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

doingitanyway

Well done on enjoying your day at the NT without spending any money.
I often find the coffee in the shop is not to my liking and the surroundings are so lovely I might do the same myself if I ever get there. I've been a member since September and haven't gone yet!

I hope you are having a relaxing Sunday

HairyHandofDartmoor

doingitanyway wrote: »

Well done on enjoying your day at the NT without spending any money.
I often find the coffee in the shop is not to my liking and the surroundings are so lovely I might do the same myself if I ever get there. I've been a member since September and haven't gone yet!

I hope you are having a relaxing Sunday

Thanks DIA .

I've paid £2.80 for some AWFUL lattes in cafes in my time :mad:. Hot milk on a spoonful of N3scafe brought from home can taste far superior .

You should definitely go to your local NT venues, it makes a cheap day out and they have some very interesting places.

Sun_Addict

Sounds like a nice cheap day I'm fussy about coffee as I only drink black coffee and it really needs to taste right. I don't do instant I'd rather go without.

Seasidegal58

I hope you're feeling better this evening Hairy and your cost-free day at the NT place sounded lovely (says she who currently has a fitted bed sheet drying over the living room door because it won't fit on the clothes horse with the duvet cover!:))

I'm the same as SA re coffee - although I do remember as a young teen drinking coffee in the Wimpey bar and feeling rather cool - looking back on it though it always seemed to have a slight tang of washing up liquid to it........:)

Willowtree222

I'm glad you had a lovely day. It sounds like it was very frugal too. x

elizabethhull

HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

I rang B00ts to book a £12.99 flu jab but no one would answer the phone :mad:. So I gave up and tried Sup3rdrug and they do flu jabs for £9.99. Result :T. So I'm going to their walk in clinic next week to get one. I don't want to get flu again after catching it last February :eek:. Especially as everyone at school seems to have the lurgy!

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It seems a lot for a flu jab. You're not old enough to get them free. My OH was offered the free one from age 65, and he still gets flu most years, but presumably less badly. I was offered it for the first time this year (I happened to be visiting the doctor and he did it there & then), and I've only had flu twice ever. But we have vulnerable friends and an aged Aunt, so it's not fair to put them at risk.

elizabethhull

HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

I could hang things over doors to dry, but I'd have to dust the top of them first .

I'm catching up on your posts after a weekend with DD and the new kitten (yes, the kitten is gorgeous!!)........


Grandson pointed out fluff on his sock from walking in the kitchen last week (I've admitted the poor housework situation haven't I ?), anyway when I said I'd better sweep the floor, he said he knew where the brush was, and fetched it. I swept the dust & bits into a pile and he used the little brush & dustpan to sweep up the pile and put carefully in the bin. When we'd finished, he went round the edges with his brush & pan in case I might have missed something !
Not had so much fun doing housework since our 2 were little - think I might have to employ him regularly !

HairyHandofDartmoor

@SA @SSG @Nicnak

Thanks all. I like instant coffee with hot milk but not with water. Costalot lattes are my favourite, but I've spent money on lukewarm inferior lattes in many other cafes and regretted it. So I enjoyed my N3scafe in warm milk.

elizabethhull

HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

We haven't got our heating on and I'm not using the tumbler at all, so you can imagine how difficult it is to dry four adults' clothes, towels and bedding on ONE clothes horse. Let's just say that I'm massively behind with the washing .

But the clothes horse I'm saving up for will hold several machine loads and has flat areas for drying woollies, so that will make all the difference.

I could hang things over doors to dry, but I'd have to dust the top of them first .

The clothes horse sounds like a very sensible and practical thing to save up for. Also, when you get something new that works just right for your circumstances it seems to gladden one's heart when using it - even a mundane item.

We put our tumble dryer in the garden when so many bits of it no longer worked (after 30 years), and it's being repurposed as a gardening table. I wouldn't be surprised to find DH planting something in the drum one day !

HairyHandofDartmoor

@Elizabeth £9.99 is worth every penny not to catch flu. I've only had it once in February but I felt so ill it was worse than appendicitis :eek:.

I need a DGC to help me with the housework :rotfl:.