Frugal Summer shenanigans, sunburnt silliness, ice cream indulgence, paddling pool chaos, picnic pandemonium, bank holiday bonkersness, sunshine mischief and all the rest of it.

[DirtyGertiefromno30]

Welcome to our lovely, friendly,frugal thread everyone 🤗

£1.07 in Aldi for me today.

Thank you @DirtyGertiefromno30. I’ve seen the The Hairdresser Mysteries icon (?) so I might give that a try. The Sheep Detectives film is still on my list. You now have me thinking of visiting the library. I haven’t been for about 15 years.

Good luck with the oven @Twogingercats. I always have plans for heritage weekend and never do any of it.

You’ve done really well with all your little savings pots and the cash n carry shop @Rainbow1901 and having that September payment covered must feel good. Love the sound of the steak in breadcrumbs 😋. Enjoy the GCs tomorrow , cinema and cake baking sounds like a lovely day! 😁

Omg 😱 😳 unforgivable @Ovoemconserva 🤣

That sounds like a brilliant tip, thank you for reminding us all @Twogingercats. 😊 We did something similar last year with the NT it really is amazing what you can see for free. Definitely worth having a look at what’s happening locally , a lovely day out without costing a fortune 😁.
I will link it for you if l can sweetheart

@RumBananaSundae your food shopping is phenomenal. How much you spent this month?
Payday tomorrow here got a big bill this month so going to be behaving myself!

Qhttps://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/whats-on/search-2026-events.html
Here's the link 🤗

Give them a go @RumBananaSundae 🤗 l love the music and camaraderie in them , it's 70's music & it's fabulous 😍

Got to be done unfortunately @Ovoemconserva l know 🙄. I felt like that last month for the car and this month for the hedge 😭

£40ish for tickets to the Roman baths tomorrow
£17 ISH for lunch today in somewhere that looked Italian esp with the weather. Beautiful in the sunshine.
£34ish on a cow jigsaw (obsessed with cows) and 2 gifts for back home for family.
Think that's it

National trust place was free today. Beautiful. Oh £4.50 as DD picked up postcards in a 300 year church and I paid for them as she breezed on through.

I wish we were neighbours @Twogingercats to share plums, I would share my tomatoes. and I adore the tins for Christmas. I do this too. Hope the oven is amazing. Love new kitchen appliances.

I envy @RumBananaSundae food bills. I need tips. Also, want to live with her please. Thank you.

@Ovoemconservaisnt the MN saying dtb?? Maybe a strong word is needed?

I love that you prepare things before freezing. What a great idea. Effort but saves time and money in the future @Rainbow1901

AHH you’re having a lovely break @Frugal25! 😍 The National Trust places are brilliant and so beautiful. That £4.50 for postcards doesn’t count 🤣.
Lunch sounds gorgeous, and of course you had to have the cow jigsaw! 🐄😂 The Roman Baths tomorrow will be another lovely day out too lam sure Enjoy yourselves ❤️🤗

£20 today on lunch at work and drink/treat at the cinema. Today’s choice was paw patrol which was slightly better than my recent minions experience!

Afternoon everyone 🤗
Aldis £27 on bits and pieces l don't know where the food all goes 😱.
Four adults and l buy my Mum bits and pieces as well , it's really costly .
I am sure it would be cheaper to go on Mounjaru or Wegovy 🤣
Raining here but we need it badly to put those fires out . Hope everyone is ok and having a good day 🤗

@Frugal25 I am going to get my ducks in a row and then LTB.

Absolutely LTB @Ovoemconserva how dare he treat you this way.
So expensive @DirtyGertiefromno30 esp with buying for others too which is so kind of you, you're such a lovely soul. I'll join you on the injections! Lol
Rain here too. Was lovely and fresh. Are the fires nearly out?
Was minions that bad @Cuwins? I am not sure about the paw patrol film but will give it a go....

NSD for me but we did go to the baths (pre paid for) and OH treated us to lunch and snacks etc. the baths were so much fun. Hopefully everyone enjoyed.
Also, bought my engagement ring! It's absolutely stunning and the gent in the shop was so good he even gave DD a necklace so she had a "gift" too, cleaned all the other jewellery I was wearing, told me to pop in every year to say hi and he would clean it all for free each year.
I shall try and send a photo.

My ring

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Oh I love it! Congratulations again lovely.
I look really look on ochre if your considering my maid of honour outfit ;-)

Oh wowww @Frugal25it’s absolutely beautiful!! 😍💍 I love it! What stone is it? I can't tell but it's beautiful ❤️
And I absolutely LOVE your gold signet ring too 😍😍 It’s so lovely, and I love that you wear it on your little finger . I think it looks gorgeous together and your nails and hands are so well cared for sweetheart ❤️

I will have to be flower girl with your Dd then @Frugal25 @Ovoemconserva 🤣🤣

I'll definitely join you on the injections lol!!
Rain here too, it was lovely and fresh afterwards. The fires are nearly out now, it's been awful for everyone,l just hope all the greenery comes back like before 🤞🙏🤗.
Sounds like you had a lovely day though! Baths sound great fun and definitely an NSD if they were already paid for 😂 And how lovely of OH to treat you to lunch and snacks too.
He's been a very thoughtful fiance 😊.
Aw bless you @Frugal25it's so exciting 👏🤗 ❤️
What about the jewellery man though , what fantastic service he gave you all and that little gift for DD too , he sounds an absolute darling ❤️

£23 on some buts at Sainsbury’s for Mum. She has had a flare up of back pain and we took her to the GP yesterday. She upped her pain medication but it has been making her feel nauseous and not inclined to eat much. I have been pushing fluids with her and encouraging snacks. I was looking out some carriers for books to go to the charity shop and found a Mars bar at the bottom of one! Heaven knows how it got there, but I gave it to Mum and she ate it and had a drink of Lucozade. She is naughty! But I’m glad she’s eaten something.
I put anything I really want to do on the calendar, @RumBananaSundae ., as DH regards it then as written in stone!,
I’m glad you enjoyed the Roman Baths @Frugal25 . Congratulations on your engagement and the lovely ring. Hope your little lass is feeling better.

The minions was horrific! I didn’t even understand what was happening.
NSD here today, visited friends and spent the day in their garden while DD played with their grandkids

Aw bless you @Twogingercats, £23 on bits for your Mum is money well spent in my book . I’m sorry her back pain has flared up though, and that the extra pain meds are making her nauseous. You’re doing the right thing with fluids and little snacks. And finding a Mars bar in the bottom of the carrier 😂 😋. At least she ate it and had some Lucozade ❤️ I give
My Mum Lucozade all the time she likes it bless her ❤️

Just bought a pizza air fryer and a new slo cooker from George £75 .
For me due to the Coeliacs 🙄.
Shame about the Minions @Cuwins.
Glad you enjoyed the day with your friends 🤗

Ooohhhh pizza air fryer. I love this!

Sorry about your mum @Twogingercats but yay for the mars bar. Hope your mum is better soon. Xx

Urgh. Hopefully your children don't make you watch it again when it's on TV @Cuwins

Thank you reg my ring 💍 I do try to keep nails and hands looking ok at home. I don't tend to have my nails done at salons.
I shall be needed flower girls, bridesmaids, maid of honors, chief bridesmaids so you are all hired. Wear what you like and grab a glass of bubbles 🥂