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Frulgaleers - Jumping into June

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Laska5772 · 30/05/2018 22:06

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Wolfcub · 18/06/2018 06:25

Life and Sunny glad you both had a good time

Lousy night sleep (or rather not sleep), why is it always when you have a super busy and stressful week coming up and need rest that your brain just decides to add extra exhaustion to the list. Stupid brain.

I’m on the trans pennine today, they still haven’t sorted out the timetable. It’s going to take 3 hours to do a 1.5 hour journey. Grrr

Will have to spend on Parking and taxis which I can reclaim and I need £3 for ds’s school outing

northender · 18/06/2018 08:04

Not sure where the last week went!
Ds had his last exam on Friday, thank goodness. He has a hospital appointment today with an ophthalmologist about all the issues he has had with his eyes. Really hoping for some answers.
Very unfrugal weekend. Not sure yet how much we spent but there were a couple of takeaways along the way. Dd did a Pretty Muddy Cancer Research race on Saturday & of course then there was cricket on Saturday and Sunday,so it was busy.
Today I have got a really busy one but will hopefully check in later.

SnugglySnerd · 18/06/2018 08:11

I think a nanny might work out a bit cheaper but I didn’t want to take dd1 out of nursery when she only had a few months left. It seemed like an extra upheaval when she already has a big change this year with starting school. Of course now the dts are settled at nursery and I don't want to move them!
I think in September we'll be about £10 a week better off which doesn't sound like much but will make a difference.

I've just listed all the things we have to spend on this week:
DD has a party at the weekend. I have a stash of cards but need a present. Will try and get to The Works.
DD needs £5 for something at nursery. We probably have that in loose change around the house.
Nappies and a few food bits like cereal and milk. Luckily we already have quite a lot of fruit, onions, potatoes, peppers, courgettes, eggs and cupboard staples like rice so we won't starve! I'll go to Aldi for the bits we need.
Thank goodness we're not still buying formula!

Pleased you enjoyed your night out Sunny. Definitely organise a third!

LonelyOversharer · 18/06/2018 08:33

We had a 3 hour power cut last night. Our house is very noisy. It was quite hard getting the dc down/back to sleep (never realised how exciting a power cut is its not) in the pitch black and silence. It was actually lighter outside. Of course my phone had like 8% charge, so had to go and sit in the car with the engine running to plug it in and report the fault. Their menu system/amount they cut you off is shocking.

Anyhoo, so starts another week. My dd2 is 12 tomorrow, so wrapping and cake needs doing today. I am going to try to do a 'panda face inside' the cake. It might very well be a disaster, but at least she will know I tried.

Hopefully not a spendy day, but already £2.30 on a hot dinner as I didn't get a loaf out of the freezer, and I need to top dd1's lunch account up.

As it was quiet dp and I actually had a conversation in the dark. He wants to find real work, but is afraid his back couldn't take it. I know I can do a great job at something, but fear being rejected endlessly. I know I'm going to be checking my emails all day, in case my boss gets back to me about the real job they have going. It would be perfect. But I already know I won't even be considered. I'm not being defeatist, it's just too perfect for me, so it just won't happen.

Dp's back is about the worst it has ever been just now. We are waiting for a referral for new scans.

LonelyOversharer · 18/06/2018 08:38

Ffs £40 topping up both girls' lunch money. Dd2 has spent £20 in under 2 weeks, and she takes snacks. So not a low spend day then.

ememem84 · 18/06/2018 08:45

Moved my dr appointment to Wednesday morning. Hoorah. So take the last meds on Tuesday and then will have to get more on Wednesday lunchtime. Should be ok though as it’s only one a day.

At work. Having to make up time for my dr appointment though.

SnugglySnerd · 18/06/2018 08:46

Goodness Lonely that all sounds stressful. Hope your freezer is ok after the power cut.

LonelyOversharer · 18/06/2018 09:00

We left all the doors closed snuggly and hoped for the best. I'm quite blasė about defrosted things, but all is fine. More worried about the vivariums, but they are all fine for a few hours, likewise the tropical fish, it's a very big tank and takes a long time to go cold.

Well done em my dp used to get his tablets monthly. I wish he still took them, his temperament was much more even when he was on the antid's.

lifelongfrugaleer · 18/06/2018 09:10

It will be fine em. Fill your prescription as soon as you get it.

Sounds like a stressful start to the week lonely. It's not pleasant being fearful of singing. Hope the back thing gets sorted, fingers crossed for the job - you never know

Cagliostro · 18/06/2018 09:23

No way born that’s the episode I was referring to! The bit where Bob is stepping on endless rakes. They laughed SO much (and DS has the cutest giggle) it made me very happy to share that with them, I must have been about DD’s age when I first saw it.

I only just woke up. Cagletini did not sleep well so I was awake on and off. She was having a nightmare at one point, shaking and whimpering! :(

SunnyLikeThursday · 18/06/2018 09:24

Good luck there lonely. I hope something comes along for both of you.

