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Holidays, weekends away, day trips, pub, meals out, Coffee's, petrol, football, cinema, lunchtime sarnies all gone what's left?
Saving a fortune, as long as I stay off the internet and don't go to Aldi and buy the shit I don't need from the middle aisle there's not a lot left?
Not so much spending as trying to recover the "investment" I made in Euro 2020 and the friendly in Rotterdam
Ive not a penny coming in ( though June might change that ) My wife is on 80% of her wages, ive mortgage holidayed for 3 months, paid off all CC's when we moved, only thing ive ordered is a pool for the garden, a old iphone for my mum, a set of printer carts, so spent under £200 in 3 weeks, i bet i spend that in starbucks / costa / cafes in the same 3 weeks
I've had £60 in my pocket since 21 March. Other than normal outgoings from the bank the only money I've spent has been on food paid for by card. A little more than normal spent on food but then again I'm not buying breakfast in work, not giving my boy money for uni, not buying him bus bus seaon ticket, not filling the car up with fuel every week, so its win win so far.
Paddling pool? Assuming so if you’ve only spent £200 on that lotQuote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
Yea, 12 ft round thing, 3 ft deep, it'll do for the girls if were still in lockdown, the new bungalow has a bit of land and we have discussed a endless pool ( a small pool with a flow to swim against ) one of our friends are just having one installed ( well that was the plan, they have built a lovely oak building to house it so far ) they look great to keep fit in, but its so far down our list for usQuote:
Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanton
I'm saving whatever I have over. Not confident I will be retained if this goes on much longer. I am really determined to wipe out my mortgage as soon as I can.
Petrol to get to work, and food. It's a rarity pulling my wallet out at the moment
You love a humble brag fair playQuote:
Originally Posted by blue matt
To be fair, I don’t think he brags, just shares lots of information about his life and family... whatever floats your boat...Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
It all comes from a good place I think
Not sure I've saved anything yet. The money spent on my boy's school meals and fruit seems like a bargain. Having to shop for a week instead of maybe 3 smaller visits seems to be a more expensive way of doing it, if only due to trying to cover all eventualities. Having a list of meals doesn't work in our house. Our food waste is less than normal, so theres a lesson there. Being partly self employed means I'm not able to earn and so I'll soon be eating into the small amount of savings I have.
he's only talking about a paddling pool and the longer term aspiration of a small pool you hardass :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
"I bought a paddling pool" must be about the humblest brag possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
I helped build an outdoor swimming pool in Oxfordshire. I don't understand why people have outdoor pools in this country, it's only hot for a few weeks of the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
It’s a month today since I filled up my car with petrol.
I still have about 70 miles in the tank.
I think we need to top up soon though, the producers have come to an agreement so prices will e going back up soon. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by EadosEados
I have no idea how much petrol is at the moment. Last time I saw a sign up it was about 101p a litreQuote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
Still about thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
Nothing yet, might treat myself to a new Lappy
HI’ve done a few, just can’t see the point, the cost of maintaining it and running it for such short usage is insane. Same as a working age family having a seaside caravan, how many decent weekends do we get in our summers to justify the outlay? And bugger going down to spend a wet weekend in a caravan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
All spending going on food, drink and household items. Just the usual weekly stuff but more of it as we are all at home eating and drinking more.
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Originally Posted by Nelsonca61
Somewhere for the wifey to sit I s’pose.
More??? We’re down to five meals a day with around about fifteen cups of tea intermediately thrown in. We’ve reined the eating in considerably :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
Been buying car parts and working on the car
What parts were missing before? :shrug: :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by chris lee
Maybe he started off with none at all........Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
Agree about the Caravan. I think it's lifestyle for some, not the weather, some people just love sitting in a tin and watching third rate entertainment in the club. Sounds awful to me. Some people spend the summer at Trecco Bay just staring out of the window of their caravan.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
The only thing I've spent money on recently is a couple of cryptic crossword puzzle books as a replacement for those in the newspaper I no longer get !
I bet you were clueless without the newspaper.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moodybluebird
Like Jonny Cash's Cadillac lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
We've spent £1500 less this last month. Multiply by 52 million adults, that's anything between £50 and £80 billion out of the economy each month. There'll be a tipping point reached - as it's now starting to happen in other countries - when a balance has to be struck ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebina
Fruit and veg prices have gone up a lot in the past 3 weeks.
I was a bit (a)cross but didn't let it get me down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie