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The Friendly Frugaleers- Autumn is on its way !

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QuiteCleanBanditlovesdresses · 15/08/2018 11:20

Hi Frugaleers
Sorry lame thread title

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lifelongfrugaleer · 16/08/2018 05:57

Morning from the airport.
DS is back to his bouncy self today. See you on the other side

WreckTangled · 16/08/2018 05:59

My migraines are hormonal so that's why pregnancy got me. Also when I was on the combined pill now I can only take the mini pill.

Ds woke shouting for me at 5:20 to put his cover on and I can't get back to sleep Hmm my friend is having the dc today whilst I work but she lives 20 miles from me so need to leave early.

Wolfcub · 16/08/2018 06:45

Have a great holiday Life. Eat some churros and ensaimadas for me

Wolfcub · 16/08/2018 06:45

Welcome Tutty

lifelongfrugaleer · 16/08/2018 06:50

It's bloody expensive. Just got the bar man to fill my water bottle £2 a bottle from the shops

lifelongfrugaleer · 16/08/2018 06:51

Will do wolf

mammynowanauntyIRL · 16/08/2018 06:57

€25.50 on dinner & drinks last night
Friend owes me €20 from it too, forgot her bank card

Will catch up later today

WreckTangled · 16/08/2018 07:00

Woo hoo life! Enjoy!

Welcome tutu

WreckTangled · 16/08/2018 07:00

Tutty! Stupid autocorrect

ememem84 · 16/08/2018 07:06

Morning.

Catface was exploring at 5am. And meowing. She’s happy now in bed with me.

Ds is charting to himself.

Best get up.

thistimenextsummer · 16/08/2018 07:09

Have a lovely time on holiday! Two weeks in the sun sounds wonderful and prioritising family time is so much simpler when away from our every day stresses.

We're also on our holiday which is making it harder to feel like I'm starting off this journey in a practical way but I have set a daily budget which we've stuck to so far (well, I say 'we', I haven't actually told dh we're in this journey yet - he was most surprised when I stuck to water and had no starter or pudding out at dinner last night 😂)

Laska5772 · 16/08/2018 07:43

curls a Greek island.. Envy even though I recently spent 3 weeks there I so love Greece.. Have a great time!

Fluffycloudland77 · 16/08/2018 08:26

Hello Tutty.

I think some more stores have been added to the lidl veg box for £1.50 trial. My closest store is on there now.

SnugglySnerd · 16/08/2018 09:41

Bloody hell I've already spent £52 this morning in Sainsbury's. 2 tops for me, 4 tops and some swimming shorts for DS, PE tops and wellies for DD all 25% off and then strawberries and cheese. I told DD she could choose a treat and she chose strawberries. Last time she chose raspberries. I offered her one of my posh chocolates and she had one but told me I'd have to brush my teeth well because they are very sugary! She's taken her recent dental appointment to heart! Grin

TakeItSlow · 16/08/2018 10:55

Cag Thanks for asking. The video was a lovely duet called Duo des fleurs, and I especially like it because it's a video of a rehearsal so the two singers have woolly jumpers on. It's the music from the British Airways commercials of the 1980s if you remember that. I find it very soothing to the soul. Zzzzzz

Our French horn is chosen and ordered. So not an NSD here.

Cagliostro · 16/08/2018 11:14

Oh yes i know that song! Lovely. My favourite classical duet though is pearl fishers. That's one of my goosebumps songs.

I am about to have 17 more people in my house. Eeeeeeep.

TakeItSlow · 16/08/2018 11:17

Oooo! another lovely song. I just found it. Smile

WreckTangled · 16/08/2018 11:19

I'm in the shop today and it's soooooo quiet. It's chucking it down with rain though so not surprising

Cagliostro · 16/08/2018 11:35

Make that 19 people!

ememem84 · 16/08/2018 12:01

Ahem. This is the contents of my two bed apartment. In a 70sq ft storage locker.

The Friendly Frugaleers- Autumn is on its way !
Justanothermile · 16/08/2018 12:12

Found you!!

Been a busy old couple of days, I'll keep up from here.

Pleased to say the DS has his first choice offer for Uni, so he's off in October to do a Masters in Maths at Lancaster.

God, A Levels have been the most stressful experience of my life I think!!

WreckTangled · 16/08/2018 12:18

Wow em 🤣

Jam I thought you did a masters after a normal degree? I don't know much about it though Grin well done to your ds.

SnugglySnerd · 16/08/2018 12:27

Well done Jam's ds!

QuitelovesStrictly · 16/08/2018 12:54

Is it the 4 year course just?
Masters in the final year .
I hate to say but funding uni for 2 has made the stress of A levels seem a distant memory .
3rd DC starts this year just as1st finishes #FML

QuitelovesStrictly · 16/08/2018 12:56

Hope Dear Catface is ok em
Well done on the move ,first stage done !
Brew