tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592892447325434256.post4566697499372068444..comments2024-03-29T07:46:37.240+00:00Comments on Less equals more: Seeds and subscriptionsAlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17134857174645360450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592892447325434256.post-546248721191933482022-01-27T09:36:09.327+00:002022-01-27T09:36:09.327+00:00Yep it's those automatic renewals that caught ...Yep it's those automatic renewals that caught me out especially as the reminders often go into my junk emails. I guess that's their clever marketing ploy when they're on offer. They rely on us being inefficient with our finances. I'm impressed too that you remembered!! LOL! Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134857174645360450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592892447325434256.post-66261005228182062892022-01-27T09:31:14.585+00:002022-01-27T09:31:14.585+00:00It really is an eye opener seeing it written down....It really is an eye opener seeing it written down. I think electronic banking has removed us from the reality of the cost of things.<br /><br />Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134857174645360450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592892447325434256.post-51782949978821062772022-01-27T08:16:37.633+00:002022-01-27T08:16:37.633+00:00I spent half an hour the other day cancelling dire...I spent half an hour the other day cancelling direct debits for magazines; I treated myself to a few in case I got confined to the house. They were on special offer/free gifts, but I didn't want to forget about them then be landed with a full sub suddenly when the first year was up. Some of them were seasonal, so a bit samey if left until the second year. I could probably write my own at this stage lol They'll continue to come sporadically until the middle of the year when the last sub runs out. Impressed myself I managed to remember to do it lolgallovidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493272788309092794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592892447325434256.post-86956470781181977582022-01-26T23:14:51.046+00:002022-01-26T23:14:51.046+00:00When Harvey retired we started to write down all t...When Harvey retired we started to write down all that we spent a month and boy was it an eye opener. It did give us a good idea of budget constraints though.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592892447325434256.post-4540639950166235252022-01-26T19:26:49.850+00:002022-01-26T19:26:49.850+00:00Aw your poor daughter! Hope she doesn't have ...Aw your poor daughter! Hope she doesn't have any horrible symptoms xxx<br /><br />I didn't use a lot of my seeds last year as sowing/planting time coincided with my fractured ankle. But I get the benefit this year!<br /><br />Yep, all my subs were quarterly so they slipped through the net!!!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134857174645360450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592892447325434256.post-13790044482199057582022-01-26T15:49:41.916+00:002022-01-26T15:49:41.916+00:00I bought loads of seeds last year at the end of th...I bought loads of seeds last year at the end of the season when they were all reduced to at least half price. I'm not quite sure whether I'll get to plant them all this year though as we've now decided to visit our son in Australia in spring. I'm either going to plant them late and hope for a long summer or I might keep some till next year and buy some veg plants this year instead. I always feel that's somehow cheating!<br />I find subscriptions mess up my budgeting at times too as I forget they are quarterly. I have a list of everything we spend on the wall near my laptop, direct debit stuff so that I can keep an eye on things. I just renewed two magazine subscriptions and plan not to renew at least one of them when next due. I love getting them but I rarely seem to get time to read them properly these days! Who knew retirement was so busy! lol. <br />I hope you're feeling better, my daughter has just tested positive too. My only surprise is that she's not caught it before now as she works in a supermarket and a lot of covidiots shop there!Marksgranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870471905590321642noreply@blogger.com