Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

Sunshine_girl2

Glad you had a good day, hope tomorrow goes fast in the other class. 

milann

I’m pleased you got out and about a bit to meet family at half term even though it was a tad wet and windy.
Good luck tomorrow with the difficult class....it’s funny how classes can vary so much - the dynamics really do make a difference.
Congratulations on the 3 years of being debt free 👏👏👏

doingitanyway

Hope the 'difficult' class isn't too difficult tomorrow...

HairyHandofDartmoor

Thanks everyone 🙂. The difficult class were quite settled today (for them) and I managed to persuade the boy with learning difficulties to do ALL of his work so I felt pleased with myself 😁 (he did pour water on his desk and in his lego box, and try to cut up his chalk with scissors 😱, but that's quite well-behaved for him as he did much worse things before half-term 🤣). A boy in the class had accidentally done about twenty sums in the book of the girl who sits next to him instead of in his own book 🙄 and while I was rubbing them out I asked her where she had been all that time and she said in the toilet 🙄. Give me strength 🙄.

 It was sunny ☀️ but cold at lunchtime so it was quite pleasant outside with my lovely lunchtime class. I wore my warmest coat, fingerless gloves and sunglasses, which is a strange combination  🧤🕶😎.

After school I went to Mr M to stock up on some staples before the panic buyers empty the shelves. They are limiting antibac wipes, sprays and toilet paper in there, but I don't know if anything else has been limited. There were some empty shelves as most of the cheap pasta sauces had gone and I couldn't get any wholewheat pasta, so the panic buying has clearly started 😡. It was really busy with much longer queues than usual.
I caused a bit of a kerfuffle by asking for my 10% school discount. The cashier asked if I was a teacher and I said no a meal time assistant but the email said anyone who works in a school can get the discount. She said she had to check as she hadn't been told. She asked four different staff before she found one that knew the answer 🙄. She said I had to show additional id as well as my school id, so it's lucky I had my Citizencard on me as I don't have a driving license. Anyway I finally got my school discount so my shopping went down from £59 to £53  🎉🎉🎉. 

My feet are hurting now so I'm glad I can sit down for a bit and relax. It should be sunny for the next few days so that will make playground duty more pleasant.

I hope everyone is having a good Tuesday ☀️ .

Willowtree222

Glad you managed to get the discount. 
Hopefully youre able to relax in the evenings x

foxgloves

Really glad you got your discount, HHoD & that the class wasn't as troublesome as they were last time. I think I must have an enquiring mind like that young lad because when I read about him trying to cut up his chalk with scissors, I found myself wondering 'Do scissors cut chalk?' 'Would it cleanly cut in two or would it flake everywhere?' i smiled at the sums in the wrong book. If I'd come back from tge toilet & found all those sums done in my book, I'd have wanted to keep them! (but maths was never a strong subject for me, to be fair!)
F x

beanielou

Glad that you got the discount that you are entitled too. 

Good news on the wee lad. 

doingitanyway

Well done for pushing back at the supermarket. Result!

Sun_Addict

It’s the same for me at Boots. I get a free eye test and VDU glasses courtesy of work. No one ever knows anything about it or has ever seen the forms before 😕 Had to laugh about the boy doing sums in the wrong book. How do you manage to keep a straight face 🤣

Sun_Addict

Forgot to add, why are people panic buying when they’ve been told time and time again there are plenty of stocks for everyone. Words fail me 😡