Guess whose back!? The Return Diary

CAFCGirl

Your friend is spot on.Theres no point dragging it out going to work when you're not well, as it'll just hold on for longer, your body needs time and rest to get over it.

Just done our food shop online and came in at £45. But that includes DH's lunch stuff which normally he pays for seperately so thats good.
Got a meal plan sorted out for the next 2 weeks as well but we will need to buy some more lunch stuff next week but should manage that for about £10.
So if we can do this every fortnight and spent £55 on food (which has included a few treats) so that would be aboout £120 a month (including ousehold bits). Colleague at work helped me to work out food costs for a dog as well so we can actually manage it comfortably out of the £175 I budget for food and household bits each month!
Woohoo!

Now just need to get a house which will allow us a dog, get a dog and life will be a little bit shinier......

bella2121

Hi

Well done

CAFCGirl

MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Super happy this morning and just been to go and see the cottage and it is IDEAL!
Add onto that the letting agent said he can probably get the rent discounted for us to £550! Thats a whole £100 less then what we pay now!!!

AND........................... said yes to us having a dog!!!!!
Got a really nice sized garden, 2 good sized reception rooms, 2 double bedrooms, large bathroom............ only downside is the kitchen, which as yet doesn't have a fridge/freezer or washing machine but the agent said if they were a deal breaker for us, then they could get them put in!
Also said we can decorate, providing its in keeping with the property and they will share costs with us!

So all in all a very fantastic day so far and its only 10.10am!!!

bella2121

great news cafc!! dont know why it posted just well done anyway????

sounds lovely, i reckon you would easily afford a dog and its a great way of getting out of the house for fresh air and excercise which always lifts the spirits! what type of dog are you getting?

Really glad you are having a good day, i'm feeling really down today but you have cheered me up with your good news, keep us updated on the developments xx

CAFCGirl

Awww hun whats up? Are you feeling any better illness wise?
Problem shared is a problem halved and all that...

Yeah we've done a rough budget to include a dog and we can afford the monthly expenses, food, insurance etc and we'll set up a seperate account to put money away into for other vet bills etc.
We want to get a pug, its the only breed DH and I can agree on, plus they are a bit lovely anyway!

bella2121

Thanks hun, i'm feelin a little better illness wise not as snotty but my face is a mess all round my nose and mouth is all dry and flaky i look a right state! :eek:

I love pugs they are really sweet, OH thinks they are evil lol!!!! i think its cause he watched that one on footballers wives that time, hes a loony!!!! I've got a bassett hound hes soooooo delicious i could eat him! he sit next to me on the settee with his head on my knee nudging my arm so i'll stroke him lol!

Just feelin a bit down cause time of the month i think i always feel really bad think i'm gonna have a quiet weekend with lots of chillin out

On the positive side i have stashed £100 away and OH hasnt even noticed lol, gonna let in mount up a bit more then pay half of a debt and just keep the rest as an emergency fund xx

CAFCGirl

Wow, well done on stashing the cash....
Wonder how much you can stash before he does notice, could get quite a nice little bit of savings there... i might just try the same thing....

Awwww a basset! That was my third choice, after a pug and then a bulldog... how much would you say you spend on feeding your basset?
I keep trying to look online for how much food wise a pug should be eating, but I cant seem to find an answer, my colleague told me how much she spends on feeding hers, but not the quantities and she's more well off than we are so its all pedigree chum

Just got in from town and got my secret santa present for work done, and a couple more bits for OH's stocking, just want to get some some socks and a t-shirt/jumper and that will be done

I think a chill out weekend would be very good for you, have a nice relaxing bath, read a book, face mask or something, that always makes me feel a bit more human... that and loads of chocolate!

doodledo_2

Afternoon hun fab news about the pup but then I am a bit biased lol.

I only spend about £5 a month on my pup at the moment as I go to a local farm food shop and buy it loose. Tescos puppy food, not value is about £2.60 for 2.5kgs I think from memory.

I buy her little biscuits too and they are 99p a box which again lasts me a month. Between my insurance and food I reckon I am only spending around £20 a month on her at the moment.

CAFCGirl

Hey gorgeous, how you doing?

Thats a lot less than what I was thinking lol.... just goes to show my colleague does over indulge her pugs with the "best" that money can buy...

I thought I would do a mix between wet and dry food for the pup, but still i cant find any information online about what suits them best as a breed.....

we'll be moving out to a village (hopefully) so will have to have a look around for a local farm shop...

doodledo_2

Awwww I hope my little pup isn't have a bad quality of life on my meagre allowances lol. I think its like everything if you want to spend a fortune you can but you don't need to. Farm shops are a god send and one of the huge benefits of living in our little village.