Can you be too frugal?

Dear reader,

I have been checking out money saving websites and frugal food ideas.
There are good, bad and downright ugly.

The one that most troubles me was the reusing of dental floss. Eeeuuuggghh. Yuk yukity yuk.
Not for me. That actually made me feel a little queasy. How about you dear reader, could you?
I'm assuming they use their own and it's not a family using one strand between them?
Is this frugalling too far?

I have been really good not spending anything at all this week. I had to visit the supermarket tonight and as I entered I was asked to help guide dogs for the blind. It was quite a strong ask and I felt a bit pressurised. I did my shopping and being in a really good  Friday feeling mood I scraped around in my purse for my small change, about £1.50 and went over to the man. Oh no, he said, "We don't take cash." They only want a signed direct debit sponsorship. The money went back in the purse and will go into my sealed pot instead. Oh well, I tried.

I copied one of you, I think Karen at CC and bought a lot of frozen veg this time including sliced frozen peppers and mushrooms. As we are at work every day I find it difficult to keep fresh stuff and don't really get a chance for a midweek shop except milk and bread.

Big man likes red wine, the cheaper and nastier the better. He would drink vinegar I think. I found some albeit low alcohol at 8% for £2.50. That's his treat.
I did faggots tonight that I took out of the freezer this morning. Heated up in an onion gravy and had with mash and green beans. They were frozen but were very good.

It's still cold here, the house was 14.5 when I got in so we put the log burner on tonight. Upstairs gets really warm so we only need to heat the lounge for the evenings.

Still driving slowly, it makes such a difference. I have a thing that tells you how many miles per gallon you are getting. A slight release of the foot and it does loads more. That's the extent of my car knowledge. Oh, I can do tyre pressure and check the oil with the dipstick, top up the water and obviously put in fuel. Can't change a tyre or anything else.

I had a frozen chicken carcass in the freezer but with all the veg there wasn't enough room. We put it on the back lawn for the Red Kites. They swoop right down and pick it up. Although a cheeky magpie got the last bit.

We are only showering in the week now and baths are reserved for weekends. Big man loves a bath and a read when he's in there. Hoping that the gas bill will go down a bit more. They started charging us £75 a month when we first moved in. We got a new combi boiler and have not had the heating on much except when it was freezing. I think we got down to 9 in our bedroom. It's become a bit of a challenge. They now want £44  a month so that's better.

I am interested what other people pay a month for gas. Could you let me know please so I can compare?

Here's to a great weekend, wherever you are.

FIB. X