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Re: March 2026 Grocery Challenge
First shopping this budget round. I was considering a big monthly online shop, but decided against it in the end. Since the beginning of the year I'm budgeting with cash only for variable spendi…6 -
Re: February 2026 Grocery Challenge
“Were you planning on stopping keeping hens or is their demise unexpected? I have wondered about the economics, especially as a dozen eggs can easily cost £3.” Not sure yet @PipneyJane. The Eglus are…8 -
Re: Living Large, on a Small Income, by the Sea.
I like Sarah Beth yoga on YouTube. She does videos by length and by ability. 10 minute yoga videos are great4 -
Re: Getting FIREd up 😀
And the car insurance dance is done for another year! Renewal price: £929.30 😱😱😱 Best online price: £524.38 (Actually, not the lowest price, but some had insane excesses like £700 😬 This was £250…4 -
Re: BT Home Essentials Unlimited Broadband- check your renewal.
Must be in the midst of updating pages, as even using internal links to HE are giving 404 error. Both BT & EE1 -
Re: Winter Wonders
Successfully wrestled the foam back into the cover of the Poang chair after I washed it. It will never be taken off again.4 -
Re: Winter Wonders
Reported a missed bin collection (not really outstanding, but the alternative was just leaving it at the end of the drive for a fortnight so more OAT prevention!) Also started, and finished, a lovely…2 -
Re: Winter Wonders
I've copied all my files off my dying laptop. I've done allllll the dishes, soaked n scrubbed the dog bowls, cleaned the microwave. Last night I finished sorting a bag of old stuff from the…3 -
Re: Settling in for the long haul
…somebody chuck a halo my way - we’ve just had roast chicken sandwiches for dinner, moving the takeaway leftovers to tomorrow. Feel like a food-stretching angel 😂 😇 It may have been Mr D’s idea but…4 -
Re: Road To Financial Recovery
I found that, bacr when I first started doing as you are. All out insurances and other yearly expenses came out jan to May putting us on the back foot for the rest of the year then it all started aga…1
