Dusty's Frugal Fortnights

''Oh Dusty! Sounds like a bit of a disaster to be honest! Glad you made it home OK... Definitely time for the trolley next time I think. Just wallop other people out of the way with it Just kidding!''
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I have been tempted at times! :rotfl:
Oh,and forgot to tell you the final touch. Humped the bags home only to find one of the 500g yoghurts had split right down the seam and poured out all over the contents of my shopping . Every item had to be washed and dried,plus the mess of yoghurt pooled in the bottom of my best bag. :mad::mad::mad::mad: Of course it couldnt be the cheap plastic bag,could it?:rotfl:
Wonder why the edit button has disappeared. All the stupid mistakes I carelessly make will be on view so I had better read carefully before I save.I spend more time correcting than posting.........yep,several errors.....but though my browser is underlining my spelling of yoghurt as wrong I have ALWAYS spelt it like that and dont intend to change.
Am getting an urge to write yoghurt my way 100 times.......yep,there goes the little squiggle again
Found this online;

Is it yogurt or yoghurt?

To the dismay of traditionalists, more manufacturers and retailers have been using the Americanised spelling of yogurt that drops the letter 'h'. But producers have defended the move, saying the British spelling of yoghurt is now outdated and should reflect the industry changes.

Yep.dinosaur Dusty is definitely outdated.I have an excuse,I will be 70 on 31stJan.Old dog........:rotfl:

Hope they sort that all out soon.Meanwhile I will have to be really careful scrutinising my posts before sending them. I am such a slow typist (2 fingered,often 1 fingered if my crippling arthritis is playing up) that I would never sort things out in 30 secs Anyway,sometimes I want to add more info or thoughts later so not being able to do that would be a major pain.

It was seeing the nice way the Savings Ninja Turtles used the word January to bring together all their disparate aims and goals that led me to setting up my own thread. Certainly I would have had to devote masses of time if I got involved there,posting and updating in so many categories Better time use to do it myself.
But it was interesting. Here it is

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Janus is the god who looks both backwards and forwards. A new year can be a time to look back over the previous year (but we turtles have already done this in December). So this is a time to look forwards - where do you want to be in 12 months from now? 5 years? 10 years?


Activity. This is a BOGOF one. Take up a new hobby or resurrect a new one. ALSO, be active. Keep moving.


Non-negotiables:
-18 NSDs (if not, why not?)
-your bugets are set by the start of the month and are fixed.
-£5 to foodbank / charity
-pay money to your debts FIRST - do not wait to see how much is left at the end - and live within your budget
-meal plan


Unabashed, unambiguous, unconditional, undaunted, undivided, unerring, unshakeable devotion to your goal(s). [more on this later]


Always plan your meals; always take a shopping list; always take your lunch to work and drink + snacks when out and about; avoid all coffee shops, vending machines, work canteens...


Reduce, re-use, repair, re-gift, recycle, recover, refuse! And read.

You are the key to reducing your debt, living modestly, keeping as fit and well as you can. So look after yourself - physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally.




I want to re-introduce Bob's s t r e t c h challenge for January: how much extra an you earn / save off your food shop / move / remove.

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I want to adapt that to my needs,but now Mr Dusty wants me to somehow update his tablet browser,so I have to leave it for now.He is even WORSE with technology than I am,but insists on getting complicated (well,to him!and me!!!!!) tech,such as tablets and a smart phone,and then expects me to figure it out.......eyes glazing,eyes glazing........70 and 79 is too old for all this stuff:rotfl:

Another annoyance,I wanted to link my diary to my signature,as outlined on the sticky at the DFW diaries thread,but like numerous others,couldnt get it to work. Would have liked to be able to click while on any thread I was posting on to get to the diary,but as with so many other things with posting on this site,things are just not working.Will try again later