Festive Frugaleers gather round the (best value and carefully researched) Christmas Tree for support, advice and chat. All welcome.

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I’ve just found some Murray mints in the glove compartment. I am on a winning streak today

I forgot to say surveys don't take ages, you get quicker at them anyway. Don't discount the smaller ones as they are sometimes screening for bigger surveys of £20.

John Lewis sale starts tonight.

Marking place for when I rehobble back on the Moneysaving cart....after the gazillionth time lol

Hope you have all had an amzing christmas!

LOL Christmas at the Murray Mints. Made me actually laugh out loud.

I've had row too with extended family, but I don't mind because I never have had extended family at Christmas for years and years, so the fact that we have someone to row with is a step up. Woohoo!

I'm keeping Christmas so low key this year that Ds had to remind me to get the table out and set it, and Dh had to remember about making the Christmas cake. Good I think.

We are at mums, house looking lovely and christmassy and I've made the Christmas trifle which looks delicious

Picked up some last minute bits in tesco £8.

Merry Christmas to you all

Good point Girlie! Merry Christmas when it comes.

OMG the sale emails have started. Does that mean all the computer systems people are working tonight to make sure the servers cope with the demand? That's not what Christmas is meant to be about at all. Must resist on principle.

I'm so annoyed with all the sales starting already! It's Christmas fgs! I need some new boots but nothing else so won't be looking in the sale for anything.

Have had a Christmas cry. Realisation along with dh that this is the last Christmas as we used to have. I know ds is here but it’s still A fairly “adult” Christmas - as ds is still too little to know any different. And so much change this year!

I’m not good with change but have coped amazingly this year.

Dsis came round today and has organised the shit out of our house. She had to clean and tidy hers but didn’t want to so came and organised us instead.

It'll be very exciting though em. The kids next door are off their faces with excitement.

Need I pmd you. Just something to make you snigger.

All presents given out.
Food prep done - ish
Christingle done
Kids quivering with excitement and in bed wide awake.

Santa is 5 1/2 hours away - better get a move on

Happy Christmas

Merry Christmas Frugaleers!

Just washed up after fab( if i say so myself) Christmas eve buffet. I cooked langoustines and made a christmas 'wreath' (basically a big sausage roll) from the sainsburys mag.. was voted best thing ever by Dh and Ds .. I am ever so slightly pissed so have vetoed making tomorrows pannacotta.. we will have mince pies and cream for dessert instead.. its not like we dont have enough in!
Spoke to dm and df .. they seem a bit better but not much tba......
Happy Christmas Frugaleers!!

Merry Christmas y’all.

We’ve watched muppet Christmas carol. I’ve opened a naice bottle of bubbly (taitinger - thanks lovely client!!) and ds has had a bath. We’ve had pasta bake for dinner and ds is now snoozing on my lap.

I bloody 💙 Christmas. So so happy 😭😊

we have just washed up I should say.. DH washed , Ds Dried , I put away

Merry Christmas everyone!

Presents are all ready under the tree.

House is clean and tidy. Could really have done with washing the kitchen floor but couldn’t be bothered and DM and DF who are coming tomorrow don’t have high standards really

Only spent £24 on fresh stuff in Tesco. Supermarket was quiet but M&S food place driving home was queuing onto the main road.

But then DP took the DC out for a walk and bought more stuff for the turkey.

I hope all the frugaleer babies sleep well tonight and tomorrow night. Hope no one gets woken up too early!

Sorry to hear about the family drama laska

Thanks Love we definitely need sleep vibes sent to the babies. They were up at 4.30 today!

Em I feel a bit like that. In the past I'd have been a bit er... "festive" by now but I haven't even had a drink yet! It is very exciting seeing how excited DD is though and tomorrow will be a lot of fun.

Christmas pj's distributed. Tab-nab buffet eaten. Movie watched. Kids dispatched to bed! Like hell will they sleep soon (and I've only one sceptical believer left, plus one who won't risk outing FC just in case!).

Having the living room tidy is a revelation! It's like we can breathe in here! All 6 of us quite cosy watching lego batman (very good!) together was lovely.

Turkey legs processed, stock is reducing. All is good.

Have a very peaceful night frugaleers, and a very very happy christmas tomorrow xx

I've just wrapped ds' go-kart. They're fast asleep but oh my goodness the stress of listening out for them is too much 😂 I'm off to bed.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Ds just woke up screaming. Dh thought a bad dream. I guessed wind. Half a bottle and some serious burps left I win! He’s gone to bed and is snoring like a trooper. I bloody love that kid.

I know he’s not going to understand tomorrow. But it’s going to be the loveliest of lovely days.

Hope everyone has a good one xx

We've just finished watching carols from Dublin Castle and now DH has put on Mrs. Brown's Boys. Nnoooo! If it wasn't Christmad Eve I'd ltb . DD is sitting beside me in her Elf pjs all excited.

Happy Christmas to all the frugaleers. Hope you have a lovely Christmas. Mwah! (I may be on my second Baileys).

Happy Christmas frugaleers! Xxx

Christmas is... catching your baby’s vomit with your hand . 2 sleepsuits and 2 sleeping bags down and MIL’s rug will never be the same again.

Still, Merry Christmas all. I can confirm that the Big Man has been!