Champagne Lifestyle on a Lemonade Budget.

doingitanyway

Prinzessilein wrote: »

One luxury for me....Mum and I are planning a visit to a place that serves Posh Afternoon Tea...they do a Christmas Special...AND for a small supplement you can have a private room! (although I HAVE managed to sit in the main room, provided I face the wall and can't see people..and no one can watch me eat!) ...AND they give you a box to take leftovers home, so I will enjoy a cup of tea and whatever small bit I can eat...and the rest can come home and be eaten the next day in my 'safe; home surroundings as a second treat!

A great idea. I hope you enjoy your special treat

Wednesday2000

caronc wrote: »

Champagne moment today was paying another chunk off of my mortgage:D. I had set myself a target to save x over the year to add to savings I already had put by for this (I can only over pay so much each year) and was delighted to have met this plus a bit more. )

Well done!xx

butterfly2507

Hello everybody! :beer:

I just stumbled upon this thread and oh my God I am in love. I finally found like-minded people here.

I tend to be very frugal and only buy the things I really need / want / know that I could get good use of (like the new second hand purse I got). My OH is the complete different: he has more clothes than me and goes shopping once a week. We never fight about it though, apart from my casual comments like "how many black boots can one have?" :rotfl:

I'd rather buy second hand and vintage stuff too ... but like I said only things that I REALLY need. But I do like splurging too every now and then.

We're already planning our summer vacation and with the money I've saved I could already pay for everything (including food etc.). I've been selling a few things on eb@y too to get a bit of money. That usually ends up in my PayPal account and I can use it right away - if I want to. Figured that I will always put something into my actual bank account and the end of the month. So let's say on December 31st I have 125 € in my PayPal account I will transfer 25 into my bank. (Reading that made no sense at all but I still hope you understand).

Anyway, off to read the rest of the thread! :T:beer:

lessonlearned

Good morning my lovelies.

Lisbon today. Bit hazy but it’s early yet and the sun is making a concerted effort to break through. Just enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, sitting on a terrace, looking out over tge harbour at all the yachts day dreaming which one I like the best. Lol.

Im really “living it large” this week.

I feel so rested - I look 10 years younger. All the tiredness and stress must have taken more of a toll than I realised. My skin is glowing.

Found a fantastic face cream in fuertaventura. It was only 6 euros for 100 ml and it is brilliant. My face loves it. I wished I’d bought more. I am going to try and see if I can source it when I get home.

Have been reading but haven’t really got time to
Comment much. Will catch up when I get back.

Going ashore in a bit. So will say ta ta for now.

candygirl

suki1964 wrote: »

See thats the memory away to pot :rotfl:

I know the word I want, but can I get it?

You don't want to know what Im like with names. People Ive known for years and Im often having to ask Mr Suki what their name is

I actually make names up for people n call them by them :eek::rotfl:
PRINZESS the afternoon tea sounds lovely
'LL glad you're having a blast.Never mind about face cream!! We want to know
about the Johns :rotfl:

joedenise

candygirl wrote: »

I actually make names up for people n call them by them :eek::rotfl:
PRINZESS the afternoon tea sounds lovely
'LL glad you're having a blast.Never mind about face cream!! We want to know
about the Johns :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Denise

candygirl

We had a bit of a drama last night:Sooty, my 8 month old Grandcat, got stuck in a really high tree, inside a locked allotment.He'd been missing at this point for 24 hoursMy DD rang both the RSPCA, n the fire brigade who both couldn't help .By this time the cat , DD n the Grandkids were all screaming. Anyway luckily one of their neighbours brought a ladder, n SIL finally went up get him, in thr pitch black.He's now home n under house arrest for a while
I couldn't cope with the worry of a cat going missing:eek:

Wednesday2000

candygirl wrote: »

We had a bit of a drama last night:Sooty, my 8 month old Grandcat, got stuck in a really high tree, inside a locked allotment.He'd been missing at this point for 24 hoursMy DD rang both the RSPCA, n the fire brigade who both couldn't help .By this time the cat , DD n the Grandkids were all screaming. Anyway luckily one of their neighbours brought a ladder, n SIL finally went up get him, in thr pitch black.He's now home n under house arrest for a while
I couldn't cope with the worry of a cat going missing:eek:

Aw, I'm glad he was okay!

humptydumptybits

Not much champagne going on here. Just had a nice mince pie, that's as exciting as my day gets at the moment. I tell a lie, I'm going out for a meal with some friends tomorrow.

lessonlearned

No Johns but there’s an Adrian.

Sweet but not really my type but ok as a friend. :rotfl:

Ooh the engines are firing up time to set sail. Time for the sail away party.

Tonight is fancy dress. British theme. I’ve got a mini “mod” dress with a Union Jack motif. And a matching Beatle hat. I’ll look a right sight.

It’s a larff. Innit.