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Category Archives: money matters
Shopping on a budget
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
Posted in budgets, diary, food, Frugality, Just a thought, money matters, My life, numbers, observations, Opinions, shopping
Tagged budgets, family meals, food, money matters, shopping
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Lockdown savings
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
Posted in budgets, Frugality, Just a thought, lifestyle, money matters, Opinions
Tagged budgets, news headline, opinions, savings
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Energy suppliers
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
Posted in budgets, Just a thought, money matters
Tagged budgets, money matters, utility bills
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Just a thought : 28th August
Money matters and insurance renewal actually. Our buildings and contents insurance is due next month, so when the renewal notice hit the mat this afternoon, I wasn’t surprised. My budget is 10% extra on the previous year’s premium, rounded up … Continue reading
Analysis of a phone bill
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
Posted in budgets, Frugality, money matters, My life
Tagged analysis and breakdown, budget, phone bill
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We went Shopping Today
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
Posted in budgets, current events, miscellaneous, money matters, observations, shopping
Tagged comparisons, prices, shopping
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A Budget Post (non governmental)
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
Posted in budgets, Challenge, current events, diary, Frugality, Just a thought, lifestyle, money matters, Opinions
Tagged budgets, Just a thought, opinions, yahoo news headline
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According to whom? A reblog
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…
Household Budgets
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
Posted in budgets, current events, food, Frugality, home, lifestyle, money matters, shopping, veg and garden
Tagged budgets, shopping, veg
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Tight fisted
It’s started, the pull back. Well, our caring government have to recover ‘their generosity’ somehow, and how’s that? Higher taxes, austerity measures, pension and wage freezes, and no doubt more red tape and hoops as they claw back funds from … Continue reading
