Keeping our Fru Year Resolutions! Frugal January thread two (already) - all welcome!

[Cagliostro]

Eeek so the other thread filled up fast. January 10th must be some kind of record!

Spent today absolutely dying of a hangover, worst one I have had in years. Raging because I had loads to do and haven’t done any of it. Have started my application for new job, it’s one of those situations where I’m almost sure I wouldn’t take it even if I got it, but it will be useful interview expertience and interesting to see how another place works if I do get called to interview.
Haven’t left house today - turns out having a massive hangover is a perfect way to achieve an NSD....
Tomorrow I work 0845-2300 but have 2 hour break and need to bring a jacket into be dry cleaned after I brushed my teeth in my work suit and managed to get toothpaste all over myself ... apart from that no planned spends.

Evening all. Just settled Cagletini so off to sleep hopefully but I’m all headachy and blarg. Been an ill sort of weekend which is pants as it was DH’s birthday today, but we did manage a nice quiet day with family round for games - wolf DSS brought round Small World which I’d chosen him for Christmas, it’s pretty good and he loves it so I’m feeling quite smug :o

Spends
£7.20 on two different home ed subscriptions - geography and current affairs for KS2.

Ooo catface who could you be

I want snow

Work today. Sold something non eBay last night so should be about £15 profit after post and fees. Will need to post that item otherwise should be a nsd.

No idea who catface is. ..

Nsd today except usual activities I don't count.

Actually that's a lie £60 milk tonight, thick end of £200 child care and still need to pay dance which is £250 but that will be tomorrow

laksa dsis is doing really well. Exbil signed a couple of bits of paperwork the other day - not all though - and said to her he thinks he’s made a mistake. She told him he has. she’s signed everything she has to and the ball is well and truely in his Court. He wants his money. But won’t get it until the transfer is done. The longer he stalls the longer he waits.

But for her all good. Bank have said she can take things on in her own name. She can afford it. She’s in a good place. We’ve bought her some things for her birthday (in Feb) that she wanted when he was around but he didn’t like so wouldn’t “let” her have so that’ll cheer her up. And she’s more friendly with ds too. She sat with him on her lap for about an hour yesterday. Until he tried to eat her scarf and then sicked a little. He was then handed back rather swiftly. Haha!

Today’s jobs - nursery application needs posting together with a cheque for £395. Eek.

Post office to post eBay sales.

Finish laundry.

Sell Moses basket. Or try to.

Cagletini didn’t wake up till 7.15! Yay! Now hopefully if I can shift this headache I can have a decent day, lots to organise, forms to fill in etc... :o

Call from estate agent. 3 viewings tomorrow!! Woohoo!!

Ok more curtains bought as the larger ones came back in stock.. Dh is convinced we need the smaller but I am not.. drape should be 1.5 to 2x (and pref 2x Imo.. ).. anyway anotje £140 but one pair will be going back..
Am stupidly excited about redecorating weve been in house 12 years and havent changed it at all yet apart from repainting kitchen (it was all newly refurbed when we bought house) .
Fingers crossed for viewings Catface !!

Hate that bil wouldnt 'let' your DS have things she liked.. sounds like she is def better off without him..

Hey catface the "I think I've made a mistake" translates into "the ow didn't work out/it isn't greener overthere". Your sister sounds like she had an escape, so to speak. She also sounds very sorted.

Well, after 19 minutes on hold I spoke to hmrc, the lady called me "madam" and sounded pissed off with her lot probably a lot of stupid calls, like mine anyhow, she had to send me out a new id, to link me to my old account. So that may take 10 days... and I bet it doesn't just work. Why didn't I do this in september???

Milk was free as I used my co-op card. Travis perkins was not free. Timber for a floor in dp's bit of the shed, tonne of sand etc £116 (dp gave me £50, so was £168 really). Sigh. Absolutely necessary.

Sorry I've not been keeping up very well. It's been a hard couple of weeks. Nothing major just an accumulation of things have happened and I feel worn down by it all. I don't really feel like talking about any of it at the moment. I'm sure I will but I think I need some processing time.

Our budget has gone seriously wrong this last week too but hopefully we can get back on track soon.

Cag, you have my sympathies, i too have the headache, sore throat eye hurting blurry...is it a thing? NSD, can't move off settee to be honest, work will be fun tomorrow, not...

Hope you feel better soon snuggly, life just gets in the way of being frugal and living sometimes

If you want to snug we will be here to listen. Look after yourself though and don't be too hard on yourself about the budget. These things happen.
. School rang as ds has a headache. Hmm maybe a day off tomorrow. NHS direct day not to worry so I won't for now

Good luck with the viewing. Your dsis does sound better off without him. He should have thought about it before he made his 'mistake'

Thanks. I'll be OK. I think I need a good cry and then to plan something nice to look forward to!

FLUFFY I HAVE FILLED IN MY BUS PASS FORM! 😁🎉

Post office in the Coop should be open before taekwondo so will send it (it’s already sealed and addressed). WOOOOO. I had to phone up as well to check something but it’s all good.

Spends
£95 two terms of tap class
£53 one term of ballet

Big hugs snuggly what type of nice thing do you think you’ll plan?

Snuggly hope you're ok

The dc are going to a friends for dinner. I'm pretty excited at the prospect of going home to NOONE! And not having to rush from work to pick them up.

snuggly, I am sorry stuff is getting you down at present. You don't need to tell us anything. Hoping things pick up.

em, your sister sounds as savvy as you, your parents obviously did something right. Good to see self esteem high in women.

cag go dd2!! You are really doing bloody well you know.

I'm a bit pissed off today. I feel like I've done every frugal thing right this month and then the washing machine blows up. Glass half full is that the money I've carefully saved will cover it, but feels like I've been 'cheated'. God knows why. I just worked so hard to save this money.

Spends today
£32 feed shop.
£5 Amazon on 6 bottles of Method hand cleaner, the Aldi stuff I bought made DD's hands swell and chafe badly

Also ordered a fleece with our company logo on, as we were ordering stuff for our guys. This is fashion death I know (em, laska, fluffy turn away know) but I am so so cold at the minute. This is a company cost though.

Cag I am so pleased for you! You will be so much better off now. I bet you spend £50 a month on your bus fares at least. Do you have to re-apply every year?.

£2.50 work supplies.

A fleece! Is it for mucking out in? . frugal Though as free advertising.

Mammy I've just signed back up to RH £4.99 per month.

A fleece would be glamorous for mucking out, I usually have a onesie on and wellies. To be fair, I was hoping DH would let me have a onesie with a logo at work but he drew the line

I wear thermals September to April, I'm not one to talk.

I did some matched betting, £7.93 up after the Swansea match later.

Free bahlsen choc biscuits on checkout smart in Tesco. Ends tomorrow.

snuggly and hugs. I hope you are all well. Don't worry about telling us anything, but we're all here for you xx

Had to buy fuel. £20 necessary to get home. And £90 parent pay, topping up lunch accounts and last bit of DofE (that I honestly had forgotten about).

Arses. So my "no spend week" is so far at £226. Honestly, I bloody give up!