I promised myself a lie on today (DD was due to be up early for work, so I figured she could feed the cats), but DCat1 was keen to go outside and made a ferocious racket at some ungodly hour this morning. DD did feed them, but I couldn't go back to sleep. Anyway, I made a cuppa and a slice of toast and I've taken my laptop back to bed.
I bought some new towels recently because all of my towels seemed to be MIA. Discovered that DD had done a big clear out of her room at some stage and dumped a big pile of dirty towels in the spare room. So that was a waste of approx. €30 on towels I didn't need. But on a positive note, I probably won't need to buy any towels for the next 10 years or so.
Spent a few € on a small round of drinks on Friday night (nephew's wife's 30th birthday party). We didn't stay late because DD was up early the next morning for work. And DD went halves on the present (beauty salon voucher).
I had my Dad to stay on Friday night after the party. I had to drop DD to work quite early on Saturday morning, so I invited Dad out for breakfast near DD's workplace. But Dad insisted on paying for us both. After breakfast we went for a nice walk around a local castle/river walk.
I need to sit down and have another look at my budget. Every so often I do this and I usually find everything has crept up a bit - my insurance payments etc. In fairness, my insurance company generally write out and tell me that the premiums are going up. And the increases are usually small. But it's the cumulative impact of all of those increases together with subscriptions going up. Also, I haven't renewed my house insurance since Storm Eowyn hit, but I think my house insurance is likely to increase significantly. I read an article recently about how much the storm damage cost insurance companies and they will surely be looking to recoup those costs from their customers. When you factor in the increase in food prices etc., life in general is costing a lot more. I've warned DD that some of our subscriptions may have to go, unless she wants to take them on.
@Frugal25 hope the chat with the mortgage advisor goes well. Sounds like you've a plan in place.
@PearlsPearl that's a lot of kids to buy for! I've a big family but we do kriskindle and it cuts down on the expense hugely. Also reduces the time spent planning and physically shopping for presents. It felt a bit strange the first year, but we're used to it now and we'd never go back. But it might not work in your situation.
@WhitegreeNcandle yes, hosting is expensive. But hopefully your guests are nice people who appreciate everything you are doing for them and return the favour from time to time. It's nice (albeit expensive) to host, but it's also nice to be hosted.
@Pearls hope you enjoyed your day out.
@BigSkies2022 very sensible choice to increase your budget rather than ask for jewellery you don't want or need. I'm keeping everything crossed that everything goes smoothly re: your Dad. Sorry to hear about Ddog. I guess he won't be happy with his new diet, even though it's for his own good.
@Happierwithouthim well done on the weight loss.
Should be a LSD. I have a meeting tonight of a community group I'm involved with. I usually take a cake to the meeting, to have with a cuppa. I really like cake, but there's no point in buying a whole cake just for me (DD isn't really a fan of cake). This way the cake gets used up and there's no waste.
It's a lovely day here. I should probably stick a load of towels in the washing machine. Have a good Sunday everyone.