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Out last night only spent £4.24 on food and drink , child's Size portion of famous fish and chips !
Oops �� £6 on a skirt much needed , £5 on 2 diffusers a treat . £8 on Xmas gift.
Serious juggling required.
Tomorrow is mothers birthday lunch. This is saved for thank goodness. Possibly one more social event before payday .
Need to give myself a good talking to. Am still solvent , no cc used but very short on money.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
Another spend day , out for lunch with daughter , 8.49 for both of us.
I need to have a low food shop to limp through to payday. I do have a £50 od on my account if I get desperate! Don't really want to use it though.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
Can anyone recommend a good flask for taking soup to work in. We do have microwaves at work but they are always busy. ? The ones I have looked at are expensive .This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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Have spent the morning , doing ppi claims, I am not hopeful for any but worth a try. Off to get organised now for mums birthday lunch.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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Well all figures updated from different spends , mums birthday lunch, very much enjoyed. Shopping at Mr A today and I have grand total of £15.76 to last till next Monday. May need £10 petrol , so hoping to limp in having used no od .
Busy week at work . Early night for me .This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
This past pay month has been the hardest so far since I started this journey, but through careful planning I think I will survive it. When I was on a DMP I don't think I learnt anything at all. I know that if I had my time again , I would have done it all differently and that is through the experience and help of other people who have helped since I started in January.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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Hi Cumbria. I have a soup pot from Lakeland. It works as a container to transport and then is good to go in the microwave. I'm quite happy with it.
I might make a few soups now for work. Made me remember how much I like it. xx2017- 5 credit cards plus loan
Overdraft And 1 credit card paid off.
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Thanks PSL will have a look , I love Lakeland products. I am always in there when I go to my fave place !This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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I recommend a thermos food flask. It is .75 size and keeps soup really hot. You can then avoid the microwave that is always gunky in workplaces anyway. I LOVE my flaskCumbria_lass wrote: »Can anyone recommend a good flask for taking soup to work in. We do have microwaves at work but they are always busy. ? The ones I have looked at are expensive .
If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
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Buffer fund 100/100
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Totally agree with gunky microwave comment !
NSD achieved hooray .This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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