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Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
Dear Readers, Today I decided that what I needed to do was Random Tasks. You know the sort of things….they get put off & before long they cease to become a Random Task & have become an Annoyi…12 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
@badmemory - The problem with my freezer lists is that despite being organised into categories & written up neatly in my notebook, I invariably cease updating them after about a week, so instead …10 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Yorkshire Building Society Christmas 2026 eSaver/saver at 5% NLA9 -
Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 02nd March 2026
Foodbank session done, and new person half trained shown how to do my job. It'll take a couple of sessions because it's a fiddly thing to do, but I think she's going to ace it fairly q…8 -
Re: Radio Caroline Daily Quiz
05/03/2026 Pushmi-pullyu In a monastery Michael Hutchence Emilio Largo John Constable Stockholmer5 -
Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 02nd March 2026
Bedding on the line drying beautifully. My wardrobe emptied, vacuumed and dusted internally, moved out of its space; space cleaned - many, many cobwebs vacuumed from bock of wardrobe and dusted from …8 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
I always read but rarely comment but just wondered if you ever claim any tax back for the costs of laundering the work wear. As a teacher on PAYE it never occurred to me that I could have claimed a f…7 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
thank you @Cherryfudge - that is indeed the recipe. I was quite freestyle and bold with the spices for the carrots but was a bit intimidated by cooking the lentils and so I stuck more or less to that…6 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Good Morning MFW'rs Back from shopping. £33.39 spent. I went to MrAl, MrL and MrS. No green boxes, and not alot of YS'd stuff anywhere. I overspent in MrAl - I went there for school lunch b…5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
I made my first ever dhal tonight - inspired by reading about your various curry culinary delights. I used a recipe from the Mr L app - spiced roasted carrot and kale lentil dhal and we really enjoye…5
