A Journey of Many Pounds Starts With a Single Penny

LadyGnome · 9 May 2016 at 10:48AM

Just had an irritating call from my mobile phone provider:mad:

Them: Dear LadyGnome we want to reward you for your loyalty to us by giving you an Android tablet
(all good so far)
... It comes with an attached discounted tariff of £3.50 pw...

Me: So you are rewarding me by giving me something I don't particularly need and asking me to pay for it?

Them: But its a discounted tariff...
Me: No thanks I'll give it a miss.

Sneaky blighters - we're going to give you a free gift that will cost you money every month. I wonder how many people fall for it. I bet none of you MFW would be sucked in by the spiel.

EatingTheElephant · 10 May 2016 at 7:35AM

Well done on seeing through the sneaky blighters. I know a few people who would think that was a good deal!

Great growing too, crops sound delicious.

LadyGnome · 10 May 2016 at 9:41AM

Good morning ETE

I love having a garden after years of living in flats. Ours is not huge, just a typical urban/suburban garden in London but it is amazing what you can grow and it gets the children interested in veg (at least for a few minutes!). MrGnome's family have a small holding in his home country so he loves being outside athough his approach to gardening can be a "enthusiastic" at times. I get a bit twitchy if he gets the chainsaw out!.

MSE stuff
Not much to report. A low spend day yesterday just some bits for packed lunches and a highlighter pen for the younger Gnomeboy, less than £5 in total. Today I've spend £1 on 8 small kitkats at Mr T so that's the packed lunches covered.

I referred MrGnome to TCB yesterday as he shops on eb@y a fair bit so can do that through TCB and we will both get some cash when he hits £10 CB.

45 days to the end of the Xbox squeeze

brizzledfw · 10 May 2016 at 7:58PM

Good to catch up - all sounds good with you LG. Have a great week

LadyGnome · 11 May 2016 at 9:31AM

brizzledfw wrote: »

Good to catch up - all sounds good with you LG. Have a great week

Thanks brizzled have a great week too.

Not much news to report a low spending day yesterday and I am hoping for the same today.

My lavender seeds have germinated (well more accurately - one lavender plant has appeared).

44 days to the end of the Xbox squeeze

LadyGnome · 20 May 2016 at 9:59AM

Hello everybody, I've been AWOL for a bit due to the recurrence of an old back problem.
However, there is always a silver lining ... Apart from some prescription charges it's been LS or NS days for the last week or so. I am now on target to hit my savings goal for the month and probably better it. Not only that but I have barely been out of the house so few opportunities for frittering and no travel expenses.

Payday next week and my current account is healthier than expected.:j

Busy_Mee1 · 20 May 2016 at 11:54AM

Hi LG - sorry to hear about your back problem, I know from experience how much that can affect you. I hope you are back on the mend now.

Good going on the spending and well done on the healthier than expected bank account. I wish mine was - we are having a very tight month (self inflicted) and I can't wait for pay day.

LadyGnome · 20 May 2016 at 12:42PM

Hi Busy yes I am improving and should be back in work on Monday. Hope your restraint this month pays off (excuse the pun). I will be fairly squeezed next month as it is Xbox month:eek: It should get a bit easier from then.

brizzledfw · 20 May 2016 at 3:19PM

Sorry re the back. Sounds nasty but glad you could find some kind of silver lining!!

Have a restful weekend

LadyGnome · 20 May 2016 at 5:40PM

Brizzled thank you. I hope you have a good weekend too.

Some good news, the car got through its MOT. We did replace two tyres earlier this week as they might not have got through but that was the only expense.

A Journey of Many Pounds Starts With a Single Penny

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