Put away your purse & become debt-averse

Hazelnutty

DD loves 'shopping in the loft', which basically means rooting through OH's and my clothes in storage for 'vintage' style, so managing to make a mess in the loft AND make us both feel old in one fell swoop

foxgloves

Lol @Hazelnutty - That reminds me of when I started at university in the early 80s. I took one of my Gran's velvet skirts with me & there were loads of folk swanning around in coats that looked like they'd been filched from various Grandads' wardrobes.
F

Hazelnutty

Yes @foxgloves! I thought I looked the bomb with a men's suit jacket or waistcoat from the charity shop. That or a german army shirt from the surplus shop - does anyone remember that trend? [or maybe it was just a local indie kid thing...]

Baileys_Babe

We too have a John Lewis credit card just for the points.

@Hazelnutty I remember and enjoyed that trend.

marionmgcars

Hopefully got my gas bill sorted today.  As I’ve been spending most of the time away from home in Scotland due to work & lockdown was shocked at bill - found out the smart meters were not very smart & have been overcharge by £800 😮.  New meters installed & hopefully bill adjustment coming soon. 

Hazelnutty

Baileys_Babe said:

We too have a John Lewis credit card just for the points.

@Hazelnutty I remember and enjoyed that trend.

Thanks @Baileys_Babe ! The Grolsch beer top in the DMs was always a good accompaniment.

Baileys_Babe

Hazelnutty said:

Baileys_Babe said:

We too have a John Lewis credit card just for the points.

@Hazelnutty I remember and enjoyed that trend.

Thanks @Baileys_Babe ! The Grolsch beer top in the DMs was always a good accompaniment.

I had forgotten about that, reminds me of Bros and now I can't get "When will I be famous?" out of my head, thanks for the earworm @Hazelnutty 🤣 I can go round annoying the rest of the family with occasional snatches of lyrics throughout the day 😃

Hazelnutty

OMG @Baileys_Babe that was my first ever music prezzie! I got the single for my 10th or 11th birthday from a school friend. I may have got the T'Pau album on casette around the same time. Memories....

foxgloves

Lol, you two. I'm defo in a higher age bracket than you, as in their heyday, I always regarded Bros as 'for kids'!
F x

foxgloves

Hello Diary Friends from my totally 100% football-free home. Today's money-saving wins fall into two categories: A bit of free fitness activity & nature's bounty from our veggie garden. Used our annual pass to visit a lovely garden in a neighbouring county. Bought a coffee each & shared a cake (personal spends, so budget-neutral) but we deliberately ate breakfast later so we wouldn't be tempted to trot back to the cafe for lunch. Enjoyed the walk - a bit slow on my dodgy ankle but I do need to move it. Also de-gunked the pond when we got home, which involves lots of bending & stretching.
The garden is repaying our efforts now. Tonight's meal will include home grown lettuce, rocket, watercress, spring onions, basil, cucumber & strawberries. I intend to do some batch cooking over the coming week to ensure we don't waste any of our produce & to get meals into the freezer. Weekly grocery shop was £41, well under budget, so I hope we can carry on with this & end August's budget with a surplus.
Unlikely to have the tv on tonight. Might watch a dvd, might sit out with a gin & tonic watching the swifts & bats.
Enjoy your evenings, 
F xx