Aldi 24th January - £9.34
I couldn't let January fizzle out without getting up to date on my spending progress, so here is a quick post showing what else I have bought with this months money since THIS post.
Booths 21st January - £5
I decided that eggs had to be back on the menu, so these were purchased.
Charity Book Table - £1
It was a good month for the finances really, helped in a weird way by us being too poorly to actually go shopping until earlier today ... that food is for next week so was paid for out of my February cash. We didn't need to go shopping any earlier as we had almost a week of living of the tiniest amounts of food so nothing was used up.
I also had to cancel a hair appointment, so I didn't need to take any money out of my little emergency stash.
The cash left over at the end of January was £2.37, which will be added to next months allowance.
Freebies for January included a number of serviettes, a few sugar sachets, a little pot of Flora spread, a tomato ketchup sachet, two free cups of coffee at the garden centre, five bin liners, a vegan sausage roll, a coffee and a doughnut ... all from Greggs, using the app ... and a bag of coffee grounds for the garden, picked up from Booths. Quite a good month for gathering things in and making the budget stretch just a little bit further.
I'll hopefully be back on Monday with a update post on the bungalow, although I can't do a walk around this week as a lot of the floors are missing. 😄
We are both on the mend now, thank you so much for all the well wishes. It's been a tough one though and I wouldn't want to go through that again anytime soon. Ginger also recovered very quickly and is now back to his usual self, thank goodness. 🐱
Sue xx
January seems to have been a month of not being very well for many people. The upside, of course, is that very little food is consumed! Let's hope February will be better.
ReplyDeleteIt does doesn't it, roll on turning the page of the calendar tonight ready for a brand new month.
DeleteGlad to hear you are all on the mend but take care as the virus leaves you really weak.Catriona
ReplyDeleteYes, we've noticed. We ventured out for a bit of shopping this morning and came home like two limp dish rags. That's why I sat down and thought I would try a blog post. :-)
DeleteThe coffee grounds for the garden what a great idea. Glad you are feeling well enough to shop.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
We both sat and had a coffee in Booths before we braved the shopping bit, it felt strange being back 'to normal'. Now we are fit for nothing, oh well at least I managed a post on here. :-)
DeleteRest up. I'm not surprised you felt wobbly after going out for the first time since taking ill. The fruit should boost your Vit. C levels a bit anyway and the eggs are a great source of protein (a shame I don't enjoy them!)
ReplyDeleteI've added more eggs to the menu too.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you have both been sick with the virus. I somehow missed your last post. Hope you continue to improve and recover completely. It has been a nasty one. We were ill with it too here in the US. Took a couple of weeks to fully recover.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are both feeling better and Ginger has recovered. Horrible experience. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteI always feel a little bit guilty when I read about your savings, because I have never ever thought of taking the unwanted sugar or biscuit, when we've had it with a coffee out. Glad for you that you're feeling better.
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