Hello Dear Reader,
I haven’t been anywhere this staycation. I’ve held two sewing bees and met some people who I am sure will become friends. I’ve amused myself and made sure I haven’t spent too much money. The second stage of our double glazing goes in tomorrow and I have to remind myself that I am thrifty and frugal so I can afford to live the life of my choosing. Today, I spent the day with another friend and we went shopping (Primark and charity shops………..right up our street!). We’d promised ourselves a girly shopping trip and lunch since last September and managed to get out today.
We had a great perusal around Primark, I bought myself a strappy vest top to wear under the sheer blouse I’ve made. It was great to see so many shirts and dresses made from chiffon type fabrics, so floaty and I’m glad I made the blouse as it’s going to be a really stylish addition and it’s long enough and fits me!
We had lunch at a well known bar in Plymouth called The Treasury. It’s been there for years but I’ve never been in there. Here is their website and you can discover more for yourself. It’s in the part of the city Guildhall that used to be the city treasury once upon a time and now it’s a stylish bar restaurant. So often, establishments like this are stylish without much substance. I’m pleased to let you know that this ‘affordable’, although that depends on your opinion, eatery was really good. The only fault I could find is that our food was served on very trendy boards and I found it difficult to eat off. If I go again, I shall ask for my food to be put on a plate. I had battered pollock pieces with jenga chips……………posh fish and chips to you and me but it was lovely. My friend had Portabello mushroom and goat’s cheese. We were both really pleased with our lunches. The service was great and the lunches were reasonably priced.
I lived in Plymouth for thirteen years, work there and still have a great affection for it. It’s real, unpretentious and has a gritty warmth about the place. If you are on the way to Cornwall, take the Plymouth route. Park and head for the town centre, the Hoe and the Barbican. There are plenty of places to eat, things to do and plenty to see.
After a great lunch, we hit the charity shops which can be found in Cornwall street. We were on the hunt for board games………..no details as to why but that’s what we were looking for. We never paid more than £1 each for them and they will prove themselves very useful! We saw loads of clothes but were both restrained enough to not buy what we didn’t need!
It was a great day. A great shopping trip, some lovely food, wonderful company and a great chat.
It’s worth being thrifty so we can afford a nice day out once in a while.
Over to you Dear Reader, for you, what makes it worth being thrifty?
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxx
Disclaimer. We paid for our own lunch and my opinion is my own.
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When I see friends driving themselves into the ground doing jobs they hate just to keep spending…it's good being thrifty! I lived with my Nan (who had lived through 2 world wars) in my youth and her favourite saying was 'waste not, want not'. Looking round at the state of the world makes me realise that it's as true as ever - she would be pleased to see me putting her ideas into practise at last…sorry, Nan! Sounds as though you had a well deserved great day out…like minded company is all…I have been putting off a promised day shopping with 2 good friends who have far larger budgets…tricky!
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Absolutely nuffink wrong with eating out once in a while, we do it slightly more often than not ;-D After all the effort you've put in over the last few years to clear yourself of debt you are more than entitled to a treat. After all what's the point of anything if you can't have fun 😀
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Flying my kids out to visit me is well worth being frugal. So is contributing to those grandkids' college funds.
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Good on you Froogs I am glad you had a day out as you deserve it!
A friend & I try to go somewhere about once a month & it seems to recharge the batteries.
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Good for you! Sounds lovely. I love to eat out, not for convenience, but for pleasure so I feel it's money well-spent. I'd love to get to Cornwall some day. In America, we are fans of Doc Martin, the show set in a spectacularly beautiful Cornwall town.
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Sounds lovely, I'm glad you enjoyed your day as you really deserve it x
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I think you are a great lesson to all of us Froogs - put the work in to get shot of the debt then you can get back to living life and having some fun now and again. We are now debt free and working on overpaying the mortgage and building up savings. I used to worry myself sick about paying the bills but now we have an emergency savings account and thank goodness; last week we received the plumber's bill, the garage roof repair bill (it was leaking badly) and the boiler needed its annual service and a part had to be replaced at £140. All of this will be paid for out of our emergency fund. What a great feeling knowing that the money has been put aside for this. It's worth being thrifty for peace of mind alone. Sounds like you had a lovely day out. It must have felt good knowing that you were debt free and could enjoy a day out like this because you'd saved up for it. Have a lovely Easter x
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We are careful with our money to enable us to visit Cornwall regularly so that D. can sea fish and can visit my friend. We never eat out here in Derbyshire, but always have a fish supper in Looe and very occasionally a meal at the Salutation. In truth, I don't really like eating out.
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If it's good value it's well worth a truest once in a while. I'm all for making your money work for you so that a treat is possibly.
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I'm thrifty so I can travel. It's my favorite thing to do and every few years I get to take a nice holiday. I'm glad you enjoyed your day out with your friend.
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