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elantan

well it's 12.39 and i cant sleep arrrggghhhh so i have sat here and looked at diesel prices and food prices i have figured out now wait for it ...i leave the road 3 stops early pop into lidl buy fruit and veg and pesto travel on to morrisons get diesel £1.24 a litre then round the corner to sainsburys for chicken buy one get one free £6 for two basically compared to asda's £8 for two then carry on my journey to asda to get the rest then home ...now that is tomorrows journey ...hmmmm ...i really need to sleep ..i am kinda cutting a corner off my car journey but it is slower more lights etc so will have to be careful about braking etc...how sad am i

elantan

mizmir wrote: »

Those are amazing savings - not sure if I can manage to drive at 60 on motorways though - will have to retrain my "girl racer" tendencies!!

i know what you mean miz i did feel a bit of a prat driving at 60 but if i have to then i have to my soa is looking worse than i expected i didnt realise just how bad till the other night and things aint gonna get better...so i figure out if i can cut down my diesel by as much as £5 a week i am laughing i doubt i will it will probably be more like £2 but hey £2 in my pocket is £2 closer to making ends meet right now

hypno06

Every saving you make El brings that budget closer to meeting........it's the old "baby steps" philosophy thingy isn't it!

Hope you are at least resting, even if you are unable to sleep x

elantan

yeah i am am doing thos clicks and things just now whilst hubby is listning or watching grease i mean !!!!!! lol i can hear grease is the word it's the word that you heard its got groove it's got meaning and all i can think of is john travolta gyrating cant stop laughing

mizmir

elantan wrote: »

i know what you mean miz i did feel a bit of a prat driving at 60 but if i have to then i have to my soa is looking worse than i expected i didnt realise just how bad till the other night and things aint gonna get better...so i figure out if i can cut down my diesel by as much as £5 a week i am laughing i doubt i will it will probably be more like £2 but hey £2 in my pocket is £2 closer to making ends meet right now

you are definitely right - and these are the things that all add up. Will see if I can monitor this and see how I go. I have decided I am going to take bus to work from now on - car parking is going up and the cost of fuel. It will take me longer and I will have to be more organised but it should be worth it - especially since next year OH will be working from home most of the time (so can't go in with her). Added bonus is that taking the bus involves at least 20 minutes walking in both directions so I get 40 minutes extra exercise a day!

ZTD

Karmacat wrote: »

Hi El

Yes, I think he wrote a piece in his blog about when he was on holiday with the MSF, he motored for one week in the normal way, and for another week thinking really carefully about driving to save money - it made about a third difference, it was quite striking - hunt back through recent blogs and you should find it - good luck to you!

He must drive like an *absolute* nutter.

I tried the "drive like a boy racer" and "drive like a granny" and the difference for me is only 10% ~3mpg.

elantan

right i have listed 7 books on amazon still cant fall asleep heaven only knows how i will manage a night shift tonight...now i have a confession to make must be the night shift in me ...my knee is agony it has been for a wee while now to be honest but i think that my weight is deff not helping so tonight while at work to keep me awake i am going to think of weight loss plans ...

ok chinese i still have 12 portions of curry left over these have been placed in containers and will be put in the freezer today not bad for a cheap meal is it

hypno06

12 containers of curry - that is fantastic :j

Good luck on the weight loss ideas - I can't help there I'm afraid because I am the worlds best (or worst, depending on your point of view) yo-yo dieter! All I can say is make sure your head is in the right place or it just won't work......oh, and you obviously can't have any choccy or biscuits in the house, so bung 'em my way......just to keep temptation at bay......I am only trying to help you :rolleyes:

Miz, I am also getting the bus to work where possible.......it really is a no-brainer! If OH is working in the city (as he is tomorrow) then we take the car, as he gets free parking, but otherwise, bus it is!

elantan

well i finally fell asleep huby came back and told me about the car it seems the brake pads dont have a abs sensor so i need to go back and argue the bit out with the shop what a fun day i am going to have tomorrow

hypno06

*sigh* El, things don't seem to be getting any better, do they!