I've pushed the boat out and bought tickets for outing #3. Smile £50
money well spent frankly, and I regret it not

lifelongfrugaleer · 18/06/2018 09:57

Well that was a fun way to start Monday, not. Had to be done though. (Smear).
I officially have low blood pressure too.

SunnyLikeThursday · 18/06/2018 10:25

Smear tests are not so fun are they? The GPs surgery where I used to go had a nurse who was fantastic at doing those without it hurting. I wish she gave masterclasses for all the others.

Bornlazy · 18/06/2018 10:48

Cag that’s funny as I bought that series to show my kids a few years ago! I am gutted that they don’t release any of the new serieses on dvd any more😩

Fluffycloudland77 · 18/06/2018 11:55

Lonely I’m the same but honestly, what’s the worst thing that could happen to us? God loves a trier.

Snuggly Hopefully one of you will see a better paying position come up. If you can’t frugal anymore it would be the ideal soloution.

Someone drove into the back of me this morning so I’ve cancelled work as I’m in a right shitty mood now & my patients there have dementia so they need a nice patient podiatrist not a snappy one. Their side seem to have taken responsibility so hopefully I won’t need to pay my £200 excess. She was driving barefoot. Wtf?.

One of dhs ppi claims is paying out. It’s only a couple of hundred but it’s better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick & at least he’s not paying a claim company 40% of it. I’ve told him I’ll only charge 39% as he’s family. He wanted to use it to go away for a weekend but I’ve told him to pay his cc. I’m no fun.

He’s never actually requested ppi or said he’ll have it when offered so it’s a bit odd he had it in the first place.

Cagliostro · 18/06/2018 12:16

Wait, what? As in you can’t get new series on DVD at all? WTF?

I have mostly been collecting used copies as they appear in Cex, but couldn’t resist series 5 (it may also have been a stress related spend TBH) - we now have 1-5, 8, 9 and 15

The most important question though is do you also like futurama? :o

I have no frugal related news other than the fact we still haven’t heard from HA even though the letter said it should be today we could get the keys. The lady did say they had to investigate a leak so it may be longer but the letter also said they would let us know if things got delayed beyond 18th. It also says if you get keys on any day other than a Monday you have to pay extra days. So will hope we can arrange it for next Monday :o

So, so, SO much to do. Freaking out.

ChristmasSeacow · 18/06/2018 12:22

How annoying about the car Fluffy Sad. But at least there’s some PPI. I really can’t think that I would have any as I never had credit in my 20s but I do wonder...

Snuggly it seems awfully unfair that things should be so tight for you when you are both working hard Sad. Childcare is such a huge expense and they wonder why women are underrepresented in senior positions Angry. Is seems even more unfair when you unexpectedly had twins! That must be horrendously expensive.

Alarm man has been. Our home alarm (must be about 17 years old) is mostly now not working and the parts are obsolete. So we are getting a new one as this area is being targeted for break-ins and it’s been worrying me. £875, installed within the next fortnight. Ouch, but definitely preferable to a break-in! The savings are draining very fast at the moment.... Confused

Fluffycloudland77 · 18/06/2018 12:28

That is a lot of money, do his company do cashback or is it a local one? Do they feel like chucking a freebie in? A video doorbell or something?.

The green jinn app has an offer on green and blacks, £1 in sainsbos after cashback & large mangos 50p after cashback.

ChristmasSeacow · 18/06/2018 13:19

They’re local Fluffy but very highly recommended by a couple of different people. Worth it in case of any troubleshooting afterwards. And unfortunately we pay London rates for stuff. That’s also with 12 sensors as it’s a big-ish house with lots of routes in.

Fluffycloudland77 · 18/06/2018 13:24

Yep, better to be safe.

SnugglySnerd · 18/06/2018 14:33

How annoying Fluffy. I would love a different tbh but I like having the school hols with the dcs.

Restarting my clear out as chucking out clutter always cheers me up! Might find a few bits to put on Ebay.

Fluffycloudland77 · 18/06/2018 15:26

Oh yes, obv still in teaching.

£6 aldi
£3 superdrug toner
£3 sains. Got 6pt organic milk for 30p 👍

Using the travel bbq tonight for burgers. Im doing bone marrow ones for me.

ememem84 · 18/06/2018 15:51

£2.15 on a soup (?!) but it was delicious. Yellow Thai chicken with butternut squash and chickpeas. Full of chicken. Yum. From cafe across road from office. I went towards 2pm and I got the “dregs” of the soup. However I was clever as all the chicken sinks to the bottom.....! Haha so frugal maybe?!

No other spends today. I’m feeling ok today. Have established when I’m at work I need to not let my mind wander off to think about ds. So I am trying to focus and be work efficient. I need to do the reverse at home and leave work at work.

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