Every Little Inspirational Thought Evokes (Savings)

princessmelody2009

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

I have a confession to make


Today I done a full price shop

Think the shock of having to pay so much for a shop has got me my mojo back though

Of course, I hold my finger entirely responsible :cool:

It's okish this morning. Looks ok but hurts like hell when I type, which will be a problem at work!

:eek: Hope your finger improves today

Savvybuyer

M'buys (Sada) on MSM down to 482 signed in, 608 signed out.

savingbabs

Has anyone tried Lucozade today? Contemplating going out for whoopsies and a look

MrsBartolozzi

wendyak wrote: »

Afternoon lovelies,
I have a dilemma and wonder if you can help please??
Dad is going on hols but is not too great and needs extra oxygen.
He can use the airlines' but that leaves him without any once away.
I have found a thing called a portable oxygen concentrator but does anyone know anything about them and if we should hire or buy??

Would be extremely grateful for any input as dad is getting stressed and threatening to call it all off. thanks again.

If you are travelling within the EU there is a sort of reciprocation between hospitals here and there (iykwim) for treatment. A friend was able to get dialysis abroad after co-ordinating with his local hospital so maybe you could ask yours if he could get O2 from a hospital local to where he will be staying?

ETA if you manage to arrange this, you'd probably have to pay the same as a local would (EHIC card rates, which might be free), but I would imagine it would be cheaper than sorting it out yourself.

ETA: found this. I don't know if it's relevant to the person's condition but should be a useful place to start.:
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/countryguide/Documents/Going-on-holiday-with-a-lung-condition.pdf

tweets

cheesyball wrote: »

Womble_Queen wrote: »

Sorry to drag the thread down. But I wanted to share this story and say how appalled I am. I wish those politicians in their big houses, with their holiday homes in the South of France would think things through properly and apply this tax to those who merit it, not those who are already on the breadline. This poor, poor woman - How I wish she'd come to this thread and we could have helped her. Of that I am sure.

http://news.sky.com/story/1089813/bedroom-tax-blamed-for-womans-suicide[/QU

My friend put this on FB last night and my response was....
To blame a tax, thats not actually a tax, thats been on the go 7 weeks is a bit unfounded I'd say... People should move out of houses that are too big...

I am paying the bedroom tax because i have an extra bedroom.

Now i asked council about downgrading to one bedroom not that i want i like my house.

Answer was no one bedroom places avaliable but i could have a lodger :eek: then i wouldn't have to pay this tax. Answer to that was no thank you. So what do folk do when no smaller properties avaliable.

Thanks to this thread i am coping and staying put i just wish we could help others like that poor lady.

Afternoon Elite good news we got home from mums before the rain came.

David.

Tinyshoes wrote: »

Well I hope I get the same pleasure when it is mine.

Dotty I am counting the days as well as the kisses now. :rotfl:

Stubby

mimi1234

FloFlo wrote: »

It is difficult my MIL has lived in her council house for around 25 years, my fil died there last year. The last 2 grown up children have just left home. She is willing to move to a smaller flat/bungalow but doesn't want to go just anywhere and has health issues - partially blind and arhritis - so needs to be somewhere close to family /shops and preferably in an area she knows. They no longer have a council waiting list based on your needs they have a ridiculous bidding system. So while she is bidding on flats every week and not getting them she is going to be expected to pay for the extra bedrooms even though she wants to move.

You need to chase it up for your MIL. The council has the authority to give a higher banding for folk who are not utilising all their bedrooms. In our area, you get a Band C if you have one spare bedroom, and Band A if you have two or more spare bedrooms.

Also, the bidding system is much fairer and they specifically have x number of properties each week that are solely for people over 45, over 60 and those with medical problems, so the whole world and his wife cannot bid on such properties.

PetuliaGristle wrote: »

"The council decides who should be given the payments. When the money for the year runs out, no more payments can be made.

Authorities are doing this on a month by month basis, so they divide the pot by 12 and then allocate that out. Unfortunately, a lot of authorities have used up most of their allowances because a lot of people are struggling.

Anyway, though this bedroom tax is debatable, it is working in a positive way as well. The number of young people being "thrown" out by their parents because "they are 16 now and can get a free council house like we did 30 years ago" is diminishing as the parents end up having to fork out the bedroom tax. And bone idle people who thought they could get away without ever working are having to rethink their attitude.

mhoc

from my trolley recs today, sadly 2 too small, one too early but one did give me £1.20 :T

For the sada v morrisons list a few more things that are same or cheaper in Morrisons

0.12 x ASDA Red Onions by Weight (100g)

£0.10

£0.10

1 x ASDA Red Pepper

£0.80

£0.79

1 x Nando's Garlic Peri-Peri Sauce (250ml)

£2.48

£1.50

1 x Honey Monster Foods Sugar Puffs (450g)

£1.50

£1.07

David.

davemorton wrote: »

Sick of this rain, its like its every weekend. I want to get out into the garden!! It doersnt half hold you back, and all the jobs I wanted to get done this weekend are outside (I do have jobs to do inside, but I dont want to do them )

Well if you had had an early night you could have done a few jobs this morning whilst the sun was out
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
But thanks for keeping me entertained while I had my first coffee this morning

lookinforabargain

Tinyshoes wrote: »

Just catching up, has he told us yet? Congratulations DM on your cherry pop. :T:T:T

Afternoon all, I didn't get up until 11am. I don't know how you did it Lookinforabargain. I must be getting old. :eek:

I didn't have much choice :rotfl:

I have since been back to bed and slept for another hour though