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Fluffys frugaleer thread. All welcome.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 06/05/2017 12:20

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lifelongfrugaleer · 22/05/2017 06:56

I'm sorry to hear about the hard times some of you are having with h's.

Work and school today. Nsd planned except usual skatepark and cubs fees. An booked to go back to the gym today so need to force myself to go as feeling tired today. Also have a scout meeting after cubs.
Busy busy

Loveabaconsandwich · 22/05/2017 07:06

Good luck today meadow

Chilly this morning, but left the house for the first time for work without a coat as it's meant to be so warm later. One of those days of travelling about

WreckTangled · 22/05/2017 07:07

Oh seacow that's awful Sad Grin at baby trump

Work today. Got up at 5:30 to do the shred. Dd is so sunburnt I feel awful Blush sun cream is being delivered today.

Loveabaconsandwich · 22/05/2017 07:12

Just looked in the mirror at the station and my forehead is nicely sunburnt. Easily done wreck. I look a bit daft and have no make up with me Grin

ememem84 · 22/05/2017 07:14

Off to work today (for this morning at least I may come home for the afternoon - feel exhausted).

Catface was meowing and playing up last night. I'm hoping it's because she's had a stressful week with vets eye drops etc. Drops are now finished thank goodness. So maybe tonight she'll go back to being quiet.

We've tried to ignore it but last night I had to get up and gently shoo her from the bedroom (dh had left the door open...). We sat on the couch for a bit and had a chat and a snuggle Then I came back to bed and she was quiet from about 4 am. 😀

Must check my account balances again today. Need to make a cc payment.

HollyTheHarrier · 22/05/2017 07:15

Morning everyone. Caught up with the thread last night but was too tired to post as I got home late after a day out cycling plus a 2 hour drive each way. Spends:
3.50 on snacks for cycling
8.50 on lunch
4 on ice creams
50 on filling the car up with petrol (prices have really shot up again?!)

Seacow sorry the EHCP is tricky and keeping you up so late. takeaway is fully justified. I hope your DH is supporting you with it? So annoying that he scratched the door. Infuriates me when people are careless like that.

Poor catface Em. Hope she settles. How did your open house thingy go?

Hope things improve for mammy and wreck.

Got to leave for work shortly so will stop there, sorry for ignoring everyone else!

ChristmasSeacow · 22/05/2017 07:55

Sorry your DH is making you so miserable atm Mammy. I think things were going better for a while there?

Overall my DH is a good one, just not a practical bone in his body so a disproportionate amount of stuff falls to me at times. He's not helping much with the EHCP but that's because he's not been to all DS's appointments, watched the SLT sessions... so he's just not steeped in the language. He's been good to bounce ideas off though.

Went to bed with massive cankles and they haven't had time to go down. I feel gorgeous Hmm

At least DS is in a gorgeous mood today. He's so worth the trouble ❤️ Although he has just called me the Fat Controller Grin

LonelyOversharer · 22/05/2017 07:59

Epic volume of vomit from dd3 last night. Off a high sleeper bed. Urgh x 1000. She is a bit pasty this morning. Have a big job and a lot of laundry to fix the mess. I went upstairs at midnight to that unmistakable smell... she was fast asleep! It wasn't until I put the light on that I saw the horror.

Have downloaded an audio book (3 months trial with amazon, must cancel in time if crap) to work to. I usually watch something on my tablet or old car dvd player (remember them!). Could concentrate really well, but she was reading v e r y s l o w l y !!

I'm so sorry mammy and wreck . I'm not the best for advice, as I had to leave my fuckwit in the end. It was just a lot of low level gas lighting and verbal/financial abuse that I went through. It was almost a relief to me when he cheated on me, and made my decision clear. But I am great as a hand hold.

seacow I hope you hot some sleep.

LonelyOversharer · 22/05/2017 08:01

*got. Late pregnancy is so glam!

ememem84 · 22/05/2017 08:18

holly the open house went well. I think. Lots of people. 2 couples asked tones of questions to the agent. Just have to hope someone makes an offer. Fingers crossed.

lonely Eugh. Poor you! And poor dd. Making mental note not to buy high sleeper for baby boy when he's older!! Gross!!

seacow take it easy xx

Email back from health insurance re preggo bonus with just one question. Was baby conceived naturally. (I'd originally emailed in and asked what info they needed to consider the claim, thinking they'd want midwife letter or something...). I guess they don't pay out for ivf babies. Hopefully they'll pay me the money soon. 🙂

ChristmasSeacow · 22/05/2017 08:31

Lonely that's very unpleasant! Bad enough at any time but worse just when you were about to go to bed! Odd she didn't call you - did she do it in her sleep?

Coppersulphate · 22/05/2017 09:27

Lost a long post last night. Will catch up again now.

Coppersulphate · 22/05/2017 09:57

Just happened again. It is so frustrating. Is it me or my iPad?

CremeEggThief · 22/05/2017 10:00

I couldn't post on Thursday, on the mobile site, Copper. I always use the mobile site, as I'm not that keen on the app.

Cagliostro · 22/05/2017 10:03

Morning all. Sorry so many have had crap nights and crap behaviour from husbands 😡

Doctors later, then soft play but that's paid for (special event for an autism group I'm in)

DH suggested paying a lump sum off the CC as we've had various backpayments come through. Just need to wait for letters from tax credits and council tax to know exactly where we are going forward, and work out how much we can spare (given we will need various big purchases soon like pram, soms furniture when we move etc)

Coppersulphate · 22/05/2017 10:03

Right, try again.
Wreck and Mammy, hope you DH's see sense and behave properly. Men can be such prats.
Lonely, sorry you are having such a bad time with DD. hope you both feel better soon. Vomit is awful to clear up.
Seacow, be kind to yourself. Hope you get all the paperwork sorted. Sounds a nightmare but soooo necessary. Inefficiency on their part is bad enough but not meeting statutory requirements is terrible.Let's see is this posts

Cagliostro · 22/05/2017 10:03

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Coppersulphate · 22/05/2017 10:19

I just go onto the website on my iPad. Would I be better getting the app?
Hope everyone has a better day today. Hope Em's catface forgives DH. You spent so long getting her to be friendly and relaxed Em, sure she'll be fine soon.

SunnyLikeThursday · 22/05/2017 10:46

There's only space for 6 more posts now. Anybody fancy making a new thread in about 5 posts' time?

mammymammyIRL · 22/05/2017 11:03

So I bought my runners on fri 170 reduced to 150 plus he applied student discount so 142.50, I refunded them to credit card today & charged to my debit card & will get a further 15% back on my rewards for my current account so another 21.37 so my 170 runners will cost me 121.13! Got funny look but I can cope with that for that saving!!

Great news cag that'll give you peace of mind.
Lonely vomit is absolute worst isn't it! Least she slept peacefully.
I always use the app for what it's worth

mammymammyIRL · 22/05/2017 11:05

Our washing machine threw up an error on Friday with a wash in, dh hasn't looked at it yet so this morning I gathered everything up & stripped the beds & brought it to our community laundry & they'll charge €1 per lb dry weight washed dried & folded Smile

mammymammyIRL · 22/05/2017 11:08

May we continue our furious frugaleering into June : )[[
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/credit_crunch/2935817-may-we-continue-our-furious-frugaleering-into-june New thread]]

Laska5772 · 22/05/2017 11:10

Cool thanks MammyFlowers

Laska5772 · 22/05/2017 11:11

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