Giving every £ a job

Franalamadingdong

I'll bet you love that "clink" is it as good as colouring in a square though?! 
I'd be a little annoyed if I was paying for 3 courses, but was just having a main and glass of wine. I suppose it all depends on what's already established though. And it's great you had a good time

Blackcats

thanks Fran, I can't decide whether colouring in the squares or plinking in the £ coins is best but both are an achievement.
its time to do this months allocation of savings to my pots.  I've put £100 into the 1 month fund, £50 into car fund, and £30 into water bills pot, £25 into premium bond pot for small kids in the family,.  I've topped up my own "overdraft" account to £200.  I keep this money in an easy to access account in case I have an unexpected expense during the month.
in a very grown up way, I've also put £20 into a Le Crues*t savings pot.  Savings pot to buy a new pot 😃.  I go to a retail outlet centre once a year and I'm going to buy a much coveted casserole dish but I'm actually going to save up for it over the next 6 months.  😇

Franalamadingdong

Sounds like you are doing great! 

Blackcats

Thanks Fran.  In a moment of understanding the bloomin obvious I've noticed that so far this month because I haven't really bought anything other than essentials and the expensive meal out, well guess what - I haven't spent much money! 

However, I read on Foxgloves' diary about Orla Keily cake tins and was straight on the internet having a look at that range and almost convincing myself that I really, really needed a beautiful new canister for my tea bags.  I didn't succumb but I even surprised myself at how quickly I was gazing with desire at a canister.   

foxgloves

But Blackcats...... Foxgloves had been looking to treat herself to a magazine subscription (from her Personal Spends, of course) & the cake tins were FREE!
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Franalamadingdong

"I didn't cheat on my budget!"
"Yeah but you're looking around and that shiny hussey!" 
"It didn't mean anything, budget! It's you I love"
*Tearful* "I just feel I'm holding you back"
"No budget, I love you, we work so well together!" 


I need to get out more

Blackcats

ha ha 😂.  Don't worry Foxgloves I'd convinced myself that I needed a magazine subscription - any magazine as long as I could have the "free" tins.  Notice that I didn't ask you on your diary where to find the offer, cos I knew you would easily work out what I was up to.  Oh no, I set out to find the offer myself - slaps own hand on your behalf.
and Fran, oh yes indeed, that is a great dialogue.  Nearly succumbing to temptation but resisting.  I'm now humming the Heaven 17 song Temptation - you are too young to remember it but I bet foxgloves will be able to sing the chorus with me.  

foxgloves

Lol, yes I can, though was not a fan. I preferred rock....it was that perfect combination of hair, trousers & guitars.
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Blackcats

I'm glad it's Friday.  It's been a disjointed week with planned and unplanned activities and consequently planned and unplanned spends.  I had a coffee and sandwich lunch in a coffee shop mid week, but it was an independent cafe that supports its local community and it was enjoyable.  

I can't believe that I'm still using up face cream from the bottom of my pot - I must have wasted so much in the past when I discarded pots that I judged as empty.  And they were very expensive pots of high end creams.  In the old days I was always keen to get to that shiny cosmetics counter and buy the latest lotions and potions to get the "free" gift of nail varnish or lipstick in a colour that I would never wear.  

I found an out of date cake mix in the cupboard. Well actually I found 3 cake mixes lurking at the back of the cupboard.  Clearly I had planned to bake cakes in 2019 and never got around to it.  I used one of them when a friend came round for coffee.  Very nice too and I was able to finish up a jar of lemon curd to sandwich it together.  Scones next!  Mr Hollywood's packet mix .... I expect great things ... probably cost a fortune just to buy the mix cos his face was on the box.  Hopefully the fact that it's out of date won't be too much of a problem.  

savingholmes

I've used products that were years out of date - and eaten them without problems. I draw the line at wriggly things in flour / icing sugar but other than that probably good to go.