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  • sandraroffey
    sandraroffey Posts: 1,358 Forumite
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    i am 61 and retired, i live in west sussex and am busier than i have ever been!! i spend three days a week, sometimes four, at my youngest daughters in kent, looking after her identical twins while she goes to uni. the rest of the week, i spend seeing all my other children and their families, i have 5 grown up children , and 8 grandchildren. i also make jams and pickles and stuff and love cooking and foraging for free food taking what ever grandchildren are around at the time, with me. i also knit and crochet, and am tracing my family tree. also do competitions when i get the chance, with some success.
  • meanmarie
    meanmarie Posts: 5,328 Forumite
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    Welcome Sandra...you are a busy bee...not really retired at all, are you??

    Marie
    Weight 08 February 86kg
  • sandraroffey
    sandraroffey Posts: 1,358 Forumite
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    no time for job here!!! busy busy BUT a wonderful time because it means i see all my family every week no matter how scattered they are! it also means that its like families used to be with nanny playing a big part in the upbringing of the little ones. i love it!!!xx
  • floss2
    floss2 Posts: 8,030 Forumite
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    I've never posted on this thread :o (hangs head in shame)

    I'm a 40-something, living with fiance in chilly Blackpool, 2 sons grown-up & away from home, work full-time, try to be OS (and TBH a lot of stuff I/we already do because we were brought up to do it by our parents - rubber chickens, using cheap cuts of meat, y/s shopping & cooking from scratch, using leftovers, switching lights off, turning thermostat down & putting a jumper on etc) but am starting to make more stuff like chutney & jam, along with wanting to reduce our bills a bit more by careful management of our income, spending & shopping habits.
  • DianneB
    DianneB Posts: 884 Forumite
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    Hi all, I am a sahm and have managed to do this forever by having five children aged from 35 to 13. I now look after my DGS who is two for 3 or 4 days a week and I love it!!! I am 54 and was hoping to be able to pick up my pension and child benefit at the same time but not going to manage it!! Have just downsized to a smaller house in town (always lived in villages) and really love being able to walk to the shops, doctors etc. Have always lived OS but have learnt so much from this site.
    Slightly bitter
  • blottedcopybook
    blottedcopybook Posts: 211 Forumite
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    Well I suppose I should introduce myself!

    I'm not telling you my age because I'm embarrassed! I have just finished working - my contract wasn't funded because of the credit crunch and I really needed a break, so I'm going to be a SAHM for a few months until I decide whether to start my own business. I live in a "new town" just outside Glasgow and I keep poultry for eggs and meat. We're also planning on digging up our entire garden to use for produce since we're unlikely to get an allotment any time this year.
  • Barneysmom
    Barneysmom Posts: 10,123 Forumite
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    Hello, I'm a full time worker, 46, an engineer, and I'm married, 2 grown up (?) children and a hubby I'm besotted with.
    I have 2 dogs one's Barney who I 'named' myself after on here.
  • canidothis
    canidothis Posts: 226 Forumite
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    Hi all

    Im a full time HR Manager, mum to two teenage girls (1 away at college and 1 at school) OH is a self employed poultry and pig farmer.

    Ive only just come across this site, and Ive never met anyone who has mentioned it. Has anyone come across Osers by chance, at work or out socialising?
    LBM March 2011 (what on earth took me so long?)
    overdraft (1) -2950 overdraft (2) -246.00
    total CC £12,661 :eek:
    loan £5000
    DFD 2016:eek::eek: (cant come soon enough)
  • luv-my-job
    luv-my-job Posts: 35 Forumite
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    Hi everyone :beer:

    I'm a (divorced) mum of 2. Work part time and love it! Do all my cooking and baking from scratch. Grow my own veg and some soft fruit, on my allotment. Make my own wine too :T
    Have no debt apart from a very small mortgage and absolutely LOVE this site.

    Look forward to joining in with other threads, now that I've finally signed up! Have been reading the site for a couple of years but just registered! :o
  • DonnaDoop
    DonnaDoop Posts: 130 Forumite
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    Hi :) well, Im 30-summat ;) , not working at the mo because of long term sickness (cant claim anything because DH works) we have a DD who will be 7 on xmas eve (I know...bad planning lol) and hubby has a son of 13 who stays with us at weekends. Penny pinching on a very tight budget brought me here, but there's so much more than just how to save money, there's really good people to meet too! Im proud and privilaged to be part of the MSE community!
    skint but in luv :kisses2:
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