Need not Want.

mcculloch29

catshark88 wrote: »

Rare day out with DH (& rarer still to be out without the kids) and had a v spoily 2 course lunch, with couple of drinks. Spent almost £50. Feel so guilty and spendthrifty tht I can't wite in proper sentences.....

Every couple has the right to time on their own minus kids. If it was very rare, your relationship will have benefited. I'd say you needed it. Bin that guilt. £25 a head with drinks comes in at a value lunch in most good quality places.

minicooper272

catshark88 wrote: »

Rare day out with DH (& rarer still to be out without the kids) and had a v spoily 2 course lunch, with couple of drinks. Spent almost £50. Feel so guilty and spendthrifty tht I can't wite in proper sentences.....

I don't go out much, so if I'm bored, I'll pick up a bottle of wine (£5) and probably something nice for my dinner (£3) and something to go on the side of it (£1), maybe a DVD (£3), and I'll probably do that for a few weeks (=£36) but if I go out for a nice meal, it will tide me over for a few weeks, and I won't want any of it. Total saving per person = £11. Think of it that way? You'll save yourself countless takeaways because of it!

minicooper272

After all I said this morning, after a stressful day at work I was craving a takeaway, but thought I'd be good and just buy a bottle of wine and a microwave dinner instead. Then I realised my preferred wine is £6, and a meal would be at least £2, so I went for the takeaway option for the same price! I'e just been craving sugary things all week, so will have this as a way to draw a line underneath it.

Doing some overtime tomorrow, so I'll be able to make up the cost at least

Skint_but_Optimistic

Give and take x

elly68

must have been the weather oh took us to the indian last night ,we sell it as getting kids to try different foods ,they have done away with the buffet place is all clean and shining really pleased we went 67 spent.oh stated he was happy as all food was scoffed and we were all stuffed .

The_Boss

Only 6 pounds to go til I invest in these :
http://m.jdsports.co.uk/mt/www.jdsports.co.uk/product/nike-lunarglide+-4/084328/

And invest is the right word. Over the last few weeks my (old) running shoes have given me some immense blisters. Most have toughened up now but keep getting huge ones on my left heel. I never used to get any blisters when running so maybe the shoes are trying to tell me I should be running and not walking

minicooper272

I think I need to buy myself some slightly smarter work clothes. I was the technical expert in a work meeting, where most of the attendees knew each other except for two of us. One attendee immediately directed his queries to the other guy, and I got indignant that they just assumed the man was the technical expert (especially because he wasn't)! Speaking to a friend, they suggested it was because the man was dressed in a smart suit, while I was dressed in my usual cardigan and black trousers. They politely suggested that I maybe dress a bit smarter for future meetings...

I'd like to see what I can get off EB*y, but I probably ought to go to a real shop, because any time I've bought something on EB*y, it never fits right.

elly68

minicooper272 wrote: »

I think I need to buy myself some slightly smarter work clothes. I was the technical expert in a work meeting, where most of the attendees knew each other except for two of us. One attendee immediately directed his queries to the other guy, and I got indignant that they just assumed the man was the technical expert (especially because he wasn't)! Speaking to a friend, they suggested it was because the man was dressed in a smart suit, while I was dressed in my usual cardigan and black trousers. They politely suggested that I maybe dress a bit smarter for future meetings...

I'd like to see what I can get off EB*y, but I probably ought to go to a real shop, because any time I've bought something on EB*y, it never fits right.

it was probably a bit of both ,to be honest but good on u for taking advice i have a lot of female friends who queue for the next sale i always thought they were mad and it was for the baby stuff it wasnt it was for the suits they said they needed them for work and it was the only way to get them cheap .

elly68

The_Boss wrote: »

Only 6 pounds to go til I invest in these :
http://m.jdsports.co.uk/mt/www.jdsports.co.uk/product/nike-lunarglide+-4/084328/

And invest is the right word. Over the last few weeks my (old) running shoes have given me some immense blisters. Most have toughened up now but keep getting huge ones on my left heel. I never used to get any blisters when running so maybe the shoes are trying to tell me I should be running and not walking

i think u should invest now suspect thr 6 lb will come off quicker with no blisters

The_Boss

elly68 wrote: »

i think u should invest now suspect thr 6 lb will come off quicker with no blisters

To be honest it is fine when walking but hurts afterwards when I have taken the shoes off. Going to give it 10 days I think...