Well I'm halfway through January and my fridge looks like this!! 😂 I have a quarter of the red cabbage left (might use it in a stir fry this coming week), a bowl of home made coleslaw, half a pack of dairy free spread, small pack of hard sheep's cheese, 500g soya yoghurt and a range of condiments.
I cleaned out all the sorry looking veggies this morning and made enough soup for lunches for a whole week. Grated it all and chucked it in a big pot with rice, red lentils and a bit of stock powder. I didn't have any leafy green veg so added a pack of frozen parsley (home grown 2 years ago.) It's actually very tasty!
We went back to the vet last night to get her stitches removed. The wound has healed and no further action is needed on the fatty lump. However, her ears are still not fully healed and she needs more steroids. The painkillers she was on have had the benefit of helping with her arthritic shoulder and she's had a new lease of life this week. Much more playful and alert so we're keeping her on those for a further 2 weeks then she'll be reassessed. Another £30 spent.
All in all a decent frugal start to the year. I'm not including the vet op costs as I'm using my savings from last year. But I'll add the on going costs as it will give me idea of how much it costs to keep an older dog.
I was doing quite well until a friend posted that she was selling up her wee local gift shop. I had a voucher for £10 for it, so off I trotted and ended up spending more than the £10 buying a scarf, hat and some fingerless gloves! The fingerless gloves are proving very handy for dog walking. Much easier to get out the poo bags with free fingers! Hopefully that will be me till the end of the month though.
ReplyDeleteLove my fingerless gloves!! I think my challenge is making me really think about every purchase and that's a good thing :-)
DeleteYou are managing wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Thanks! 2 weeks done, another 50 to go, LOL!!
DeleteIt's certainly good to keep track. I am hopeless at that but basically know what I have spent when my credit card bill comes in. I do use cash occasionally for small purchases but I am still on the money I withdrew in December and it will last me into February.
ReplyDeleteI was married to an accountant for 24 years and he kept track of every penny. I think I often rebel against that!! But it's good to 'see' what I'm actually spending my money on. I withdrew money at the start of December for various things and still have around £90 in my purse. That should last for months as I rarely need cash
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