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Need fresh eyes on my budget!

honeybee1234 · 2026-02-08 09:56:37

Hi all! I'm starting a brand new diary to break down my current situation and take a fresh look at things - what I was doing isn't working 😳 About me... I'm in my forties (late forties but we'll not dwell on that!) and live alone in a rented housing association house. I've had a very unstable period in the last six years…

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Blackcats Posts: 4,488 Forumite

24 May at 5:49PM

ah Honeybee - now you've set a cat food precedent. My cat will only eat Sheba - poultry in jelly to be precise. I find it fascinating that the psyche of cats means they start life as a rescued kitten and progress to a cat that has prime spot on the sofa and only eats premium brand food.
at least our Lidl supplies the right brand and flavour of food and the cat will eat the Lidl's own fake dreamies.

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