Must try harder!

Sun_Addict

My dog loves cheese. She appears from nowhere when she hears me cutting it. She still remembers the day I nearly dropped a whole block on the floor, just managed to catch it in time before she got to it 😆 Wrapping tablets in a small amount of peanut butter does the trick for my dog 😉

WinterWarrior

Sun_Addict said:

My dog loves cheese. She appears from nowhere when she hears me cutting it. She still remembers the day I nearly dropped a whole block on the floor, just managed to catch it in time before she got to it 😆 Wrapping tablets in a small amount of peanut butter does the trick for my dog 😉

Mine is the same with cheese. Oh how mean you were catching that block!  Oddly she doesn’t like peanut butter at all, it’s even more odd as she’s a Labrador and it’s in her nature to eat everything she can. Cream cheese of any description is our tablet go to. She also has a very strong sense of injustice and expects sharesies whether it’s me snacking or the cats.

I managed another £5 amazon voucher on ipsos today so have purchased book 2 in the Anne Kinnear series in anticipation of finishing book 1 and I have a glorious £1.51 left to spend 😬
I’m still on the count down to Friday and pay day.

Happy Tuesday ☀️

WinterWarrior

Well that’s another day under my belt, just tomorrow to go and then pay day, hurrah!
I have nearly finished The Sense of Death, so I’m very pleased to have the next book lined up. It’s well written and also quite twisty, which I like.
work is really busy and every day this week I’ve been really glad to finish, so that’s another reason to be wishing for the weekend.
I was tweaking my pots and updating my spreadsheets today in anticipation...oh the exciting life I lead 🤣
Happy Wednesday 🍫

BalanceBy50

Hi @WinterWarrior thought I would drop by and say hello. Just read your diary & am in awe of your NSD’s - I think I just like to spend money! 

Will follow you and cheer you on - we can do this 😁

ps we adopted 2 cats a couple of weeks ago and just getting used to them & their tastes!, xx

WinterWarrior

BalanceBy50 said:

Hi @WinterWarrior thought I would drop by and say hello. Just read your diary & am in awe of your NSD’s - I think I just like to spend money! 

Will follow you and cheer you on - we can do this 😁

ps we adopted 2 cats a couple of weeks ago and just getting used to them & their tastes!, xx

Thank you for calling by, it’s lovely to see you. 

I’m the same with spending money, even paying bills is satisfying 🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s really hard finding new things to do to replace the joy of spending.
congratulations on your new cats...they will soon be in charge (if they aren’t already) 😁

CRANKY40

Our labrador never needed a tablet disguising as anything. 30 seconds holding the pill while saying "oooh a sweetie" then pretending to drop the said item resulted in the usual labrador vanishing trick. The only thing we found that he didn't like in the whole of his lifetime was lettuce because it stuck to the roof of his mouth. 

I'm trying to replace the joy of spending with the joy of saving. I've given myself a daily allowance for our food shopping instead of a weekly one. This should keep my mind active and the spend/save ratio a bit closer to the front of my mind hopefully. 

WinterWarrior

CRANKY40 said:

Our labrador never needed a tablet disguising as anything. 30 seconds holding the pill while saying "oooh a sweetie" then pretending to drop the said item resulted in the usual labrador vanishing trick. The only thing we found that he didn't like in the whole of his lifetime was lettuce because it stuck to the roof of his mouth. 

I'm trying to replace the joy of spending with the joy of saving. I've given myself a daily allowance for our food shopping instead of a weekly one. This should keep my mind active and the spend/save ratio a bit closer to the front of my mind hopefully. 

Haha, the sweetie trick would work with anything except pills I think, although she won’t touch peanut butter or apple. 

The joy of saving can be a bit joyless for me, but I’m hoping it’s just because I’ve never hung on to savings long enough to appreciate them. I’m hoping allowances are the way to go, if my weekly one doesn’t work next month I may drill it down to daily!
Happy Thursday everyone, May our goals be easy and our work be short ⭐️

Naomim

For me it's the joy of seeing my debts come down but they just aren't coming down fast enough - but that's probably because I can't/don't do the ultimate frugal life.  I have to keep giving myself a kick up the bum and saying the debts didn't arrive overnight and aren't going to go overnight either.  They could come down in leaps and bounds if I didn't put so much into my pots every month. But then I also get joy just from looking at my Monzo account and the pots so swings and roundabouts.

WinterWarrior

@Naomim I also appreciate the debts coming down. I have sheets on my spreadsheet for both loans, detailing every payment until they end, and I colour in the months as I make the payments. Then I add in the interest and any overpayments and I can see at a glance how long I have left and when I reduce the term with paying extra.
I haven’t ever managed to keep my Monzo pots in business, but May is the month! Next month I may be able to join you in admiring them 🥳
I have never managed to have an emergency fund, I have always thrown it at debt or spent it, but it makes so much sense to have one.

rdone

Just had a read through - well done for your LBM!  Hope it sticks for you through May.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoys paying the bills, seeing the money settle into the places it should be fills me with joy!