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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Welcome one and all! Newbies and lurkers always welcome 💐

Very sorry about that news sea

I have been bad. Fragrance Direct have Clarins skin care. I saved about £30 by spending £35

Oops, Lonely! Sounds dangerous!

Very organised breakdown of your budgeting, Mammy.

Spends: £6.77, posting a parcel and a letter to Ireland.

Lonely I hate it when they do that, dh is shocking for it.
Em I hope you ripped the lawyer a new one, I would be livid.
Transferred some money to the holiday company, dh has paid for his half and i owe £200 which I will pay on payday next week. A year ago we never thought we could avoid a holiday and now we’ve managed to pay for one completely without using credit, dh’s Half has come from possessions he’s sold and mine all from being careful. I am really proud of us.

I may be very untrusting (esp as he is much better than I am with money) but Id never give my DH my credit card. Having said that we do have a joint account but he has never used it apart from putting money in . this of course may change when he is here f/t.. (as you know he works away all week)

Well done wolf thats fantastic

Wreck I hadn't noticed that but can't say I'm surprised, Jeremy has been wanting to get rid of increments for ages. I bet that's the same for Band 5s too then or else there would be a massive overlap with 6s. I'm even less keen on it now. If my union has a ballot I may vote against, it's really short sighted to accept it as I'm sure it'll be worse in the long run.

Spendy, spendy day. £220 on food shop , but half of that was meat from the farm shop which will last us at least a month. The most bargainous thing was a massive piece of free range Yorkshire pork shoulder with the bone in which will make an amazing slow roast with crackling next weekend & feed about 20, for £12. I've also stocked up on snacks etc in preparation for the easter holidays as ds should be at home revising most of the time!

That's great wolf, well done
Lonely I've never got on with brown rice, virtuous but no fun!

Brown rice ? Isn't that like an offensive weapon?

I used to eat loads of brown rice. It does take a very long time to cook, right enough.

Spends
£45 meat from farmshop-for the month.
Aldi £123 will last 2 -3months dry/tins etc plus loads of greek yoghurt and super 6 fruit and veg
The Aldi dupe Touche Eclat (but better) is back -got 4 plus 2 foundation/concealer .
Concealer is in the lid with a mirror.
Its lovely,really creamy #get down there quick !
Lidl for rolls and blueberry muffins and 12 strawberry plants

life
It smells like hamsters !

Brown Rice is fine with Knitted Tofu burgers! (heehee) , good job Need isnt hereto read that ! !! actually i like both brown rice and tofu but dont tell anyone

quite is that roasted hamster or raw?

Raw 😐

Likewise digestives -pong of hamsters !

Brown rice - is it like sprouts at Christmas when next year's go on the oven on boxing Day, and have the same affect on your bottom?

Hope I am not to late. My new month started yesterday. My monthly budget is:
Food £120
Electric: £50
Transport £30
Eating out £10
Tesco sim only £21

I am trying hard to save up for a rental deposit.

Quite - you seem to know alot about the sent of rodents......? Something you have to disclose????
secret sniffer of small furry critters

I like wild rice or I had some black rice recently which was delicious but a bit murky looking when cooked.
Beef stirfry (from farmshop) plus added extra veg and pilau rice for dinner
Oh I forgot !
I got led light bulbs from home bargains -they are bright plus some eco wool tumble dryer balls £2.99
Trying to not use but these claim to cut down drying time.
Consumption of gas/electricity still being closely monitored

Haha
I babysat for a child who had one !

I do sniff Dcats feet

How long will it take you Dark?

Quite did you find out what the midnight gas surge was?. Our heatings factory setting was to come on at 22:30. I go to bed at 10pm.

Spin dryers what you want Quite but I have watched tutorials on those balls and the theory sounds solid.

Mse would say use balls of tin foil.

I have to say I’ve worked at home today and I’ve kept catching the whiff of hamster (ds has two). They have a very particular biscuity scent

Would tinfoil ruin the clothes?
The thought of metal on metal is a no for me anyway.
I only do the bedlinen .
Everything else goes on the hot airer .
Its an electric surge (I think)
No -no clues ,eveything is off and we are asleep