I tried and have failed

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sandy
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I tried and have failed

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So far this year , another repair to hen roof, new ridge tiles and tiles for house roof after wind blew them off. £140.00 car repairs for ignition problem, £70.00 to pay to get my mum's car through the MOT. Car tax , water rates and too many birthdays!
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Well I don't think frugality is about avoiding essentials - it's about thinking before spending on frivols, so that unexpected essentials aren't disasters.
As for the birthdays - frugal isn't mean.
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I think it sounds as if all these things have come at once, which is a shame. I know that even necessities can make me feel like I am overspending when that happens.

Not that I've been good lately :oops:
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That's not failing Sandy, that's life as they say.

I'm sure you hunted for the most cost effective pricing.

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I seem to have spent £50 on one day out in Edinburgh. Am so mad lol
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mardatha wrote:I seem to have spent £50 on one day out in Edinburgh. Am so mad lol

Ah but of you enjoyed it )t'
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce
The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire &
Vorky ,Blueped,Ginger,Ninger &Linky

Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012
Sunny Clucker was ere July 6 2016 to Sept 9th 2017
Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/
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