Frugal Fresian's 2010 Adventures

mooomin

Morning all!

Thanks for all the good wishes, I'm feeling much better now, the doctor thinks it might be gastritis, and I have horsepills to take for a month to see if that helps.

Very little MSE news here. I still have some money left, even though it's 4 days until payday. I should be fine for food etc, but the cats need food (expensive sods that they are) That being said, I am meeting a friend for lunch/shopping today, as I really want to buy myself some nicer clothes/shoes for my new job. I have set myself a mental budget of £200, and will take this out of the debt pot. The likelihood is that I will be back over £2,000 this week and under again in a fortnight when the rent money arrives No guilt though, I work hard and deserve a wee treat!

Right, overtime calls!

5*shopaholic

hi ff
glad to hear you are on some pills and feeling better
debenhams have got a fab half price sale on if you are looking for clothes/shoes
have fun xxx

honeybear_2

Wonderful news about job, sweetie :T

mooomin

5*shopaholic wrote: »

debenhams have got a fab half price sale on if you are looking for clothes/shoes

£69.50 to £19.50

mooomin

Also, having bought sensible work things, I got this too....



*grin*

5*shopaholic

i love bargains xxx

beanielou

Like the top

angelicmary85

*sneaks in*

Hey Flyin'!!

Since you're a lady in the know (love the top by the way! ) could you tell me how Quidco get their annual fee? Do they take it a little at a time or do they take it from your 1st cashback amount? Or some other way?

I've looked at topcashback but they don't seem to have as big a range of shops as Quidco *confused*

Thank you muchly!

mooomin

Hey! *waves*

They take it from your first cashback payment that's received. If you start with a biggy you don't notice it It's worth checking things like your insurances through Quidco/Topcashback as well, as you can save a good amount when you take the cashback into account. I'm getting £100 this month thanks to my home insurance :j

mooomin

Not a very frugal day yesterday Chez Fresian, as I went to the supermarket and Costco, three days before payday too :eek: I spent about £15 in Morissons stocking up on essentials and then around £55 in Costco (I bought things for other folk, so that's a guestimate) I do now have shedloads of chicken, bottled water and burgers.

On Saturday night I found myself in Tesco at 10pm because we only had three teabags left and Mr Fresian had [STRIKE]a hissy fit[/STRIKE] concerns that this wouldn't see us through the night. Yesterday I presented him with 1100 teabags from Costco. I will be interested to see how long they last us as he needs tea the way most people need air.

I am vowing not to use the credit card for a week to let myself catch up with all the transactions of the weekend. I know that I have been a Bad Fresian this month and am over budget, so June/July will be better. Thank the Gods it's payday on Wednesday