Moving onwards, the family home and making it MF. LP diary pt2

LilacPixie

ello carafan. yep missing money seems directly related to amount of tat that appears in house

2011 resolution is to stop spending money

cha97michelle

My eye test was £20 last time, and that was in 09 just before i went back to work as i knew my eyes weren't right. My glasses DS2 got hold of last year and snapped an arm off, and DHs repair job is ok but the arms wobble so if i lean forward they fall off. I definitely need to sort some. I am also overdue at the dentist, but that will be about £30 for me and DH.

Prescriptions - not sure what they are at the minute. Somewhere around £7.50?

I keep meaning to check out Weezls thread. I read her original ones but they were a bit too hardcore for me, but the latest one might be on the cards looking at my budget.

LilacPixie

there is a website with the meal plans, costings and options to be tweaked plus the recipes. I can vouch for the carrot cake http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/ I think i need to speak of OH about that. #

Tonight we are having stew, £1.34 for 400g stewing steak in lidl this weekend so i have flung it in the slow cooker with a carton of passata, tin of value tomatos, tin branston beans (4 for 50p) diced onion and 2 diced tatties and an oxo cube and i will add some dumplings before serving. Nice filling tea I hope and not that harsh on the bank balance. there will be leftovers too.

gratefulforhelp_2

That sounds like good food for the weather. Are you expecting snow??

LilacPixie

we are on Thursday about 15cm of the white stuff and -8

LilacPixie

The white stuff arrived early or depending on opinion, not alot only a dusting but my weather widget thing says its 1 degree and forcast all night varies between heavy snow and heavy snow showers and the same for tomorrow. Local police recomending no non essential travel especially on untreated roads so I have no idea what that means for nursery tomorrow.

KimmyCustard

Evening LP

Cor, how lovely, 15cm of snow! I have 2 night duties to do then off for 4 days, hopefully I'll be snowed in at home and cant drive into work !!

I need to re-jig our finances as well, gas bill due in Jan and is the home insurances, plus paying off the credit card from Christmas!
We have also spent about an extra £100 on OH's daughter, wanted a Blackberry Curve at £169 :eek: incl £20 top up card. These kids, honestly.............

LilacPixie

hehe. I just got a samsung galaxy s Snow is barely a dusting ATM but the sky has cleared so worry it will freeze then snow more.

yukkibear

LilacPixie wrote: »

hehe. I just got a samsung galaxy s Snow is barely a dusting ATM but the sky has cleared so worry it will freeze then snow more.

Son't like you anymore, I want a samsung galaxy s *stamps feet*

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Oooo careful in the snow! (its a shock for us when we get it down south! )
I think writing down a budget and spending diary can be a great way of seeing where the money goes! I know otherwise its so easy to just spend whats there

Michelle- re: glasses I would imagine you may be able to get some help with that , if not Im sure in the tesco mag I picked up (free!) there is an advert for free eye test and £10 glasses ... (not sure where these opticians are tho!) do you need them all the time or just for reading n stuff?