At the tail end of this week, postie arrived with two big reminders of my previous, carefree shopaholic days: the Primeval RPG (the last non-Amazon pre-order) and the unnecessarily huge box containing Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers Of Hyperborea (my last big Kickstarter).
Both were welcome sights, but also reminders that - for the moment - I really can't afford any more big purchases like these.
While I have managed to temporarily get my benefits reinstated while my appeal is considered I am under no illusion that success is guaranteed. So my new frugal budgeting continues.
However, as well as now keeping track of every penny I spend, my drive to eBay a lot of stuff that I really no longer need has been bearing fruit.
And I've found a way to still get myself new gaming material: I only spend the money (generated by eBay sales) that is in my PayPal account. Basically, old games go out, virtual cash comes in, and then virtual cash goes out and new games come in, but my bank account doesn't get touched.
So far that's working very well and I've even gone so far as cutting out the PayPal part completely on occasion by starting to barter - exchanging old bits and bobs I have no use for directly for things that I would like.
Given that, also as of this week, we need a new boiler (estimates in the region of £2,500) to keep our house warm and supplied with hot water, any money I can make/save is more welcome than usual.
The unreliable, old boiler packed up yesterday and we were told that the replacement piece (the fan) we required was no longer manufactured (the boiler is ancient and we were thinking of replacing it anyway - now the decision has been made for us!)
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