Getting to know you........

Welcome to all the newbies - this site is soooo addictive, I hope you've all got lots of time on your hands for sitting at a comp!

I love a quiet hour on here first thing in a morning (while having my breakfast - hence the marmalade on the keyboard ) and again late in the evening when I've finished my catch-up with my (other) favourite sites. Also manage to sneak half an hour during the day IF I manage to find time for a lunch hour - I work from home, which can help!

Best of Luck to you all with your OSing and moneysaving routines. Everytime I go whoopsie hunting, I look at other shoppers and find myself wondering if any of them are from this site :rolleyes:. Often find myself sneaking a peek into other people's baskets/trolleys to see if they've got white vinegar and/or soda crystals :rotfl:.

Welcome, Caroline and all the newbies. This is a helpful, friendly place. I'm saving for our wedding and the future. I love cooking and planning, but still need to get better at it. I try to look at MSE every day when I get in from work and before the OH gets home - that way I can look through the useful suggestions and take part in the Grocery Challenge and the Meal Plans

Hi I'm 35, I work full time for 37.5 hours a week and 2 hours car commute each day. I am single and have a one year old mortgage, lots of debt and loans. I fritter money and I'm trying to learn a new way of life. I am addicted to the OS as it fits in with my way of thinking, at least I don't have to change this section of my brain.

I am fugal with the heating and water heating, have checked out a water meter is no cheaper for me, reduced my mobile contract to £15 pm from £30, changed elec and gas supplier and gone dual fuel. I have bye bye standbyes on alsmost everything and energy saving bulbs galore. I always look for thrifty cuts of meat because I love cooking them in an OS in my cast iron casserole pots. It is my frittering of money on things I don't need that ruins me and I will change this part of me as I cannot go on in this way and I'm so envious of everyone who says their debt is reducing.

I am a long time weekly email receiver but avoided the forum for some reason for years. Now tho' I can't stop reading the OS threads!

Hi everyone,

I have been lurking for a few months now, so it's time to introduce myself. I'm a 40-year old :eek: part-time translator & market researcher and mum to a 6-year old pink princess. OH runs his own business and in the current climate that can be a bit of a worry sometimes.

I have been inspired by the threads on OS and have made a start figuring out where all the money goes each month. We got an allotment in March which over the summer gave us lots of our veg and I have started baking my own bread - got some proving as we speak. I was already cooking from scratch most of the time as I love cooking (kookgekje = cooking mad in Dutch) and have a cookbook collection to rival most bookstores:D.

So... hi everyone.

Hi Im a fairly newbie and managing to get a few posts up now. Im 46 married with three children ages 15, 12 and 7 living the good life in Ireland. OH is self employed joiner and we have cat dog and chickens. We have a polytunnel for summer veggies sweetcorn tomatoes beetroot and strawberries. Hoping to do more veg nex summer. Have had loads of advice and ideas from this site its brilliant. I love the OS board and can be find there most days. In the current climate its comforting to know we are all in the same boat and can get help from all the great people on here. Im a stay at home mum but have done some childminding for extra pennies may look for a cleaning job soon too I could go armed with Stardrops lol:rotfl: