"This time next year, Rodney" Hypno's latest instalment

Karmacat

Hypno, I love the squares thing, thats my main focus on the money I get from all my dfw antics.

boredofbeingathome

Hope you have a good New Year Hypno and all.
Bob.x

hypno06

We have reached a compromise on the "going out on New Year's Eve" thing - the children want to go to a party we have been invited to, but I'm not bothered really, so we have agreed that we will pop down there until about 10 before heading home. I have my run tomorrow so whilst I fully believe I will see the new year in, I can then go straight to bed.....and can be snuggled up on the sofa in between times.....:o

I have £10 in my purse, so that is the extent of our spend budget for this evening......so it shouldn't be too expensive.

That's the idea, anyway!

mizmir

Have fun tonight!

hypno06

Thanks, miz - DS is already complaining about the fact we will be coming home really early......life is sooooo unfair :rolleyes:

Karmacat

Yep, from me too - have a lovely evening, Hypno.

pania

RANT NEEDED... Apologies.

£35 per head for a bloody meal and my best friend - who knows my debt issues - is giving me such a guilt trip that i dare not not go, and then we have alcohol on top!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! I am NOT happy. asked if i could go join them all after they have eaten. no apparently!!!! don't even want to bloody go out in the first place would rather stay in with a good book and save the money and forget its new years eve. i have a real complex about it i hate it. call me scrooge but unless i'm getting silver service beluga caviar £35 is ridiculous but i feel sooo guilty that i have to go. want to cry. its really unfair.

hypno06

Rant away, P......thankfully the party I am going to is a "bring your own food" thing so we can keep the cost down, much more sensible. But I would rather stay here and not do anything. In a few years, DS can take himself off to parties and stagger home when he is ready.....:rolleyes:

Pay the money, enjoy the meal, and then check all the mystery shopping sites over the next few days to recoup the money and make it money-neutral.

pania

thanks hon, wise words, think its just the case of being pressured into it and not a case of " i really want to but i can't afford it." i can't afford it but i don't blimmin want to either!!!!!

mystery shopagogo!!!

duchy

awww hugs Pania
I loathe NYE and my friends know better than to try and guilt trip me out.
Plot a best friend retraining plan for the new year and enjoy the night anyway. You'll get better value for money if you aren't seething

Neighbour is back-appers to be avoiding me-Hmmm wonder why. New bank card arrived today -I thought Yay get some MB done.....then realized it isn't valid until tomorrow GRRRR