Money Saving Marches on....frugal living, friendly chat, no judgment

[ememem84]

Hello. Took the liberty of starting a new thread...

Meadow, nope. Never found one. I tried making it and conceded defeat on the 4th batch.

I have a vague memory of dried soy milk. Aldi’s is 59p a litre which is still cheaper than cows milk.

Em the appointments all sound positive. I get sore wrist joints (autoimmune) and my middle finger has been playing up. It's so odd, I wake up with just the one finger bent over and it's really sore all the time. I wonder if yours could be pregnancy related, it can do all sorts of strange things to your body can't it?

Just got an email from southern electric detailing my new tariff, not only have they put me on the wrong one but they've also addressed the email an attached docs to Mr DH, I phoned up, my name and his have always been on the account, we have different surnames and they've completely blanked me

www.veganstore.co.uk/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1&Product_Code=706&Category_Code=002#.WpRlI1qnyhA

Powdered soy milk.

audit I am sorry to hear your dm is poorly. Sending healing thoughts and a virtual shoulder.
Mammy as others have said life is too short to be unhappy. It is difficult to work out what the best course of action is. My dh decided the grass was greener (his prize dick phase). It was a really hard time deciding if it was worth saving or irretrievably broken. Because of the way our friendship network is it would have caused issues if it had been common knowledge and I hadn't left him. I had to keep all my deliberations to myself. I hope you have some real life support and if not feel free to pm.

Fluffy You are right. I am so excited... I think of it as my new job. Must.not.get.too.excited.😀

Fluffy with your dh?
Oh for sure, gave our dinner companions sat night a detailed description of how poorly I still am, most considerate! So so caring!

Shopping 1.5 hours late at this point, bet the second I go up the stairs with dc it'll come

Meadow baby is just playing games

The snow report from the hills.... Not much. But very cold

mammy, that's such a difficult situation. This isn't the first time though. You deserve to be happy. It's your call but we are all here for you.

Uncooperative little monkey meadow

Menu plan for the week in my text, plus tonight's tea. Very frugal. Celery, potato, barley and bean stew.

Menu plan

Just lost my post

mammy

Just a few flakes here but the world is in a panic

I've seen that one before, makes me smile!

Yip, big coat is ready.

I'm so cold! My sister has quite a bit of snow in Kent. We had flurries all day but nothing settle. I have a feeling I'm going to be disappointed. I really wanted some snow for the dc.

Big coat definitely ready. I’ve packed extra knickers and tights in case the train companies all get in a tizz and I can’t get home from the big smoke

Evening all - just catching up on the new thread.

Unfortunately we've had a family bereavement so frugaleering isn't going quite as well as planned.

I did manage to update my "spreadsheet of doom" today though and am pretty pleased with the debt busting progress I've made so far this year. I just need to make sure I don't start any emotional spending.....

I'm going to be off work for a few more days so am planning some batch cooking to distract me from the sadness - hopefully it will be a small frugal win too.

Keep warm everyone

It looks like the snow will miss us, being west coast-ish, but it is fecking freezing outside.

Just the school runs tomorrow to do, so will keep the log burner fed all day. Lots of inside work to do, and no spending I hope. I'm knitting jolly eastery things.

I'm so sorry shoop

I’m feeling positive about the hands. If it turns out to be this PA thing then it’s a thing and I can deal. If not and it’s pregnancy related then I can deal. Either way. I can deal.

Dh got home late - around 830. He’s been with his mates tonight. Ds seemed to know. So he cried for a while. Fell asleep on me twice and then woke up all smiles for dh.

Apparently it snowed here earlier. I didn’t see snow.

Dh brought me corsodyl mouthwash and orthodontic wax from his lunchtime shopping trip.

audit am so sorry to hear that, thinking of you and your dm.

em good your hands are being properly investigated, hopefully they can work out what's going on.

meadow when's your due date again? Exciting!

mammy it's good you're aware that his behaviour is not okay, you do deserve better and being a single parent is so much better than being in a crap relationship.

I've had an okay day, work was fine and caught up at home tonight. No snow here 😕 was thinking March should be okay money wise then remembered will have to pay £90 for the Easter holiday club! Also need to pay for dds drama group tomos £37 plus another installment for the school trip £30. Other costs will be mothers day (budget £20) and Easter (also £20!)

I’m sorry Shoop, that’s awful & your never prepared for it. You might be very disappointed if the emotional spending urge wins out.

Mammy No, I meant with women being encouraged to stay in relationships they want to leave because of the patriarchy. When dhs friend left his dw & family no one said he should stay.

Fluffy I did wonder because I've never 'heard' you say anything bad about your dh!
I guess it's not as bad as it once was, my cousin left her husband recently and we've all been as supportive as she is letting us.

Girlie sometimes it seems to me that single parents where the other parent is involved actually get free time as opposed to me who's basically a single parent in a relationship that's not a criticism of anyone, just an observation

Shoop
*
Audit* thinking of you & your dm

Frugally put on my big mans fleece jacket while watching Emmerdale

Dd is complaining of a pain in her tummy, it coincided with me saying I wouldn't be here tomorrow evening, going to a child's funeral 1hr 15 mins away so it'll be after bedtime when I get back.

Tomorrow I'm taking a half day just for me - getting a laser treatment on my underarms, going for a nice lunch & a big slice of cake & going to cinema to see Finding your feet alone, bliss, then unfortunately it's going to finish up with a funeral but hey ho.

mammy my mother waited 40 years before she left. Life is too bloody short to live like that.

NSD for me today, DH bought coffee. I returned most of the orders from last week. More to sort tomorrow, and groceries are coming in the morning, about £78. We’ve had a little bit of snow in Somerset.

bacon

Shoop sorry for your loss how about allowing a small amount for emotional spending? Give yourself permission to do something something small.

mammy completely agree, you would get more 'you' time and also be able to properly relax in your own home. Hope you have some rl support 💐

DD's pain was genuine she just puked on my bedroom floor, ensuite floor, ensuite walls, herself. Obviously not just now I've cleaned her & vomit up with bleach & have to leave velux open, smell is vile.

I haven't spoken to anyone in RL, this is my life & I don't want others opinions to influence my decision.