Category Archives: budgets

Shopping on a budget

Posted on January 16, 2021 by pensitivity101

Hubby picked up on a headline today about a savvy mum spending £10 on food for the week in comparison to the government’s ‘£30 food parcel’ which probably only cost just over a fiver. I couldn’t find that one, but … Continue reading →

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Lockdown savings

Posted on January 9, 2021 by pensitivity101

There was a rather interesting headline on Yahoo today, and you know me, anything to save a few bob (source) Woman who saved £10,000 during first two lockdowns shares her tips for stashing the cash My five eggs worth says … Continue reading →

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Today is Wednesday 9th December

Posted on December 9, 2020 by pensitivity101

Good morning all! It’s another chilly and foggy day, but I’m not going anywhere so can stay snug and cosy indoors. We’ve done two washloads and Hubby has just taken it up to the launderette. After posting this I shall … Continue reading →

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Energy suppliers

Posted on October 16, 2020 by pensitivity101

A very smart young man called Josh rang our bell today. He was wearing a transparent full face visor which was a nice touch rather than a mask as at least he didn’t look like a bandit. He was very … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Tokens #writephoto

Posted on August 27, 2020 by pensitivity101

Sue Vincent is our host for the Thursday Photo Prompt. This week, her prompt is Tokens: For visually challenged writers, the image shows a feather, an autumn leaf and two bright red berries or beads, left amongst the stones and plants … Continue reading →

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Analysis of a phone bill

Posted on August 6, 2020 by pensitivity101

Things seem to be working now and Hubby has managed to access our account , though there is no way I’m going back into our joint email account today! As mentioned, our phone bill this month is way over budget, … Continue reading →

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We went Shopping Today

Posted on July 1, 2020 by pensitivity101

The plan was to get into town early before the rush, so we left home at 7.45, stopping off for a potty break for Maggie. We arrived at our first shop at 8.20. Plenty of places to park, no queues … Continue reading →

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A Budget Post (non governmental)

Posted on June 22, 2020 by pensitivity101

Warning: Long Post: get yourself a cuppa and some biscuits. Coronavirus: Poorest forced to borrow more to get through crisis The above headline caught my eye this morning (link) and although it doesn’t actually say how many people were included in … Continue reading →

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According to whom? A reblog

Posted on June 16, 2020 by pensitivity101

Originally posted on pensitivity101:
Inflation is down to 1.9% according to the media today. When I’d finished spluttering into my cuppa, I had to laugh. Inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) dropped to 1.9 per cent in…

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Household Budgets

Posted on June 15, 2020 by pensitivity101

Hubby was listening to something on the internet about budgets yesterday and how to adapt when income has diminished to make ends meet. As we walked Maggie for the final time last night, we agreed that although we are on … Continue reading →

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