I'm
back from my week in Bristol. I learned a lot of great techniques
that will help me in my studies and I'm really excited to get
started!
Living
away from home for a week was EXPENSIVE! Eating out all the time
really does add up; I'm glad I don't do it all the time.
We
also managed to find somewhere to live! It was very daunting
trying to find a place of our own, but we knew when we walked into a
nice 1-bed flat on a long residential street that we'd found the
right place. We can afford it, it's big enough, I really like the
kitchen and a bonus was that it has a nice pebbled garden (I will
fill it with tubs full of vegetables and flowers!). We can move at
the start of September, which is scarily not that far from now!
The
Boyfriend has caught frugal fever! We were walking through the bus
station and he spotted a book he would like to read on the journey
home. He said that he'd picked it up, but then realised
that the £12.99 could go into the “lamp fund” (his
description of a furniture fund because we need lots of things from a
lamp to a sofa, haha!). So yeah, we're encouraging each other to save
money even more now!
There's
so much to organise in the next few weeks!
9 comments:
I'm so glad you found a nice place--and that you'll be able to have flowers and vegetables in pots in the garden! And good on your BF for catching frugal fever!
Congratulations, how lovely to have somewhere with a gardening area, get thos tubs out straight away!
Welcome back, glad you've found a place and that boyfriend is learning your frugal ways. You should go far together.
Glad you found a nice place...having a space for plants is perfect..good job on the BF getting frugal...I think being careful with your money is fun and makes you feel in control!
Great your boyfriend has caught the frugal bug because it's much easier both on the same team.
Good to hear you're a frugal team.
Great news about your flat, sounds meant to be.
I bet you are sooooooooo excited about September.
Sft x
Nothing like having a frugal boyfriend ! Glad you found a nice place to live - so exciting !
Congratulations! Great to know things are falling into place! Get onto freecycle to help with any bits or pieces you require!
It sounds like you're embarking on a new and exciting part of your life!
Eating out while you travel is indeed expensive. I've figured that we spend more than 1 month's grocery allotment in about 7 days of travel, and that's with being super careful with our spending. I can only imagine what it'd be like if we spent as typical travelers.
Any tips or advice for eating out on a budget while traveling?
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