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Re: Joyous January's No-Spend Days Challenge!
Forgot to check in yesterday, but it was a NSD and one today, too - 6/12 🥳2 -
Re: Joyous January's No-Spend Days Challenge!
Not today - Mr KK broke our can opener again 🙄 and that’s not something we can do without for long … KK2 -
Starling “ spaces” and similar
I’m hoping to start to learn to budget better. I find paperwork very overwhelming ( mental health ) I’m now feeling ok enough to start tightening up to look at what I’m spending. It’s not my main ban…1 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
Electric and gas had deluttered a lot of money when I saw my energy statement. Decluttered - 2 Catalogues + File + Diary + Stool + Paperwork + Freezer Food + Magazine + Pamphlets + Electrical Lead + …21 -
Re: 2026: time to face facts and plan for the hard times ahead
Hoping for a no spend day today. Although saying that for some reason the electric to my filtration system kept cutting out last night when filling the van so although I have the van back, there'…1 -
Re: 2026: time to face facts and plan for the hard times ahead
Yes I think you're right, need to be more forthright in just buying essentials for the house and the boys.1 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
Mrs SD - great knitting. My youngest daughter has started knitting - made hats as Christmas presents. vulpix - I do that so I always can access the number. I didn't get up so early today. Chap c…21 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Great result with the baked spuds. I know it's not your thing but I made a Chinese inspired pork dish in the slow cooker which was very tasty and there's enough for another variation for di…3 -
Re: Tools for checking flight prices
Plus Norse and BA from Gatwick, and Norse again from Manchester. No comment on their (Norse) reliability.1 -
Re: Settling in for the long haul
Today has felt very long. No money spent as have been at work for most of it. It is certainly feeling like we’re in ‘the grind’ of the month where there’s not much to tick off and we just need to try…3

