New year frugalling commences. Save those pennies for January

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New Fred.

Unescorted we have links to a couple of breed specific dog rescue charities if you fancy something slightly mental and energetic. Saying that the one I have lying on my leg (my dog-brother) is soft as shit and a lazy arse

Walked to my parents' house, waiting for them to get home from farm shop. Have made myself a cuppa while I wait

I am not going to lie... part of Badger's charm is that he is a lazy, easy going soul. I do like the lurcher type, possibly the wiry haired ones rather than the smooth ….but Badger is beautiful too. Wolf if you have a link to a lurcher rescue site I would love you for ever....

@Girliefriendlikespuppies what dog have you got?
Sold the old dishwasher, in effect paid £65 for the new one, so glad it went, it was in the way (middle of the living room).
NSD planned here :)

On my way to meet up with friends for a late Christmas dinner. We exchange presents (we do a kriskindle) but the presents tend to be silly things from the Euro shop rather than serious, sensible gifts. It felt funny wrapping Christmas presents this morning.

I've to pay one friend €102 for two tickets (me and DD) to see 'Blood Brothers' in February.

My large monthly Tesco shop arrived this morning. I can't check the receipt 'cos it's at home. It will be interesting to see if I've ordered enough to last the whole month.

£10 bits from farm shop.

Lunch free at mum and dad's. Frugal win

Unescorted ah sorry not lurchers. Spaniels

Haven't spent a penny for 2 days. Feels good

Taking ds to the park for an hour now and have fed him before we leave. Leaving purse at home, he has way too many sweets in the cupboard so the usual shop trip on the way back can sod off.

Don't plan to spend tomorrow either. Dh is home from work so he can buy a McDonald's for ds.

In fact, I'm never spending a penny again, I've turned into the tightest person on the planet literally over night

Wolf I think a spaniel is way out of my bouncy league. They are very friendly though.

Girlie I suspect it may be expensive. So many coats, bowls, collars, leads, toys, beds, blankets ...not to mention insurance, food.

danni a NSD does feel good. from what I can remember

£28 top up shop at Morrison’s. But £4 of that was the hot chicken purchase that I got suckered into by my youngest for lunch for him and his brother. And £6 on a bottle of Cava, well it is Saturday....

Good deed for the day done. I’ve got an Instant Pot but have still hung on to my slow cooker for ages. So I listed it on a local freebie page and it was claimed within about 2 minutes! Made some room in my kitchen cupboards. I should really go through everywhere as I’m sure there’s more I can get rid of.

You know when you've cut up a lot of chillies and then accidentally run your eye... ouch!

Danni that's for 6 of us but I will have to do top up shops I always do. I've never managed to do a shop that lasts a week. Also can't promise there won't be a takeaway or two 🙈

Today's spends
£10 in vape but between us we've already saved £72 from stopping smoking so that's not too bad.
£7.93 in Aldi on a couple of bits I couldn't get in Lidl yesterday

£47 petrol. This will last about a month.

Snuggly try taking contact lens out..... my eyes are watering at the memory.

£64 Aldi, £7 Chinese, ££ DH at nandos with DS. Cinema with a gift card

snuggly unescorted or putting a tampon in...

Unescorted how about a rescue greyhound? They're basically couch potatoes and tend to be fairly low maintenance. The big costs so far have been food (£25 a month approx) and insurance (£15 a month.)

Sorry forgot which poster asked what sort of dog we've got, we have a terrier mix (yorkie/jrt) he's 7 months old and lots of fun.

I think a greyhound would be a good choice too.

em ouch!

Spends
£2 different coloured tape to distinguish our electric toothbrushes (sharpie eventually washed off!)
£3.50 charcoal pencils

Argh, ran out of DD’s nappies (I’d thought here was another pack) - literally down to the last one. So off to sainies for me. Got the few things I needed (nappies, squash, cream crackers) and then I happened upon the heavy bakeware. So not quite on plan. I also bought a small 20cm frying pan (for scrambling eggs etc) as mine is no longer non-stick and I’ve been meaning to replace it. £40, but mostly bakeware and pan!

I hope @WreckTangled comes back

@Girlfriendlikespuppies you have a beautiful dog
Didn't spend much today , lunch in Tesco's for Dh & l £10
2 x Charlie Bingham chicken tikka masala for £12 for DH he loves them , they are normally £7.50 each so l pounce when they are on offer
We went to Costco too, there is so much to see there. I don't see much saving there to be honest though, especially if you buy non branded food & drink already. We bought a box of 50 Oat so Simple porridge sachets for 5.49 but in Tesco they were 20 for £2 so they were cheaper . However the bakery dept is absolutely fantastic & the cafe is mega cheap. Baked potatoes for £1.50 & a hot dawg & soda for the same , not that l would eat either of them but l could see my DH necking it back . I ordered a birthday cake for my Mum for her 88th birthday . £14.99 and l will put a pic on for you to see when we get it on the 30th Jan.
So not too bad a spend considering My DD2 bought a membership for COSTCO through her work and had 2 cards, so DH had it off her for his birthday in Feb , l can see us really enjoying going there and exploring it's massive , loads of food tasting sessions too it was fab little things please little minds

@Wrecktangled is on the Christmas thread l am on , ahh no wonder you miss her @Seacow she's a darling, l am sure she will be back soon , everyone swaps and changes . I am not sure if you were on the thread too at one time , your name seems familiar m'dear

Mrs we have a costco membership and it does work out cheaper for some things but I actually find a lot more expensive. Brilliant for fuel though and we seem to get more mpg when we fill up there.

My dc class Costco as a brilliant day out. Walking round trying all the samples then hotdog and a pop what more could you want 🤣

Cheers mrsmadevans ...lsd today
72.00 Mr M's weekly shop
10.45 B&Ms marmite etc cheaper than supermarket prices.....

Ouch, Em! I got dh to apply nappy creams as bedtime in case there was still chilli on my fingers!

@We3kingsoforientareandabump
There is no petrol station at the one in Cardiff but the tyres look amazing value, they were so busy there, it must be really good service.
There was so much to see there we barely brushed the surface. I can imagine your DC enjoying it too , they had lovely things to try and so many and the staff were so helpful. I have a feeling the TV'S and electrical stuff is very good value too judging by the few we saw , they had some lovely furniture there as well . Sorry l have gone on a bit l can see we will really enjoy going there even if we don't spend a lot
@Fearofawelshplanet , l do that too , B& M have Napolina spaghetti 1kg for £1.19 at least it was that much last time l stocked up I buy odds and sods here and there when l see them cheaper. My DD1 is very fussy over brands she will only have Napolina everything
spoilt