Endurance Lends Itself To Enjoyment

dipdap

mrsmac10 wrote: »

I love the sentiment here It does not make it better or worse if the gifts are lavish I dont go for big celebrations just a nice meal if we can manage out Had friends who spend hundreds of pounds on each other for every conceivable occasion They had mega debt.:eek:

Happy anniversary to Mr and Mr Izzy too

We have friends like that.
Obviously valentines day was last weekend and (despite most of them being married) we saw expensive gifts and card pics posted on Facebook.
More fool them I say, I'm a cheap date and a box of 1p chocs or a visit to the pictures courtesy of sweet Sundays would keep me happy any day :j

David.

mrsmac10 wrote: »

I love the sentiment here It does not make it better or worse if the gifts are lavish I dont go for big celebrations just a nice meal if we can manage out Had friends who spend hundreds of pounds on each other for every conceivable occasion They had mega debt.:eek:

Happy anniversary to Mr and Mr Izzy too

I agree much better to be able to sleep at night than some outward show of love/wealth

Shortfatscotsbloke

Shop from 3 hours ago. The Stella was just a good comparison and the trigger in the 2 for £2 was



1 x ASDA Chosen by You Cherryade Sugar Free (2L) £0.45 £0.44
1 x Haribo Maoam Giant Strawberry Stripes £0.10 £0.10
1 x Haribo Maoam Giant Sour Stripes (15g) £0.10 £0.10
1 x Stella Artois (20x284ml) £14.00 £10.60
1 x Swizzels Matlow Strawberry Refresher Bar £0.10 N/A
1 x Haribo Starmix Minis £0.10 £0.10
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Sparkling Lemon & Lime Zero Add... £0.45 £0.43
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Cloudy Lemonade (2L) £0.45 £0.43
1 x ASDA Chosen by You Diet Ginger Beer (2L) £0.45 N/A
1 x Domestos Germ Blaster Lavender Burst £1.98 £1.00

bubbs

HILLBERN wrote: »

Thanks bubbs, long process- but she is getting there, depression is a horrible unseen illness- where if you had a broken leg people would know you were suffering and poorly- not that she wants sympathy but she is fed up with people telling her to pull her socks up and smile- if only they knew!! she also had legs ulcers due to an undiagnosed dvt and a type of malaria whist on honeymoon 4 years ago- therefore pain, ulcers, depression and suicidal - a vicious circle and shes only 32. It impacts on the whole of the family, but I try not to let it get me down

Sorry to read that as long as she is on the right track , dont forget to look after yourself too x

dipdap wrote: »

Afternoon all
Been celebrating my anniversary with DH :j by completing level 821 on CC :rotfl:
DH gave me a box of penny chocs :rotfl: and I gave him a pack of ciggys and a couple of cans of beer :rotfl:
Most stuff is packed away in storage so we couldn't even put last years anniversary cards out :eek:

Happy Anniversary :D

EMMAP

Remember it's the last orange Wednesday ever this Wednesday. PD and I are gonna go and give it a proper send off. What's out at the cinema that isn't balls?

izzy65

dipdap wrote: »

Afternoon all
Been celebrating my anniversary with DH :j by completing level 821 on CC :rotfl:
DH gave me a box of penny chocs :rotfl: and I gave him a pack of ciggys and a couple of cans of beer :rotfl:
Most stuff is packed away in storage so we couldn't even put last years anniversary cards out :eek:

Hi Dip, happy anniversary, it's ours too, I want to thank everyone who wished us happy today, so much more than anyone in real life:)

Busylizzie

Afternoon everyone

Just catching up while DH cooks Chinese megafeast in the kitchen using up a lot of my bits and bobs. Thank to OP for mentioning Prawn Crackers - nearly forgot I had a packet of those. DD2 is addicted to the BNI spring rolls.

DH is a great chef, bit oh my he does make a lot of washing up!!

Our church today were having a tidy out - help yourself for a donation so got some books, and some things for my pressie cupboard.

DD1 still out with her boyfriend - don't know where he took her for lunch except that it was in Beaconsfield.

davemorton

Snap-ant wrote: »

Aww, my favourite bar on holiday has this basin.

Bananababe

Snap-ant wrote: »

Just been reading unusual first names

Top 10 bizarre Victorian names

1. Friendless - Friendless Baxter was born in 1871 in Leeds, West Yorks. His parents were James and Jane Baxter. His father was a poultry dealer.


2. Faith Hope Charity - Faith Hope Charity Brown was born in 1892 in Gillingham, Kent. Her parents were Thomas and Elizabeth Brown.


3. Leicester Railway - Leicester Railway Cope was born in a train carriage at Leicester Railway Station in 1863. His parents were Joseph and Ann Cope.


4. Time Of - Time Of Day was born in Hoo, Kent, in 1899. His parents were Thomas and Alice Day.

5. One Too Many - One Too Many Gouldstone was born in Walthamstow, London, in 1870. His parents were Robert and Martha Gouldstone. His father was a labourer.


6. Windsor - Windsor Castle was born in Nottingham in 1876. Her parents were William and Ann. Her father was a bricklayer and her mother's maiden name was King.


