prepared for the worst and I'm a reasonably positive person. I'm glad to know, not knowing what is wrong has been hard too.

Feel shattered but more positive at least.

Happy riding Em