ATB'S Frugal Foray to Freedom

atypicalblonde

We do have a wood burner but I just couldn't be arissed to clean it today

Did spend a small amount -£5 in the pound shop. You know me, last of the big spenders :rotfl:

Looking forward to admin day tomorrow, and hopefully a Tilly tidy xx

A_Frayed_Knot

So that's all your Christmas shopping done, then :rotfl:

shangaijimmy

Fleece blankets are the best! Especially my 7yr olds Star Wars one!

atypicalblonde

Yup AFK :rotfl: I did actually buy a couple of stocking fillers for my nephews (branded sticker books) so I'm definitely winning at life :rotfl:

Messing about with the OP calculator. If I could OP by £2k a month we would be mortgage free in 3.5 years :think::think::whistle:

*wanders off to check budget spreadsheet*

A_Frayed_Knot

Spent £££ on my nephew (only one) when he was little, one xmas, best present he got that year, cost me 40p:eek:what was it - f a r t i n g putty, put your hand into gunge and it made the noise of f@rting He loved it


If I o/p £2000 a month, I would be MF in less than 1 year No need to check my spreadsheet - Impossible dream, springs to mind for me :rotfl:

atypicalblonde

Good Morning All,

Tilly tidy done of a whole 98p. Looking forward to getting on the phone today and doing some money admin. I need to put some fuel in the car and nip to the post office but other than that it's a very low spend day.

I also applied for a Nectar credit card - 0% for 27 months and Nectar points on purchases. I was accepted with a manageable limit of £1200, so I am going to use that for necessary purchases such as fuel over the coming months. I feel confident with my discipline levels that we won't go silly with it and we can use the equivalent money to stash in the OP pot.

Back later x

atypicalblonde

Had a really rubbish day yesterday, hence the lack of posting. Still not feeling great today so I am being kind to myself.

Despite general rubbishness I did however set up a standard monthly OP of £300, so that was pleasing. Off to see if I have any pennies to Tilly Tidy.

Have lovely days all x

atypicalblonde

£1.22 OP made - that's money the bank can never charge me interest on again

DS is shooting up like a weed though, he needs a snowsuit and some other bits - I am hoping ebay or the like comes up trumps for us x

atypicalblonde

I had a NSD :j they seem so rare nowadays, it really is a :j moment!

Lovely day planned tomorrow. Volunteering in the morning, a small amount of shopping needed in the afternoon, then home for goulash which will be going into the slow cooker in approximately 12 hours time

night night all x

CathT

Fb selling pages cash be good for children's clothes. We have some generous friends with children a little older than ours who have passed things down so we just then buy the bits we need. Dd at the stage of needing different footwear though so I'm on 3bay! Mine have big feet so don't acquire any hand me downs as theyre bigger than the older kids!