Live on £4000 for a year - part 4 (Oct - Dec 2008)

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Thanks Nyk and Cw.

Cw - I didn't realise that we'd get that much extra. Makes a nice suprise! Even tho I'm thinking about it all now, it'll be an eye-opener not going to work every day and having a VERY set amount of money in the bank!

Nyk - Thats a good idea, I think I'll do that - work the budget out out with travel expenses. Will make me think more too about doing unnecessary trips here, there and everywhere. That makes it abit easier to understand.

On the frugal baby side of things, got pretty much everything that we'll NEED now. Have had a couple of things as Christmas presents I cant have clothes or anything cos no 'normal' clothes fit so I'd rather have something that is useful and will be used. If I get it all now, it doesnt have to come out of next years budget!

loopy x

sophiesmum_2

these are the tins of shortbreads from m&S, I think they make a nice gift for a bloke, why are men so difficult to buy for???





I am just waiting for some chocolate to set in the fridge, when I was in boots I saw choc stirring sticks, they were £5 for 6 in a bag:eek: :eek: , i said to my friend at time "I bet you could make them for 50p", (like us frugallers do) anyway when we were in wilkinsons they had mini ice cube trays for £1 just the right size to make the stirrers;) - so stirrers now setting in fridge. I have used some swiss choc I bought last week in home bargains for 39p , if they work will be much cheaper than boots:rotfl: will post a piccy if they work:D

Skint_Lynne

What would you do with them sophiesmum, are they for dipping into hot chocolate?

I am a bit :mad: tonight, I have a 2nd interview for a job tomorrow, and guess what, a bit of my tooth has fallen off, it's not right at the front, but 3 in from the centre. You can see it if I smile and it is very attractive. I can't believe it.

No-one down at mum's noticed it, so I don't know whether to smile with my mouth closed tomorrow or make a joke of it and say, look at my dodgy teeth, they are crumbling away!!! I've never had anything like this happen before, and I've no time to get it fixed before the interview, it is at noon tomorrow.

I'll need to make a dental appointment, it might be next week before I can go anyway, I have 6 jewellery parties to do this week.:eek:

sophiesmum_2

Here is boots £5 version:




And here is the frugal version bagged and tagged for 39p:rotfl:




the stickless ones are some chocolates I was trying out at same time , somebody ate the other three

redglass_2

Skint_Lynne wrote: »

I don't know whether to smile with my mouth closed tomorrow or make a joke of it and say, look at my dodgy teeth, they are crumbling away!/quote]

I'd make a virtue of it, SL: 'If you've noticed my tooth, don't worry that I would look like this if you took me on; I'm about to get it fixed but it was either the dentist or this interview, and this interview is more important to me.'

sophiesmum_2

Hi SL
Ouch to the tooth and dentist bill:eek:

You use the stirrers to dip/stir hot choc or even coffee/mocha. Going to add some to my hampers and snowman soups:D

sophiesmum_2

redglass wrote: »

Skint_Lynne wrote: »

I don't know whether to smile with my mouth closed tomorrow or make a joke of it and say, look at my dodgy teeth, they are crumbling away!/quote]

I'd make a virtue of it, SL: 'If you've noticed my tooth, don't worry that I would look like this if you took me on; I'm about to get it fixed but it was either the dentist or this interview, and this interview is more important to me.'

Good answer:T :T

whitewing

Lol, that reminds me. I met the perfect-man-before-my-husband-came-along, (tall, dark and quirky - well they both are) and I can remember thinking how lovely he was. And how perfect. Far too perfect for me. And he laughed at my jokes, which meant that I could see he had fillings, which meant that he wasn't too perfect for me, after all. I've never fancied someone because of his fillings before.

But he wasn't 'the one' - someone else had got there first.

Enough of my ramblings.

Skint_Lynne

redglass wrote: »

Skint_Lynne wrote: »

I don't know whether to smile with my mouth closed tomorrow or make a joke of it and say, look at my dodgy teeth, they are crumbling away!/quote]

I'd make a virtue of it, SL: 'If you've noticed my tooth, don't worry that I would look like this if you took me on; I'm about to get it fixed but it was either the dentist or this interview, and this interview is more important to me.'

Thanks Redglass,

I think you are right, but I do look sooooooo attractive right now, all I need is a wart on the end of my nose and a pointy hat to complete the look of a witch.:rotfl: :rotfl:

Better to make a joke out of it, he's already seen me when all my teeth were intact anyway, so he will maybe know that this is not my ususal 'look'.

Skint_Lynne

sophiesmum wrote: »

Hi SL
Ouch to the tooth and dentist bill:eek:

You use the stirrers to dip/stir hot choc or even coffee/mocha. Going to add some to my hampers and snowman soups:D

The stirrers are cool and yours look just as nice as the boots ones. I cannot believe that you had the lolly sticks in stock to make them, I am going to try these and the snowman soups for wee sisters and SIL's, they are all into hot chocolate.

it's a pity you don't do a bit of dentistry on the side, that would help me out tonight:rotfl: :rotfl: