Dear Diary...

HeadAboveWater

Bad_Weather wrote: »

How does everyone seem to know how much cheese etc SHOULD cost them?!?!

Never thought about it like that actually!! :rotfl:

Bad_Weather wrote: »

Anyway so far I've learned my milk is £1.19 and I got a 500g block of cheese for £3.85 in Aldi, butter was cheaper I'm certain!

:eek: Cripes! Asda does 2ltrs milk for 90p here! The likes of cheese, butter etc, I usually just buy when they're on offer. Cheese is £2 for 350g. Butter (olive spread in our case actually) I'd never pay more than £1 for 500g. It's just practise I think. If it's not on offer we do without for an extra day or 2, unless we really need it right there and then.

Bad_Weather wrote: »

Started a shopping spreadsheet - item/quantity/cost! Added to it a meal plan sheet. Will help more than the handwritten ones. Hopefully with our shopping being beside it will also help to know what we have!!!

Clever thinking

Hope you find the ring asap.

please-let-me-be-lucky

Families, who'd have 'em eh?! Xx

HeadAboveWater

Well done on your shopping!! :T

Ref your 'list' in your last post, you know what needs to be done :)

PS. Glad something I said helped somewhere along the line :rotfl:

HeadAboveWater

Well?? How's the plan of action going?

HeadAboveWater

Bad_Weather wrote: »

March go? Did anyone see it???

Not really. I only got about a week of it...!

Bad_Weather wrote: »

I feel better - for so long I was feeling like a failure but I feel now I am worthy of these forums again!!

:eek: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! The dreaded 'F' word!! You are always worthy of this forum! We all have good days and bad, but it's with the support on this forum that we get through and keep moving forward!

Great news ref the ££ and budgeting Sounds like things are really getting under control. Well done! :T

HeadAboveWater

Bad_Weather wrote: »

I will bin them when I move abroad and start afresh, for now they work just fine

Perfect! Sure who's to know about all the holes!?

No spending is good

HeadAboveWater

There ya go then! Best way anyway sure! I can't justify spending money on work clothes at all! lol. It's always cheap and cheerful with me! Have spent the last I-don't-know-how-long trying to get a new waterproof coat for work, again, without spending much. Finally got one the other day - £5.99 in Lidl! Yay!

HeadAboveWater

Hello :wave:

Just catching up! *phew* you've been busy!!!

Hopefully ££ stays under control and you don't have to use the credit card. I've been so-so with mine. Not much money in the bank but enough to keep me going this month. And little/no spends on the cc. Just added up the total so far for our kitchen. It's scary but could've been a heck of a lot worse!!

please-let-me-be-lucky

One of the best things I ever did was devote the top drawer in my chest of drawers in the bedroom to all my lotions/potions/toiletries etc. The room looks instantly tidier and to be honest it's easier to find what I want.

Glad to hear you are slowly de stressing after the wedding (In laws aside!) Xx

chevalier

Have you actually called her on it? Maybe it is a subconscious bad habit?