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Doris17

Rain is back today, have decided that I am buying a washer /dryer on return from holiday. Don't want to take money from savings so I have applied for a 0% for 20 months credit card. Went through a cash back site and the £35.00 is showing as pending and will get an extra £25.00 if I spend in the first 60 days.

jwil

Life is so much easier with the ability to dry things when it's wet!

Doris17

Good morning, 

How the weeks are flying by! Life has been pretty busy, we had a lovely holiday and even brought the sunshine back with us for a few weeks. Today in my Welsh valley is wet and grey and going to continue raining all day. Hopefully there will be a small break for a dog walk as our spoil dog will not set food outside the house in the rain.

Washer/dryer has been bought on a 0% credit card and will be paid off yearly in the new year. Still getting to grips with the drying functions, will be a god send in the Winter. Still  a few job to do in the house before Christmas mainly painting, will get these done over the next few weeks.

New fixed rate saver and 1 year bond have been set up. Christmas savings pot is full and will be available to spend at the beginning on November along with Mr T voucher. Meat hamper has been order and paid for from the local butchers, so Christmas is pretty much sorted. Not many gifts to buy as I have been picking up bits when I have seen them, will pay myself back for my spend, Boots points came in very handy for some of the gifts, will definitely be continuing with the recycling in the next year to build points back up for Christmas 2026.

Next two week I will be running down the freezer, ready to fill up with nice treat for over the Christmas period. There are a lot of unlabelled tubs in there so will be interesting to see what we will be eating. Today we are having roast chicken so gather together odds and ends to use, found some stuffing balls, possible from Easter and a few yellow sticker Yorkshire Puddings (no I don't make my own), they will be fine with some gravy on.

Good news Mr D has decided he is going to paint the bathroom, best I get it emptied, before he changes his mind.

Skint_yet_Again

Yay to the lovely holiday and sunshine Doris, hope you manage to get your pooch to go out between the downpours 🤣

Good idea with the 0% credit card, sounds like you are well prepped for Christmas. I don’t make my own Yorkshire puds either and I’m in Yorkshire 😂

Doris17

Good morning,

Still raining here, there has been no let up. Hoping for a break in the rain later to get a dog walk in. Have a day off today, was planning to go out for breakfast, Dr D has woke up feeling under the weather, so will put off until another day.

Will need to go out later as I have a parcel to post and want to pick up dried peas to make pea and ham soup. Ham joint found in the freezer, will use up bits of veg I all ready have. Rest of the day will be spent pottering, did think about going to visit my DM, forgot she on holiday in Spain, something else to roll over to another day.

D.x

Doris17

Hello November!

Plan for the month is to spend as little as possible and get the freezer emptied ready to fill back up with Christmas bits.

Good start to the month today has been a NSD,been getting on with jobs than need doing around the house and listed a few bits on Vinted.

D.x

jwil

Good plan for the month.  I should try and work through our freezers too,

Doris17

Today has been a spend day,popped out to get a few groceries bits for the next week,meal plan revolves around what's in the freezer and already in the fridge.
Made a trifle to use up some sponge fingers,that have been here for a long time,didn't mention this to Mr D and a pot of cream.

Also bought two gift card and got £5.23 cash back. Pick up a free bag of Maltesers from a shopping app.

Didn't fancy a cooked dinner today so my are having pulled pork rolls with apple sauce, stuffing,roast potatoes and salad.Only thing I had to buy are the rolls.

Doris17

Just finished for the day,had an early start, honestly looking forward to an early night.

As my first appointment was in town today,took advantage to this and headed to Boots to do a recycling drop and pick up some bath products that are half price and have cash back on one of the shopping apps.These products will be part of my works Secret Santa.

Full price £13.50 
Cost £6.75
Cashback £3.00
Cost to me £3.75
Spend £10.00 and got 500 points for my recycling.

Also bought two glass dishes from the Poundshop at a cost of £6.00. One of mine has developed a crack in it so will be heading for the recycling.

Also cash out £5.00 on a receipt app bought a M&S voucher.This will go towards some Christmas treats.

Doris17

WFT today, so glad I did not have to go out weather has been dreadful, has not stopped raining all day. Resisted putting the heating on, have been wrapped up in my dressing gown working away.

NSD 2/15.

Transferred £5.97 from Top cashback into my retirement savings fund, current total £404.97. Only recently set this up and send bits and bobs over when I can.

Dinner this evening is Jacket Potatoes with what ever filling I can find in the fridge, possible tuna and red onion for  me with some salad.