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Eliza252
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Do we have this thread already, I think I've seen it before....?
1. You only have four transactions showing on your bank statement in the last two weeks and they were all payments in
2. You plan on making brocolli bake (with onion and cheese and mushroom sauce mmm...) at midnight when you get home from work - so that you can use up the brocolli and put the bake in the freezer before the veg goes off.
3. Your Grandad phones you for advise on cooking
4. You forget your debit card is broken for at least two weeks
5. People have learnt to start giving you the stuff they were going to throw away before you have to ask!
6. You see the advert for the new (is it 'flash'?) kitchen cleaner with bicarbonate of soda and firstly, understand why it works and secondly, choke at the idea of paying £4 for something you could pay pennies for just because its in a snazzy spray bottle and has been dyed blue.. - has anyone seen that ad?
1. You only have four transactions showing on your bank statement in the last two weeks and they were all payments in
2. You plan on making brocolli bake (with onion and cheese and mushroom sauce mmm...) at midnight when you get home from work - so that you can use up the brocolli and put the bake in the freezer before the veg goes off.
3. Your Grandad phones you for advise on cooking
4. You forget your debit card is broken for at least two weeks
5. People have learnt to start giving you the stuff they were going to throw away before you have to ask!
6. You see the advert for the new (is it 'flash'?) kitchen cleaner with bicarbonate of soda and firstly, understand why it works and secondly, choke at the idea of paying £4 for something you could pay pennies for just because its in a snazzy spray bottle and has been dyed blue.. - has anyone seen that ad?
I've made my debts bite-size too depressing to look at all at once so am handling them one at a time - first up Graduate Loan £1720 paid off! only £280 to go!!!
Money to raise for tuition fees: £3000
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!!
Money to raise for tuition fees: £3000
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!!
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I know we have one about being a Mrs Bucket but I don't remember one of these. It's great :T Here's mine..
When your house stinks of vinegar and you don't notice anymore.
When OH and all DD and DS's happily munch on spag bol made of 1/4 meat 3/4 veg and they are all completly oblivious
When life hands you a lemon, make sure you ask for tequilla and salt0 -
When you delight in your latest bargain from the charity shop ( mine was a brand new, still got the bhs price tag on, pale pink 3/4 sleeved top for £2.50 instead of £10).Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind.
Jan grocery challenge £35.77/£1200 -
When the smell of bread is your natural "air freshner"
When the flowers in your garden are made up of blossoms and veggie flowers
When you keep a button jar
When the bathroom shelf houses hm soaps/bath oils/bath salts and visitors ask where you bought them!
When the freebie newspapers are welcomed!
When junk mail seems like manna from heaven
When something you do as "routine" creates the "Wow!" effect in others.
When you pick a basket at the supermarket instead of a trolley and use your own cloth/string bag to pack carry it
When a hm crafted item also gets the query: "Where did you buy that!?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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When, by the end of week one of the Grocery Challenge, your fridge, freezer, and cupboards are so well stocked that you're going to HAVE to start a Store Cupboard Challenge to make room for a single left over grape!
On second thoughts <chomp> never mind the grape
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Forgot Something..
1. The cashier in Tesco has to double check your shopping because you seem to have got an entire basket for £1.20I've made my debts bite-size too depressing to look at all at once so am handling them one at a time - first up Graduate Loan £1720 paid off! only £280 to go!!!
Money to raise for tuition fees: £3000
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!!0 -
- When you struggle to spend enough to qualify for the £1 off £10 offer at Wilkos
- When you look forward to your morning post, safe in the knowledge that there won't be any bills & you might be able to do something useful with the junk mail
- When you iron more gift wrap than laundry
- When you air more laundry than you wash
- When diluting non-dilute items is the norm & un-diluted tastes odd
- When you grow more veggies than you buy
- When even in the summer you compress freebie newspapers into fire bricks beacuse you know you'll appreciate them in winter
- When you have more coupons in your purse than cash
- When you spot the pricing errors as they occur at the till instead of having to double check
- When you send home made Xmas & birthday cards to your butcher, milk-man, postie & greengrocer
- When aren't repelled by sour milk but think "Oh good, scones this afternoon"
Post Natal Depression is the worst part of giving birth:p
In England we have Mothering Sunday & Father Christmas, Mothers day & Santa Clause are American merchandising tricks:mad: Demonstrate pride in your heirtage by getting it right please people!0 -
Eliza252 wrote:Forgot Something..
1. The cashier in Tesco has to double check your shopping because you seem to have got an entire basket for £1.20
Its not just me then? Reduced Bogoffs have a way of bringing the bill down. I love confusing cashiers!0 -
lipidicman wrote:Its not just me then? Reduced Bogoffs have a way of bringing the bill down. I love confusing cashiers!
and everyone else in the queue starts trying to look into your basket to see have you done it!!I've made my debts bite-size too depressing to look at all at once so am handling them one at a time - first up Graduate Loan £1720 paid off! only £280 to go!!!
Money to raise for tuition fees: £3000
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!!0 -
When "as a treat" you buy a cake from the shop ... and noone likes it!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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When the FIRST place you hit in a supermarket ... are the reduced counters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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