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Re: Old Style Daily Wednesday 08 April 2026
Morning again. It was so lovely to see my knickers hanging out on the line for this first time since last September, they all dried so quickly in the sunshine and slight breeze. I bulked out the load…14 -
Re: More Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches to shut in 2025/26
You've got to consider that a lot of people (not all by any means) decline cognitively as they age. Someone who could use online banking etc as second nature for many many years, may struggle to…6 -
Re: Old Style Daily Wednesday 08 April 2026
Morning All Thanks for the start Gers, hope your cold is abating. Busy day yesterday, finished painting the woodwork in the laundry, just the emulsion to choose and put on now. Washing all done, drie…14 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Too right peb, it's not ideal to do it the way round we did it this time, with a purpley hotel stop first. But we'd planned to make this museum visit/purple hotel stay at the end of our las…7 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Have a lovely holiday family Greying5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Happy holidays.5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
I will confess to feeding my children McDonald's, we'd struggle to spend £400 tho! I *think* that would be IRO of 13-15x what we typically spend for a family of 4, probably more! 😉6 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
£400 per month on McDonald’s is absolutely ridiculous.6 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
We took take oats measured out for porridge. If I plan to make pancakes whilst away I also take flour/sugar/salt measured out or flour/sugar/salt/baking powder if I'm planning American pancakes …5 -
Re: Bricks Not Books
Food budget I'm having a think about some ways to try and bring the food budget down a bit and currently there are three main hotspots that could be dealt with. DH's lunches Before the pand…5
