Pulling my frugal pants on.

ladybird1106

Not alot done today as the youngest had their best friend over. Since they are doing different courses now, they doesn't see alot of each other. Sat and drank tea with their mum. Arranged to meet up again before the new year. Cancelled trip to visit eldest and go to the Christmas market tomorrow as weather is going to be atrocious plus friend I was going with is ill.
Frugalness for today
1. No money has left my purse 
2. Meet up was at our house instead of suggested pub. 
3. Tea was partly provided by the plot (beetroot, lettuce, onions, basil and potatoes).
4. 🚿instead of a bath. 
Love 🐞

KajiKita

Mr LB is having a hard time, with both his knee issue and the family politics …. Hoping one or the other resolves asap! 

Well done on all the frugalling 😊 Am proper envious of al your produce …. 😉

KK

ladybird1106

Thanks KK, mediation went well and all parties are talking to each other again, for now. DH managed a short walk, no long term damage thankfully. In fact he went up a ladder today as the outside light isn't working. He pinched a bulb from the front room, except he didn't check if worked. Yep he replaced a blown bulb with another blown bulb, what a plod!. 
Spendy day, got quite a few ys items and a few Christmas goodies that are safely stored away.
Frugalness
1. Installed petrol prices app after reading about it on kajikita diary.
2. Lots of ys items purchases
3. More cards sent by 2nd class stamp
4. Re-mortgaging is still ongoing (online work up to date)
5.Free exercise with Miss Giddychops
6. Picked up a 10 litre adblue (empty)container off the side of the road. Will rinse it out and then use it for worm sweat decanted from the wormery
7. Started saving banana skins again ready for feeding the roses next spring (definitely a DH job)
love🐞

KajiKita

Sounds like things are improving 😊
You’ve reminded me that I need to get some cards written and posted - I’ve deliberately only bought 2nd class stamps this year!

KK

ladybird1106

I think i must of gone commando yesterday, no frugal pants to be seen. Visited 2 sm yesterday for Christmas goodies, disappointed not to find stuffed dates as they are my favourite. Spent way too much but it's pretty much done now, just fresh stuff for the day.
Chuffed to bits this morning to spot waxwings on the estate, last time I saw them was about 18years ago in the lake district. I had wondered why I kept seeing people with large cameras out and about.
Been looking at the various supplements I take to see if I really need to and if I do, can I reduce the cost. Not taken turmeric for a week and a bit, but started again this morning as my arm is very painful without it. H&B have their buy 2 get 3rd free so got that yesterday too. Can't decided whether to buy a all round multi vit and mineral or just buy the ones the Dr says I need(B12 - only take when injection is starting to wear off, D, folic acid and iron). I find iron tablets hard to digest, but can take if its an all in one. Hmm I'll see at the weekend if my iron levels are low as I'm going to give blood.
Love 🐞

badmemory

I don't know if this will help but H&B have a today only of 2 for 1, not on everything unfortunately.  They also have 10% off & if you spend over £30 18%  APP18.

ladybird1106

Thanks badmemory. 
Frugalness for yesterday
1. Dobbie card used yesterday to pay for drinks when I met up with dad. 
2. More cards sent 2nd class. 
3. Used petrol prices app to get best pricr
4. DH came home and announced that work are moving everyone onto a new payscale in the new year. Looks like he will be getting before tax etc an additional £1000 a year. Whoop whoop. 
5. Tea was freezer surprise (although it wasn't, as we now label everything after a few nasty surprises. The name stuck though) - cauliflower and chickpea curry.
6. Free exercise with miss giddychops 
7. No bill for tyre change as mum paid it and told me to knock it off her bill.
Love 🐞

ladybird1106

Busy day. 
Frugalness for today
1. Traded my pruning skill for a Japanese garden ornament. 
2. More online stuff for the mortgage
3. Only had a drink when I met up with my sister. Paid separately 
4. Tea was freezer suprise(veggie chilli)
5. Went to another sm as their part baked rolls are cheaper than anywhere else.
6. Free exercise with miss giddychops. 
7. Lunch was leftovers
8. Shaved my legs with remains of a horrible smelling body cream. 
9. Managed to get a book on mending/altering clothes with the last bit of my book token.
Love 🐞

northwalesd

ladybird1106 said:

8. Shaved my legs with remains of a horrible smelling body cream. 

It probably didn't you, but that did make me smile. Very thrifty.

MerryHen

You've got to love a bit of freezer surprise 😁😁