Frugal Fresian's 2010 Adventures

Pippajo

These office gifts get very expensive don't they, and you feel bad if you don't contribute. I used to feel so guilty but I'd wait until there was lots of change in the envelope so people didnt notice if I only put in 50p instead of a £1. They always seemed to have so much cash to splash around

Good luck with the interview.

mooomin

Pippajo wrote: »

These office gifts get very expensive don't they, and you feel bad if you don't contribute. I used to feel so guilty but I'd wait until there was lots of change in the envelope so people didnt notice if I only put in 50p instead of a £1. They always seemed to have so much cash to splash around

Good luck with the interview.

Trouble is that both the birthday girl and the girl leaving are in my small team, so it's about £5-£10 per event. So, say £20 for leaving gifts, £15 for lunch then £20-30 on dinner. I'm too poor!!

beanielou

Could you divert a small amount out of rent money just this once?

mooomin

beanielou wrote: »

Could you divert a small amount out of rent money just this once?

I don't want to get in the habit of relying upon the rent money, as the second I can boot out Mr Fresian's sister I will be

One of the girls can't come for dinner on Friday so I suggested we rearrange for after next payday so she can come - and it worked!! That should save me £25

I have taken out £40 for this week, and that will have to do for all the collections and lunches. The rest of the month will be quite tight, but I'm used to that. Creative budgeteering all round. If I leave the rent money untouched it should take me under £2k by the end of the month :j:j

mooomin

Plus it turns out that the lunch on Thursday is at Frankie and Bennys and I have downloaded a voucher which means we can all have two courses for £5.95 (Plus drinks, but it's a work do so just cola for me)

Budgeteering to the rescue!

mooomin

Halfway (I think) through the DULLEST SURVEY EVER with T0luna. Bah humbug.

Mags_cat

flying_fresian wrote: »

Halfway (I think) through the DULLEST SURVEY EVER with T0luna. Bah humbug.

Oh yes...them....:D

Mind you, I did one recently and got sent two boxes of washing powder to trial with another two on the way - I reckon I've got three month's worth of washing for nowt. I enjoyed *that* survey :T

mooomin

Mags_cat wrote: »

Oh yes...them....:D

Mind you, I did one recently and got sent two boxes of washing powder to trial with another two on the way - I reckon I've got three month's worth of washing for nowt. I enjoyed *that* survey :T

Best ones this year have been the one where they asked me to buy pizza and reimbursed me (Woo!!) and the one where they sent me a deodorant to trial that was my usual brand anyway

Mags_cat

flying_fresian wrote: »

Best ones this year have been the one where they asked me to buy pizza and reimbursed me (Woo!!) and the one where they sent me a deodorant to trial that was my usual brand anyway

Ooh..I want free pizza too!

I've been waiting so long for the last lot of Amazon vouchers from Toluna that I'm already up to 70,000 points for the *next* one. Ho hum. Slow and steady

mooomin

flying_fresian wrote: »

It doesn't look too bad, except that this week is going to be very expensive....

[STRIKE]Birthday present for someone at work[/STRIKE] Bought at the weekend, not put money to my credit card yet...
Birthday lunch for someone at work
[STRIKE] Leaving do for someone in my team (TGI Fridays dinner)[/STRIKE] Cancelled
[STRIKE]Leaving present contribution for same person[/STRIKE] Flowers bought @ £6.85 per person. I am getting £4.49 Quidco back as I ordered them
Father's Day is coming up too...

Well I managed to get myself out of the dinner on Friday, but am now going to a pubquiz tomorrow :rotfl::rotfl: I don't think I'm going out for dinner on Wednesday though as Papa Fresian is in town and he might take me out