March Frugaleers continued. In which we report spends, share money saving advice, chat about pretty much everything and post pet pics.

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Fluffy no it was npowrr and they were complete bastards, we had a lot of awful things going on at the time and I hAd no energy to fight it I just did everything I could to change supplier and get a new meter fitted
Thanks for the interview wishes, not long to go now

Fingers crossed for you wolf

Good luck wolf
Em hoping you will get some positive moving news today..

Good luck Wolf

Trying to get myself and DD out of the house but it’s not going to plan

I'm home now. My manager is letting me take it as carers leave so still get paid.

Quite he could have literally driven you insane with this! What's your POA?!

He is a dickhead !
Nothing ever applies to him-he works you know
Portions -I have to hide things as he will just scoff the lot .
A whole cake or if I buy something nice to share he will eat my portion as well
Its rude,selfish and entitled .
Rocket coming his way shortly

Sort of update.

Our lawyer hasn’t heard anything. I spoke to estate agent and essentially said I was sick of this and what the hell is going on. He spoke to buyers lawyers and they are speaking to the bank. They are suggesting retention monies and an independent i spection of the apartment by a builder so the buyers can get a quote for works for the fire certificate. But only today suggesting this to the bank. So we don’t have an answer and probably won’t be moving before Easter.

We know that the only inspection needed is by the fire service (but there’s a backlog of applications) so this will be done in due course. So essentially they’ll do it twice.

But I’m going to stress to our lawyer that we will not pay for this independent inspection.

Spends. £28 Waitrose.

I guess that answers the “are we moving on Friday” question though em . But so so frustrating!

I’d love to be a fly on the wall when you speak to your DH quite

Hope it is going ok wolf

Spendy morning
Returned £40 of duplicate sizes to M&S but spent £20 on the DDs on sale stuff. £20 back into my account.
£36 on new shoes for DD2. She had gone up a whole size. Had a GV from her birthday.
£44 in Asda but got a big bit of beef for Sunday lunch in that too
£4.98 in McDonalds but DD2 and I had a nice chat over our chips

Bonus earlier. When I was looking for the shoes GV I found a £50 amazon voucher which I had forgotten about

Quite No need for a hive. If Honeywell make this so will others www.amazon.co.uk/Honeywell-CG511A1000-C-Thermostat-Cover/dp/B000BPGP6M?tag=mumsnetforum-21

That or he pays you £135 per month for his showers. Check the immersion’s switched off at the wall and fuse box so he can’t try and circumvent you by switching the immersion on instead.

It works out at £1620 a year for his showers.

quite separate rooms, taking your food, rocket coming his way are you together?

And tell me to f*ck off if you want to!

Nsd

£15 paint
£6 Tesco top up
£2.30 aldi top up.

£3 for a ticket to dds dance and choir performance on Thursday so lsd.

We are very much together mammy If I dont address these issues then we wont be -I stuck my head in the sand for way to long and was resentful all the time. Separate beds are for health and sanity only ! Its ok no husband will be harmed ,just lightly stirred

Omg fluffy thats brilliant 😂😂😂😂😂

quite happy to hear that, simmering resentment is no good.

Sometimes they're just completely oblivious!

Oh I love that lockable thermostat cover! Dp changed ours a while back to a wireless one (valiant boiler), so the old thermostat is a blank box, and we have a portable bit that we can move from room to room (or the heating switches off when the log burner is on, leaving upstairs icy cold). If you had one of those you could pop it into your handbag each day.

I have optimistically planted potatoes. Some of the compost was frozen still. Back garden this year, at least there is direct sunlight back there.

Spends...£3.19 lidl. I am currently living on their pain aux chocolate's. £1.98 in dunelm, topping up dp's £20 (deep casserole dishes for snake baths). £7 in the co-op on treats for dd1, she's on a field trip tomorrow; and £2.95 posting my etsy orders off. £20 petrol.

I really need a few nsd's.

Oh resentment is awful and a marriage destroyer mammy
Far better to sort it head on !

Sorry to hear about the further delays to moving, Em.

Hope things went well today, Wolf.

At least you've got to the root of the puzzle, Quite. It's really annoying when the other partner isn't on the Frugal wagon!

Spends: £4.60 latte and cake; £1.05 mailing bag; £5.76? Morrisons (milk, juice, salad leaves, bananas, honey and 2 Maltesers bunnies); £28.03 Select (on two dresses, but one's a birthday gift for my sister), all whilst collecting DS's new trainersite from Sports Direct. £39.44 total?

trainers*

Topcashback are doing 20p back on maltesar bunnies.

Last update
I promise !
Sent me text showing the hourly usage was 1p -he turned everything off .
Is gobsmacked his hotwater habit was costing so much .
Having had it switched off all day -the water is still hot,he is converted .
Minor words were had as there was a Boden parcel waiting
Usage is down to £2.00 so virtually halved.
He is now investigating a surge at midnight

Two different but very frustrating situations there Em and Quite.

I need to get on with some work. Not at all in the mood. Will have to force myself.

What colour is your hot water tank? If it’s got a white exterior jacket it’ll hold heat for nearly 24 hrs. If it’s a red puffy jacket you can add another one on top safely.

When we moved here the tank cupboard roasting so I lagged everything incl pipes in awkward positions, that got hot & now it’s just slightly warm.