Festive frugaleers saving through to the new year!

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New thread! Tried to post on the old one and it was full. Newcomers welcome!

Yes autumn & you're trying to balance equalish spends too

Yip. Mine count the number.

That makes them sound grabby. They are not. It's all about fairness.

Tbf I've put the lotto on today so hoping for a wind fall here.

Should really do some work as swimming to keep up, or bake, or put the shopping away. But drinking tea instead while on mn

That fairness lark sounds very tricky. I remember myself doing that as a child though. Never really realised how fiddly it was for the parents.

It's raining and windy here now. Tbh I was wondering when winter would arrive. If it's still 10 degrees at Christmas then July could be very hot indeed.

Sea that’s a fantastic achievement, well done. I love a gadget I really enjoy setting stuff up geek

£8 Sainsbury’s as we needed milk and I didn’t want to go out later. Used £5 of nectar points.

£13 fish shop for a fish and chip lunch. Yum. We are only having baked potato for tea although at the moment I’m too full to think i might be hungry later

Life I have been known to occasionally play the lottery I. The hope of a new kitchen and a nice holiday encourages me

Well done on the weight loss

Needs addressing doesn't it? They both have one big gift each outside of this

2 Stone is really a lot Christmas. Nice work!

Oooo! It's that special time of year when I can't put the tumble dryer hose out of the window without the house turning to a fridge. I had forgotten that.

Happier yes I think you need one or two bits for ds

Lottery ticket for tonight here too. Just a lucky dip, I'm sure they never win. £23 in the co-op, food for several freezer teas, snacks etc. Was £33 but used a tenner off a scratchcard.

Home right as the what can only be described as ice chips started falling. Had a nice sit down at my parents. Dad gave me some logs. Apparently he has a stash.

Still have 8 pigs, 2 mice, a black cat and a labradoodle to knit.

seacow very very well done. That last half a stone has dropped off v quickly. Remember though, food over 24-27th December does not count

Spendy day.

£32 on ds’ new big boy shoes. First proper shoes.

£25 lunch for the three of us.

£229 on a magimix our housewarming gift to ourselves. (Managed to get 5% off too as it was the display model).

£70 boots on nappies food pouches for ds and eye cream and a night moisturiser for me (dh can wrap as my present from ds)

£54 in local wine shop. Bought a lovely bottle of nz Pinot noir for dh for Christmas. And picked up some seedlip “gin” for me. We’re having friends round Christmas Eve and I don’t want to tell them yet. So it’s usual to see me with a g&t... the man I. The shop was super kind and asked whether it was a “special time in my life” and when i said yes he gave me 15% off the seedlip. Yay.

Do you have a Tescos happier ? Little blind bag type things are all reduced at the moment. Failing that a couple of simple lego sets (car with man, little digger etc) are always a winner. Boxes bigger than contents.

I really have indulged my dc this year (and no huge cc bill), dd3 and I decided "spoilt" was not a nice word, so we are going for "indulged". She might explode before the 25th.

em they are utterly adorable! Remember to keep the box, so you can stash this one pair forever ♥️

Ah cute shoes.

Yes it needs addressing happier.
Ah lovely wine shop man

Afternoon!
I might explode Im so excited about Strictly!
Have braved the apalling weather -ice chips summed it up here .
So icy and windy
Picked up my Christmas meat and its in the freezer.
We all wanted a nice dinner for tonight so have steak (spendy) and cheesecake .
Now sitting by the fire with hot chocolate and a hazelnut Aragostine -mmmm .

Still have 8 pigs, 2 mice, a black cat and a labradoodle to knit
Lonely I laughed out loud at this (in a good way!)
Where do you get your patterns from?
I want to knit some little animals for my hall tree .
See you all later for Strictly !!

There's already a Lego set & Lego crate in that so I'll put my thinking cap on.

Seedlip great idea em
I put a few bottles of non alcohol koppaberg in fridge at my party in case I was getting tipsy I could switch to it

H is being weird - after refusing to have dc tonight & me paying au pair he's now having them as he didn't realise it was my Christmas party, I was clear that au pair would have to mind as I had Christmas party then offered a lift then told me to enjoy back off as*hole

Shoes are fab em

Are you keeping au pair on standby incase DH suddenly has an emergency to spoil your evening happier?

Eurgh spendy spendy day today paying for all xmas meat and drink and final payment for our wedding reception. 9 weeks to go.

Oooo! Q we haven't had a wedding on here I don't think. Exciting.

It's bucketing rain outside and freezing cold now. I just stuck my head out in it and it was very very chilly.

We have put the Christmas tree up. Sparkly.

quite most of the things I sell are my own patterns. I got most of my tiny ideas adapting from a book called "mini moochie" they are knit in the round type things. I always rate Alan Dart patterns, knitting in 4ply and 2.25mm needles (you knit socks so I know you have these!) brings toys out half size.

Another two orders, add another pig and two tabby cats to that list. Am onto pigs now. I can just about make 2 an hour. Just waiting on Stictly. Can't call the winner, except to say it won't be Ashley, as I don't think anyone votes for her. I think I like Faye best, in training without much makeup she just seems so natural and nice.

6pm, pigs here we come, I'll be back soon.

Didn't wreck get married on the thread? Just before I joined it? I miss her, and photos of her lovely lion.

Lonely
Just realised I have a knitted mini cats 😂book somewhere so I can adapt that .
2 pigs an hour is good going !
Eeek its nearly time !