7. Zebra - Zebra Lynes was born in Southampton in 1875. Her parents were James and Mary. Her father was a basket maker.


8. Ann Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily Fanny Gertrude Hypatia Iug Jane Kate Louisa Maud Nora Orphelia Quince Rebecca Starkey Teresa Ulysis Venus Winifred Xenophen Yetty Zeus Pepper - She had a remarkable 26 names. Ann was born in 1882 in West Derby, Lancs, now Liverpool. Her parents were Arthur and Sarah Pepper and her father was a laundry man.


9. That's It Who'd Have Thought It - That's It Who'd Have Thought It Restell was born in Strood, Kent, in 1886. His parents were Robert and Louisa Restell. His father was a labourer.


10. Mineral - Mineral Waters was born in 1892 in Rochford, Essex. Her parents were Henry and Emma Waters. Her father was a brick-maker.

My father had a habit of being a little worse for wear every time he went to the registry office. Thus being the reason my brother is called after Dad and not my uncle as my mother planned and for the reason I have a middle name she didnt plan and my brother has two.

The final catastrophe was their marriage certificate, where my grandads middle name ( grooms parents as it were) is listed as "SPANKIE" :eek: and not the traditional scottish name "SWANKIE":rotfl:

This fact only being discovered after a conversation recently with my Aunt which she nearly fell off couch laughting at !

Stupid old B4ger she called him !!

One of the many hilarious tales of my father !
xx

Savvybuyer

Morgy9 wrote: »

Thanks Evangeline - had a go at the beer shop but none of the triggers in Killinghall, Leeds - no Lancashire beers but lots of local ones so thought I'd try one of those just in case but it still picked up the multi so just a little bit back - but still compares favourably for a filler.

On the other hand cod still working from 3.10pm shop today. £16.45 spend and £6.79 apg. HTHS

13 items (10 different) on your bill qualify for comparison ASDA Tesco
+£5.88

0.1 x ASDA Carrots by Weight per kg £0.07 £0.07

0.13 x ASDA Onions by Weight per kg £0.10 £0.10

4 x ASDA Cod Portion (150g) £8.00 £3.60

1 x Newcastle Brown Ale (550ml) £1.50 £1.24

1 x Candyland Flumps Mallow Twists (12g) £0.10 £0.10

1 x Patak's Mild Korma Curry Paste (290g) £1.98 £1.28

1 x Haribo Starmix Minis £0.10 £0.10

1 x Haribo Tangfastics £0.10 £0.10

1 x Black Sheep Ale (500ml) £1.50 £1.24

1 x Theakston Old Peculier (500ml) £1.50 £1.24

1 x Saltaire Raspberry Blonde (500ml) £1.50 N/A

Comparison total (compared products only) £14.95 £9.07

Cod is still working. I wish I'd bought some Imperial Leathers on my shop two weeks ago though - even if I would be paying for them and even if they picked up A's mbuy. Would have gone £6 (any 2 for £3 x2) vs £1.96 (a huge difference) as T was then on 98p 4 for 2 and same prices throughout the offer - could have got 4 different ones. Sadly I noticed them a week after my shop and I don't think they're on anymore. Would have got me a £6 APG (bought with another item, on T half price, and fillers) from my earlier bigger voucher - instead, I got the Cod and the other item and slashed my APG to £4.:( Would have been better if I had done the I.L. shop, then used the £6 back on a Cod shop, rather than getting the Cod shop, not knowing anything about the I.L.s, and slashing it down more - to £4 APG - that couldn't then be spent on the I.L.s without more money and thus lost more. Depends what my aim is - is it maintaining as much as possible of my APG, or getting essential items?

Instead I've been doing useless non-glitch shops - and 10% off prices of 'cheap' SP items, as prices are roughly the same elsewhere (other than the Fish Fingers that are now even more expensive than Sains:eek:) is hardly even worth printing, as still paying 90% cost:eek:. Now reminds me how useless my old way of shopping, for straight 10%, was before I found the Elite - and when I used to buy more as well. Now got everything, so hardly buy anything:rotfl: - even 8 items is a struggle and something like 9p off 90p items x8 - just 72p off £7.20 shop:eek:. Non-glitch APGs would be more worthwhile if I was doing £40 shops in the first place (but why would I ever now spend such an horrendous amount?). I just don't spend anywhere near that amount on any single shop - not tempted by supermarket layouts that get almost everyone coming out with far more items and their bill being far more costly when there are 'bargains' on special offer throughout the store. (Here, I'm again guilty of thinking out loud and not revealing the information, known to me, behind what I've said - so here it is: I'm thinking of a post I've seen elsewhere on the internet (or maybe it was Eat Well for Less BBC show) where someone I think they may have started shopping in local shops in the high streets and markets and stuff like that and said they were saving far more now, as whenever they go to the supermarkets, they end up buying far more and notice that when things are on special offers they just end up increasing the cost of their shopping and end up coming out with far more than they intended - I've not put this quite the right way that they did - so hope I've not lost the point. In addition, also supermarket psychology working again (getting people to buy far more).)

This planned way of shopping does dramatically reduce our costs - and helps avoid a lot of impulse buying (especially as we now remember seeing far better offers on those products previously:rotfl:).