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“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”
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I love Starbucks Cumbria but went in the coffee shop facing the town hall today thinking it would be cheaper it wasn't as nice though
but I did spend quite a while people watching so was worth it 
I know Beanie, good thing is the washing powder and toiletries will last a month
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It might mean next week is a cheaper one though grocery wise though
Sounds like the money on coffee was well spent. I love people watching I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)0 -
I love people watching too
Next week will be less SA. It has to be :rotfl: But I won't have washing powder nor toiletries on it so should be back to £10ish.
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WannabeFree wrote: »I love people watching too
Next week will be less SA. It has to be :rotfl: But I won't have washing powder nor toiletries on it so should be back to £10ish.
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I just dont know how you do it.
I really dont.
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A lot of vegetables and mash Beanie :rotfl: I don't think I could do it long term It's surprising how much difference there is between a budget of £10-£15 a week and £25-£30 in terms of choice of meals/toiletries etc.
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Are you still on track for a time line of 6 weeks tops for your grocery spends to be this tight? We could probably all pull something out of the hat for a couple of weeks one way or another you're so right, having to do it long term must be unbelievably hard and stressful.
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Yeah Teafor2, just the 6 weeks the rent is an extra £25. Then the budget goes back to £30 for everything other than the bills.
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That's good to know there's an end in sight but when you say you'll have £30 to cover 'everything', does that mean it's not actually all food money? Has it got to cover other things like clothes, transport, school costs etc. x0
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Yeah everything it's enough though It makes things a lot easier though and its doable. I have cards already for the smalls birthdays and I will make their cakes. They will also make cards to each other and we will have something normal for dinner but eat it as a picnic in the living room. We will probably pop some popcorn and have a movie/games night. So there shouldn't be anything to push it too much
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I make the DC's birthday cakes as well and we used to do movie and popcorn nights. I miss those days.
The birthday plans for your 3 little ones sound lovely. I'm not usually stumped for words but I don't actually know what to say about your budget of £30 having to cover everything for yourself and 3 children. I thought it was just for food x 0
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