The Edcawber Principle

Karmacat

Ed, I'm an occasional poster on this thread: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5944785/the-all-new-2019-growing-your-own-thread and at the top of the most recent page is this little gem, last night:

"an outdoor latrine - that's one of the first things we did - put aside a bit of border, get the stones out & fill it with nice deep soft compost - then empty it very very regularly (we call it truffle hunting)."

edinburgher

Just up from a lovely lie in

We were planning a day trip today, but it's a 100 mile round trip and it's very rainy. I think we might go for plan B instead and just catch up on our housework with some family relaxation at home :think:

£2.37 paid off a CC yesterday, £6.20 today :coffee:

edinburgher

We went for the relaxing option and had a fun and free family trip to the Transport Museum on Sunday, caught up with my parents and a sibling. I quite like a wee picnic lunch

Back to work today, feeling more cheerful than last week.

£10.90 paid off a CC (missed payment yesterday and today's payment)

:coffee:

edinburgher

I am exhausted! Poor sleep last night and early to the gym :coffee:

£5.19 paid off a CC.

There is a bank holiday next weekend - we are giving some thought to a night away. I think a Premier 1nn should be doable for about £75 including breakfast, with a packed lunch and National Trust property keeping the costs low after that :think:

Suffolk_lass

That sounds lovely. We are minimising any time away until after the Open Gardens (slightly dreading this now). We will be going away for a weekend for the next Bank Holiday so not all bad!

beanielou

A night away sounds good

edinburgher

Better sleep last night, DD was grumpy and knackered

£7.22 paid off the CC. I am officially skint, all direct debits out and a week 'til payday :eek:

Suffolk_lass

While abstinence is meant to be good for bits of you, total skint-ness is not - have you got store-cupboard and freezer diving options open to you?

My recent diligence in labelling (plants, seedlings, freezer leftovers) has demonstrated nicely that the indelible Sharpies are not waterproof. Only the seedlings in the greenhouse are still identifiable :eek:. They all look so different when you get them out again. I might have a freezer surprise week with you to show a bit of solidarity. (last time DH got poached pears out to make chicken curry - apparently they looked just like chicken breast fillets in the box).

Suffolk_lass

By the way - just check where you were when you started this thread, eighteen months ago, and how far you have come - it will make you feel better

edinburgher

Suffolk_lass wrote: »

While abstinence is meant to be good for bits of you, total skint-ness is not - have you got store-cupboard and freezer diving options open to you?

Total skintness is perhaps a slight exaggeration. I mean to say we've dipped into our savings for budgeted items by approximately £100-200. It's not the end of the world, we've paid off £500 of debt this month, made some OPs and spent £200 on DD who has outgrown half of her clothes and all her shoes in a month :eek:

Loads of store cupboard stuff and joints of YS beef, lamb and pork to name a few vittles in stock :drool:

Suffolk_lass wrote: »

By the way - just check where you were when you started this thread, eighteen months ago, and how far you have come - it will make you feel better

That *did* cheer me up, thanks Did you keep the Vespa?