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redofromstart

scone = gone for me  (pronunciation and eating - yum, especially cheese ones)

moving_forward

Welcome to the sc on club redo 😜

Naomim

Cheese scones, cheese straws anything cheese flavoured 🤮.  I like cheese though, just not anything with it in, apart from cheesecake but that doesn't count as doesn't taste of cheese. 

moving_forward

i don't do cheese flavoured snacks such as whotsits etc but will eat cheese and onion walkers or mccoys at a push.  cheese scones, cheese straws all very acceptable.  Mini cheesy biscuits no thanks but dog and Mr M_F are rather partial to them.

Naomim

Oh I do cheese crisps. Love a pack of whotsits. It's cheesy pastry I don't like.

moving_forward

Won't be affording any cheese after the energy cap increase announcement 😭
Bye bye mortgage overpayment it was nice having you for 2 months. The rate these increases are going it will soon be nom cost effective to actually work for a living.
I shudder to think how lower income people/families are going to cope. We aren't on big salaries not even national average but at least it's more than minimum wage. 

Naomim

It's terrible isn't it. I'll be watching Martin's show with interest tonight. 

moving_forward

Yup but at least we have made head starts on tackling the debt before this lot. Can you imagine if we were still overspending on top 🤯

moving_forward

We have had a mini budget meeting by text at lunch and agreed the following temporary cuts 
So far we agreed that in future we will drop sky TV when contract ends in Apr. Only £16 but don't like being locked in.
I will pay for facial out my pocket money (the relaxation helps my MH).
Hair will be reduced to just cuts. I will either colour at home or grow out grey 😱 we prefer the mess of hair colourant to be out the house but it will save about £15 a month. 

Midweek snacks will be brought out our own Pocket Money which will also make us cut down.
Take outs will be kept to a minimum (this was already a goal) and no pubs or restaurants.
Keep trying to reduce food shop which is hard as prices going up!
There are other things we could cut if totally necessary but we need some fun.

WinterWarrior

I have cut my own hair for about 10 years…it does help that it’s long, but YouTube tutorials are fairly easy to follow. I’ve been growing out my colour for 2 years and have some lovely witchy stripes at the side that I’m quite fond of. I stopped because I started to worry about all the chemicals on my head, but it’s also very MSE. It will take me a few more years to get rid of the old dye line, but it doesn’t look outrageous.
I love a wotsit and cheese balls and most cheese and onion crisps. I like a bit of grated cheese sprinkled on most things too 😋