The Edcawber Principle

edinburgher

@Busy_Mee - yes, still working through a batch I got at £6 and sell for £15-19. Fees and postage all reduce the total profit, but  compared to any other "investment" the return is good, just unpredictable.

Unfortunately we just gave our Duplo away for free! Ah well, it went to a neighbour and parent of DD's pal 🙂

Also starting to consider whisky again, but it's very expensive and (amusingly) highly illiquid. Just bought my first bottle for storage in ages  £145! 

edinburgher

I had a lovely lie in this morning (featuring a very weird dream in which I was taking DD, one of her friends and two cats on holiday by myself and was extremely stressed)!

Budgets trimmed, a wee discrepancy fixed in YNAB (I had categorised PB purchases as transfers, but hadn't created a corresponding budget "sale", meaning my average figures for savings weren't updating), £25 of PB bought and purchased myself a bargain two film anime Blu-Ray that I've always fancied a copy of

Plan for the rest of the day is minimal housework, family fun and rugby late this afternoon. I have lost another 1.2lbs and food today is looking good: a couple of sausages and a huge coffee with two tbsps of double cream for breakfast; miso soup and honeydew melon for lunch; butter fried steak with cauliflower and a little parmesan for dinner. Less than 5lbs to 14.5 stone.

Busy_Mee

We gave our Duplo away for free too. Have been kicking myself as I am now trying to replace it so that I have a box for our little visitors.  We kept the Lego and Sylvanians but need something for smaller people.
I was really surprised by the second hand market that exists.

Suffolk_lass

You were right about the weight moving again. No lower than the lowest figure I have seen but 12lbs total. My jeans are a little loose but otherwise most undergarments no more spacious. Just one meal for me today - chipolata salad earlier than normal too as we realised late that we had missed lunch. DH can snack later (I shall need an early night after two days of cricket - brilliant though; chess on a field!)

beanielou

Good rugby result!

edinburgher

beanielou said:

Good rugby result!

I practically went through the roof Beanielou - didn't sit for the last 20 minutes! 🍻

May have gone entirely overboard on calories (2200), but it was because I planned dinner wrong, not excessive boozing. Not a drop touched my lips until after the match 🥳🎊🎉🏉🏉🏉🥃

Just checked my Fitbit and there was actually a 15 minute period at the end where I was in fat burn because my heart rate was so high!

Greying_Pilgrim

Morning ed & co!

Spiffing rugger result yesterday.  The best performing team definitely lifted the trophy.  It was a good match to watch, I loved the inventiveness of Scotland's play - Duhan van der Merwe's (unfortunately) missed try opportunity - due to the bounce of the ball, was just so sparkling and opportunistic.  And in the second half, the blue wall was deployed to squish any possible opposition advancement.  Well done Scotland!

Greying x

edinburgher

Thanks Greying - incredible to think that our last win at Twickenham was the year I was born!

Surprisingly after yesterday's excesses (I may have celebrated a little), I've dropped another pound   Today was/will be bacon and eggs for breakfast, kippers for lunch and probably bacon and salad for dinner.

Budgets trimmed, £25 of PB bought.


Edit: Too soon? Picked up a stocking present for both DD and Mrs E yesterday evening

rtandon27

Ha ha - Ed it is NEVER to soon to plan for the C-word - lol

edinburgher

Argh - my weekend has caught up with me - 2.6lbs on this morning. I will not despair, straight back on the wagon

Budgets trimmed, £25 of PB bought.