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First Frugalling month of 2018 almost done , so Forging forward into Feb we go

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Laska5772 · 23/01/2018 22:52

...and here we go !
Welcome all!

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Mummycatface · 29/01/2018 22:21

Catface has been lying on my lap and up my chest for the past hour. What a difference to 2016 when we brought her home and she hissed at us for three months.
cag Woop well done on the tax return
adora sorry to hear sad news x x

TheDuchessofDukeStreet · 29/01/2018 22:35

Hungry Guest looks v good, Wreck, will definitely bear in mind. Not frugal but not out of the way dear either. Thank you, nice to have a recomendation.

AuditAngel · 29/01/2018 22:36

NSD today. Well done on the interview Miss A

Cagliostro · 30/01/2018 00:45

Well I was right that Cagletini wouldn’t sleep due to epic evening nap. This was her at 11pm. Like, “what’s that you say mummy, oh yes I know you are dead on your feet (DH was still on way home from work) but alas, I care not”. SIGH. We did have a lovely evening though. So many giggles and gurgles. And she made me read That’s Not My Hedgehog about eleven billion times. 🦔

Spends £4 spelling app - not quite what I thought TBH but DS seems to like it so I’ll try and make it work (I did look up how to get AppStore refunds though)
£38 taekwondo registration for DD, teacher reckons she’s ready for grading already woop
£13 Coop 😳😳😳
£1.30 lovely reduced shower gel in chemist

Ordered £100 Tesco shop for tomorrow. Sausage casserole planned and got red pepper x3 for soup (and lots of other stuff obviously. I’m not saying I spent a ton on sausages and pepper, they would have to be gold plated or something)

I think baby is finally ready for bed so I’m going to faceplant into my pillow. Although I may have tipped over from tired into wired. Night frugaleers 😴

First Frugalling month of 2018 almost done , so Forging forward into Feb we go
MissingMo · 30/01/2018 05:13

@Adora sorry to hear the sad news

@Cag absolutely gorgeous cagletini

Bornlazy · 30/01/2018 06:00

Feel like I've been awake half the night 😩 I had my dinner really late and it has lay heavy in my stomach ever since. Going to be tired today.

Cag well done on tax return and what a total cutie Cagletini is😍 That is a "it's time to play face" she's got on there!!

Catface hope you find a house soon. You seem like a really motivated person and I'm sure having a morning a week to yourself will really help you get things done unlike me who would be really tempted to go back to my bed

NSD last two days - should be LSD today.

lifelongfrugaleer · 30/01/2018 07:02

Ah cutie pie. Hope you got some sleep cag
Sorry to hear about dh uncle Adora
Good luck with the interview missa
catface, hope I didn't come across as a sanctimonious arse before. Pleased you are getting help from parents. Have fun on date night

I have to pick up a prescription today. Will wander down as it's the end of my street. Off work today to get my head out of my arse and sort out my competencies for jobs.

WreckTangled · 30/01/2018 07:15

Girlie I really like PF but she's bringing her child up as gender neutral which has made me think less of her tbh.

Cag yes!! She's too nervous to eat this morning and has been awake since 5.

Omg cag she's so gorgeous!

Aiming for another nsd today.

QuiteCleanBandit · 30/01/2018 07:22

Eeeeep its cold 🐧🐧🐧

Really dont want to cycle to work .
Cag thats a game over for sleep face Grin so cute .
Should be a NSD
Did the budget and forgot there is a cheque for £400 on its way Blush whoop !
I may pop that into savings
Have a frugal day and stay warm

ememem84 · 30/01/2018 07:50

cag gorgeous babyface!!! She’s got that look of “sleep? What is this sleep you speak of?!”

Viewing two places today. Ds is being dropped with Dm so I can whizz from one side of the island to the other.

Must try and sort out and afternoon nap for him. He doesn’t sleep in the cot in the afternoons. He screams. No idea why. He is tired because he’ll sleep on me/dh. But not in the cot. Yet he’s happy in there in the mornings. Odd child.

ememem84 · 30/01/2018 07:50

Need to hit the shops again today. Forgot milk and oats yesterday. Oops.

Wolfcub · 30/01/2018 08:39

Em have you put your super hero pants on outside your clothes? Your secret identity is showing.

Cag I hope Cagletini went back to sleep, she is very cute.

lifelong good luck with the competency writing, I need to do some of that myself this week including one I’m really struggling with - not my favourite thing to do.

On my way to sunny London. Payday is at midnight and I confess my bank balance is looking worse than sad so I will be keeping spends down today but will need to buy some coffees for meetings etc. I was annoyed, when I checked accounts this morning, to find that a credit card had taken the minimum payment by direct debit even though I’ve alre paid more than the minimum by bank transfer. My other card doesn’t do this. Is this normal?

lifelongfrugaleer · 30/01/2018 09:13

Depends when you paid it wolf. Tesco did the same to me and apparently they start calling for the dd 10 working days before it leaves your bank.

£8.60 prescription

Cagliostro · 30/01/2018 09:14

I think ours have done that wolf if the first payment is made after a certain date. Like it doesn’t register on time IYSWIM.

Given up trying to sleep, DH is working extra so needs to leave at half nine anyway and I can’t drop back off. 😡 Sleep during the night wasn’t too awful once she finally dozed off.

Can’t believe they’re bringing them out so late wreck they’re only young 😱😴 are they expecting them in school as usual the day after? I hope it’s a great trip though.

Just got tap this afternoon, hoping for an easy day as throat is playing up a bit. More tickly/annoying than sore though.

Wolfcub · 30/01/2018 09:16

Life paid on 8th Jan, due today.

SunnyLikeThursday · 30/01/2018 09:30

cag that kind of night time face gives me the fear. Very lovely face though. :-)

ememem84 · 30/01/2018 09:54

Changed back. Too confusing. As I’ve said previously I don’t Sauvignon anything here I wouldn’t say in real life so fuck mil. Scuse my language.

At house no 1 for today. Waiting for the agent. It’s cute. Am hoping it doesn’t smell soggy.

Laska5772 · 30/01/2018 09:55

I am iiiiiiiiiiillllll.... Sad

cag she is yummy!

em keep being you.. sod em all,if they read then they have to expect to see stuff they dont like!

Am just plopping at home again today of sick and even that's hard..I must keep off the flight tracker website though.. have become weirdly obsessed..

I may look at things like savings accounts as I still have to find a home for my pension money although rates are really rubbish . Also I should write to the HMRC as i am sure they have messed my tax up since i have been getting my new ( small) pension payments om top of my salary .. (of course not in my favour they never do ,, grab and maybe well pay you back later )

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SunnyLikeThursday · 30/01/2018 10:41

I just phoned to ask the GP's receptionist what to do about the "flu" making my heart rhythm go weird and I've to go there in 40 monites. That's odd isn't it? I never had that happen before.

SunnyLikeThursday · 30/01/2018 10:45

"minutes"

WreckTangled · 30/01/2018 10:53

They'll do an ecg sunny

Cag I emailed to ask but no response. I have to work anyway but will take carers leave if she isn't up in time

Wrongwayup · 30/01/2018 10:56

Em. Re read your post !

ememem84 · 30/01/2018 10:57

*doggy.

The house smelled doggy. But it looks country cottage. 3 doubles one ensuite. South facing garden. Parking for 3. Built in wardrobes. Big kitchen. Lots of windows. Real fire.

mammymammyIRL · 30/01/2018 10:57

Laska sorry to hear that you're ill

I'm feeling a bit better today & dd is gone back to school Smile

Em hope house hunting goes well

mammymammyIRL · 30/01/2018 10:58

Cross posted em

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