SmlSave's extremely small steps to reducing the mortgage

SmlSave

So DH has this week off which is lovely as I'm coming home to dinner on the table but as he 'pops' to the shop for the ingredients each day....well,I dread to think how much he's spending this week!

Actually watching Eat Well For Less now and my god isn't the women a numpty!?!

CathT

Coming home to a cooked dinner is fab. My DH was off a few weeks ago amd it was also lovely only having to get myself ready in the morning!

SmlSave

I'd certainly encourage DH to take more home holidays now he's discovered he has skill in the kitchen

It's my week off this week and I get 3hrs Wed, Thu, Fri to clean the house, get my hair dyed pink, inventory the freezer :j oh the joy, DS starts school! :beer:

SmlSave

So the house got a decent clean and two charity bags have been filled

DS looks both grown up and small in his school uniform!

newgirly

Hi smlsave long time no see, hope all is good with you

SmlSave

I'm well thanks ng. DS is adjusting to school and displaying a new lovely attitude at home.

We've dodged (I think) a £4000+ holiday. BIL has been pushing for months to get us going to Disneyland USA and DH had all but decided to go! Thank god good sense prevailed this time!

SmlSave

DH got paid his bonus :beer:

Nan's in hospital

FIL's birthday was today and DH only 'remembered' yesterday

Dad has an operation tomorrow :eek:

It's been a quiet few weeks. :rotfl:

CathT

Oh gosh, everything is happening at once. Hope all goes well. Hope you can have some time to relax a little when DS at school this week.

SmlSave

Thanks Cath I had a lovely clean house while DS was at school shame it only takes 20mins for him and DD to trash the place! :rotfl:

Nan's been moved to a different ward which I hope is a quieter one and dad says he is fine and taking it easy.

I was reviewing our spreadsheets today and our average grocery spend this year so far is £333. Five years ago it was £200, what a change!

SmlSave

My new freezer is on order :T so we are on emptying the broken one which no doubt will lead to some interesting meals.

And as there's £250 off DH's chosen freezer he decided to buy us a all signing microwave oven too.

On a saving, rather than a spending, note I've managed the £350 saving each month so well that I've set up a standing order. This is a big thing for me as it means there's no buffer in my account. :eek: