Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend

rtandon27

DawnW said:

Envious of your lovely sunny weather. We have had biblical rain and thunderstorms here both yesterday and today

Also envious of your bonny weather!  It's been torrential all day here in the western south-east - so much so that OH has been g00gle-ing plans for arks!  My WFH day involved sitting near our big backyard window instead of in the summer house - I think I will have to come to terms with summer being over even though autumn truly begins in just over 2 weeks!

Sun_Addict

rtandon27 said:

DawnW said:

Envious of your lovely sunny weather. We have had biblical rain and thunderstorms here both yesterday and today

Also envious of your bonny weather!  It's been torrential all day here in the western south-east - so much so that OH has been g00gle-ing plans for arks!  My WFH day involved sitting near our big backyard window instead of in the summer house - I think I will have to come to terms with summer being over even though autumn truly begins in just over 2 weeks!

Summer is alive and kicking in the East Midlands ☀️

foxgloves

@DawnW & @rtandon27 - Well, us East Midlands folk are certainly making up for it today. Mist first thing, followed by drizzle which has now built into a general p*ssdown!

@PennysIntoPounds - I get what you mean re your shoes. I was finally able to accept yesterday that I won't go out in those boots again. Sighs.....a lovely black kitten heeled pointy toe pair, some soft leather ankle boots but just too high a heel & also quite pointy. Also a pair of lush plum coloured boots lined in lime green which I bought an absolute age ago from the Shelley's shop on Oxford St & originally laced up with ribbon. On the tattier side now, but I expect someone will enjoy getting another year out of them. 

And onto today....
And the most money saving boots I've ever owned....today I've binned my purple DMs which I bought 25 years ago. They cost £80 which of course, this being very much back in rhe Spendy Era, I added to my permanent & often unauthorised overdraft with ne'er a thought. Well, I have had SO much wear out of them, have kept them going with purple polish, dubbin, etc, until they have now cracked too badly to wear. They will be much missed.
We have been shopping for boots today however & bargains have been had.
Enjoy your Saturday nights, everyone.
F x

ladyholly

Accepting that your lovely shoes are no longer practical is very hard. I broke my heart clearing out my lovely red court shoes but needs must. I just wish practical flat lace ups could be made to look a little more glamourous or at least have more exciting colours.

Sun_Addict

Sad that the boots have had their day but you’ve definitely had your money’s worth out of them. I had a similar pair of boots only cost me around £10 from Primani, so comfortable, got loads of compliments about them and they lasted for years but obviously not as many years as your DMs. Was sad to finally let them go, have never found any as good since. 

Glad you’ve had a successful day bargain wise. 

foxgloves

@ladyholly - Yes, I like dramatically coloured footwear instead of endless black. There are some lovely colours at Moshulu but our branch in town closed down barely a couple of years after opening, leaving me back in the annoying position of not being able to try their shoes on before buying.
@Sun_Addict - That was good longevity for Primarni, wasn't it? Important to have comfortable sturdy footwear with all the walking you do.
F

foxgloves

Ohhhhh, I've just lost today's entire post. Ah well, it's not Tolstoy is it. See you tomorrow.
F

PennysIntoPounds

All those shoes sound beautiful. But they've had a good time and should go on to have more enjoyment or use in other forms. At some point soon I will take my own advice 😁
Blimey, Shelleys on Oxford Street is a blast from the past! I got my first ever shoes with a heel from there and felt like I was the absolute don. They were of course really unflattering and frankly ugly but they had a proper grown up heel and my mum bought them for me and I loved them so much 😊

P.S. write your posts in your phone memo so you don't lose them, then copy and paste!

sarah_diamond

foxgloves said:

@sarah_diamond - Hello, & welcome! I hope you like the book, if not, well you will have borrowed it from the library & not spent money on buying it. I enjoyed it because I like trying to solve mysteries & the short chapters gave a sense of urgency which kept me turning the pages. I often borrow books from the library first to see if I want to buy them myself, & I find this works particularly well with subjects like cookery & health books. It gives me a chance to see if I am likely to make a good proportion of the recipes, rather than just buy the book on impulse, as I would have done back in the Spendy Years.
F

Thanks! I've been following and lurking for a while, you actually gave me the idea of getting books from the library before buying. I did it at Xmas with Nadiya's last book for the paneer and chilli bread that we then made during betwixtmas! And I've passed on that nugget of knowledge to others


Unfortunately, the book didn't appear until I was away last week but will hopefully still be available to collect this Friday when I can get to the library for it. I've also got Jenny Colgan's Close Knit already out from there so need to get reading that too.

Baileys_Babe

sarah_diamond said:

foxgloves said:

@sarah_diamond - Hello, & welcome! I hope you like the book, if not, well you will have borrowed it from the library & not spent money on buying it. I enjoyed it because I like trying to solve mysteries & the short chapters gave a sense of urgency which kept me turning the pages. I often borrow books from the library first to see if I want to buy them myself, & I find this works particularly well with subjects like cookery & health books. It gives me a chance to see if I am likely to make a good proportion of the recipes, rather than just buy the book on impulse, as I would have done back in the Spendy Years.
F

Thanks! I've been following and lurking for a while, you actually gave me the idea of getting books from the library before buying. I did it at Xmas with Nadiya's last book for the paneer and chilli bread that we then made during betwixtmas! And I've passed on that nugget of knowledge to others


Unfortunately, the book didn't appear until I was away last week but will hopefully still be available to collect this Friday when I can get to the library for it. I've also got Jenny Colgan's Close Knit already out from there so need to get reading that too.

@sarah_diamond It might be worth ringing the library to see if they can keep it until you can get in on Friday. Most libraries are willing to do this if they won't need to put it aside for an excessive amount of time and nobody else is waiting.