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May Making Money Go Frugally Further

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Wolfcub · 13/05/2018 20:50

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ememem84 · 19/05/2018 14:46

£27 riding £17 M&S on fruit.

Dh is watching football. Ds is napping. I’m looking at royal wedding pictures. Good lord David beckham looks lovely.

QuiteCleanBandit · 19/05/2018 14:48

Shame when he opens his mouth though 😂
As for Vicky B -seriously why the face like a slapped arse ?#cringe

Art3mis · 19/05/2018 14:52

Missed a few days! Just checking in.

Letter from tax credits this morning - £1.4k overpayment from 17/18 - that explains the drop in payments then! It's this way until the new tax year then payments will increase by £19pw.

Hope everyone else is getting on well atm. Just got to head to Tesco to pick up a couple of bits DH forgot earlier on - also is it just my DH who can't improvise a shopping list. I wrote chicken (fajitas) and mince (lasagne). He came back with chicken thighs and lamb mince - be hates lamb!

ememem84 · 19/05/2018 14:54

Nah old David has a certain charm even when he speaks! I have loved him since his Manchester United blonde curtains days. 💙

I’ve just had a very firm conversation with dh about mil. Who arrives next weekend.

I’ve asked him to find out when exactly she arrives. I’ve assumed she’ll need picking up from airport. We are having dinner with my family who are flying in for the weekend on Saturday evening. Dh knows this. I have a horrible feeling mils flight will get in at about 8. Slap bang in the middle of dinner time.

Art3mis · 19/05/2018 14:57

eme me too! There's something about him. Tom Hardy needs his hair back, I almost didn't recognise him.😲

ememem84 · 19/05/2018 15:03

Oooooooof don’t get me started on Tom hardy. Or Ryan Reynolds. Or Chris Pratt.

And although I’m not for the ladies in that way, I love Blake lively. I wish I was her.

ememem84 · 19/05/2018 15:04

And dawn o porter. Love her too. Although neither at the royal wedding.

SunnyLikeThursday · 19/05/2018 15:10

Victoria Beckham does look a bit like she was going to a funeral doesn't she? Maybe she is having a tough time, that we don't know about.

SnugglySnerd · 19/05/2018 15:17

I put the wedding on because DD wanted to see it. It was brilliant! Loved the dress/music/horses and the flowers were just stunning.

QuiteCleanBandit · 19/05/2018 15:17

She always looks like that Sunny
Ugh no his voice is awful .
They are known as Fick and Fin in this house 😂

Fluffycloudland77 · 19/05/2018 15:18

art That’s a short time to reclaim the money, can’t they spread it out more?

SunnyLikeThursday · 19/05/2018 15:19

Oh dear. That can't be fun. feeling better about own looks now

QuiteCleanBandit · 19/05/2018 15:30

I have quite the grumpy look at rest Sunny but she makes me look positively beaming.

Wolfcub · 19/05/2018 15:34

I have non frugally bought myself some prosecco. As I haven’t been able to celebrate my own wedding anniversary this week I may as well celebrate someone else’s wedding (any excuse)

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SunnyLikeThursday · 19/05/2018 15:35

That's quite a service that she's providing to the ladies of the nation. I hope some fun comes her way soon. She doesn't seem to be having a lot at the moment.

Girliefriendlikesflowers · 19/05/2018 16:07

We loved the wedding!! Had a lovely lunch afterwards and have been chilling in the garden the rest of the afternoon🌞🌞🌞

Art3mis · 19/05/2018 16:27

I haven't asked them Fluffy do you think it's likely they'd agree to it? I assumed that it had to be paid back this tax year.

Art3mis · 19/05/2018 16:28

Ah eme I'm a Chris Evans kinda girl myself. Though Pratt is on my radar!

ememem84 · 19/05/2018 16:28

Just listed some things on eBay.

Ds is a bit grumpy today.

His third tooth is pretty much out. Tooth 4 appears to be giving him some trouble.

I’m sorting through his clothes now. Am determined to do a car boot sale soon.

ChristmasSeacow · 19/05/2018 16:36

Wolf you can raise a glass to my wedding anniversary if you like (it was Thursday). No celebrations here because of the bad back.

I thought the best things about the Royal wedding were the choir, the flowers and beautiful Windsor shining in the sunshine. The whole town looked gorgeous.

Just back from the naice tea shop. DH paid. Dd stole some of my coffee cake - I didn’t expect her to like it but she’s obviously a sophisticated lady Wink. It was good to get out briefly but 15 mins total walking is definitely my limit for now.

Wolfcub · 19/05/2018 16:39

Sea I will do just that, mine was Monday

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Fluffycloudland77 · 19/05/2018 16:43

Art If it wasn’t your mistake and it’s going to put you in financial hardship it’s worth asking.

It’s not like you did it on purpose.

Mil’s Neighbour falsely claimed as a lp for 10 years and just got community service.

ememem84 · 19/05/2018 16:49

art not the ginger Evans...I hope?!

Wolfcub · 19/05/2018 16:49

Cheers

Art I agree with Fluffy I think it’s worth asking to reschedule the repayments

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Wolfcub · 19/05/2018 16:50

Em I’m pretty sure she means delicious Captain America (whom I am watching right now)

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