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  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 5,729 Forumite
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    Crikey SA! I miss your diary for a couple of days and come back to find that Mr SA has nearly blown up the house!

    Yes sad about David Cassidy - I was a bit too old to appreciate him but DSis was a big fan - she had his posters- along with Donnie Osmond. It doesn’t seem that long ago to me - I felt a bit surprised at reading his age - he’ll always be about 19 in my mind.
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    My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”
  • milann
    milann Posts: 10,658 Forumite
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    Hi SA - found your diary and am going to catch up a few pages at a time.....
    January spends - £587.58
  • beanielou
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    HI Milan :wave:
    Good to see you here :)
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  • Sun_Addict
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    Good grief Milann my diary is 4 years long and has been a bit eventful to say the least!

    So I got the bed delivery date wrong :( It's Saturday. Makes sense to be honest why I chose Saturday. So two more mattress only nights.

    Forgot to do Mr SA's beef stew in the slow cooker for tonight so I had to go out and buy something from Mr S.

    Hope this isn't the start of me getting old and forgetful :(

    I think it's because I have so much to remember both at home and work.

    Black Friday tomorrow - a reminder that I had a very black Saturday instead last year. One year ago on Sunday Mr SA ran me over, still goes through me to think about it :(
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Sun_Addict
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    On the mattress front, Mr SA thinks it's like camping. The first and last time I went camping I was 17 and there was nowhere to plug my heated rollers in, I wasn't impressed! Needless to say I don't do camping.

    I can recommend the Mr M wonky veg box, just £3 and full to the brim - potatoes, onions, carrots, parsnips, swede, cabbage and cauliflower :)
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • beanielou
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    Hope this years black Friday is VERY VERY uneventful.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

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    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
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  • please-let-me-be-lucky
    please-let-me-be-lucky Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    A year already!!

    I don’t ‘do’ camping either.

    Wonky veg box sounds good Xx
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  • HairyHandofDartmoor
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    Me neither with the camping, too old for that nonsense :eek:.

    Keep well away from Mr SA's scooter, we don't want any more accidents to spoil your Christmas :eek::eek:.

    I'm glad you've decided to keep your day off :).
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
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    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • mummytogirls
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    Cant believe its been a year SA, the time has truly flown (well maybe not for you).

    Have a lovely weekend, only 1 more night of the camping experience :rotfl: xx
    Mummytogirls x

  • Sun_Addict
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    Happy Friday :)

    Just did a 6 hour day at work today then had a look at the Black Friday sales. Did quite well in Debenhams, got a jumper for £10 half price then used £10 voucher so £0. Also got my present from Mr SA and my present to Mr SA - perfume/after shave at duty free prices :)

    Also got Mr SA a year's subscription to GQ for £19.

    Not got that much Xmas shopping left to do now. Can't find the ride on fire engine for DGS discounted anywhere though :(

    Every day on my walk home from work I pass a little independent coffee shop, looks lovely with candles on the tables and leather sofas. Decided to go in today as town was so busy and this is on the outskirts. Ordered and paid for my usual tipple of black Americano and they said take a seat we'll bring it over. 15 minutes later still no coffee so asked where it was to be met by blank faces. Then the penny dropped, I was upgraded to a large coffee plus a voucher for a free one on my next visit :)
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
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