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Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
It's only happened to me on 1 previous occasion, @PennysIntoPounds, but this time has really annoyed me. Nothing was omitted from the box & nothing was damaged. Am waiting for a response to.…8 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
Thank you for the detailed post reply Foxgloves. The main things I am gleaning as reducing cost factors are: you shop in person so can pick up yellow stickered things, or take advantage of your butch…8 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
I plan our meals, but in a way that Mr Sl can select from 2-3 options. This allows him an element of choice but works within what I have in mind. Currently we are on a mission to reduce the amount of…8 -
Re: IAS DECISIONS (2025 onwards, until - we hope - they are banned)
It's all template crap (did you read the other ones posted here? Same wording!) and the IAS is not independent. It's owned by Will Hurley Ltd, as is the IPC Trade Body. And he was personall…5 -
Re: Old Style Daily Wednesday 04 February 2026
What a great fast response @RedRuby1231, well done that GP surgery. Spring is coming @ScarletRibbons - the wee snowdrops are beginning to peek up. There are large banks of them around here as well as…13 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
Fascinating explanation @foxgloves! I do a mixture of daily, weekly and monthly planning. I enjoy cooking too - find myself using many recipes from my student days. Pulses, soups that become stews. G…8 -
Re: Old Style Daily Monday 02 February 2026
The whole thing was written by the Tech Person - for a Tech person. It is not intuitive at all. It needs to be rewritten by a normal person for normal people, remembering a number of us are over 50 a…5 -
Re: NST February 2026 - You Are Enough
yesterday was my proper start to February. Inspired by this thread, I initiated what I would like to have done for each new year. I had a sort out of my work space and created a realistic to do list.…7 -
Re: NST February 2026 - You Are Enough
I think I'd like to eat round at grandmanerd's house! Today I am grateful for Pip having a good zoom call that moved things on a bit, for dh getting to spend time with a friend, for doing a…5 -
Re: Old Style Daily Wednesday 04 February 2026
morning everyone I’m just off out to a cleaning job in a minute I hope it’s not as cold out as yesterday it was freezing and like scarlet we had sleet . We had a lovely meal out last night food was d…12
