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

Mrs_Thrift

Oops, have forgotten to introduce myself. It's great "meeting" everyone else.

I changed from Ms Thrift to Mrs Thrift in September last year and Mr Thrift and I are currently enjoying married life, rediscovering our true thrifty ways (we used to shop on £10 a week, but had relaxed that a LOT! :eek: ) and saving up for holidays, work on the house and towards our medium term plan of retiring at 30!! (OK, so maybe that one won't quite work out - we have less than 3 years to go :rolleyes: ) Long term we'd also love a house in the countryside....and one in the Spanish mountains!

Bogof_Babe

Here I am, late as usual . I'm 53 (well nobody's perfect) and a part-time carer for my very elderly parents, having given up my lifelong (it felt like it) office job at the end of 2002, through taking the opportunity of voluntary redundancy with a reasonable pay-off.

No kids, just one remaining cat (17 and grumpy) and a hubby (58 and grumpy) who is still slaving at the grindstone but getting more and more fed up.

Ambition is to get enough dosh to secure our future and to enable him to take early retirement before it kills him. Hence the economiser streak - although tbh I've always been like that as I can't stand unnecessary extravagance or waste.

That's my nutshell. Boring, aren't I? :whistle: lol xx

dronid

I am a 32 year old guy who's been on MSE for about 3 months. I work for the Local Authority and have a partner who is looking for work atthe moment though he's not having much luck as yet. Terribly impressed with the site and have saved so much money since I joined. And I thought I was frugal! Love cooking and since being a student I never pay over the odds for food and can manage to live very comfortably for about £150 per month for the two of us. Now planning a year in Thailand and so looking to save up before we go!

Rabbit

Hi everyone, I'm 38 and a SAHM to daughter aged 9 (nearly 10 she says!). I really love being at home and doing the money saving bit. I used to work (banking/ accounts then admin) but find the quality of life far better for us all (husband, daughter and me) now I'm at home.

I suppose I am what you call "time rich, cash poor" LOL, but I love chasing the bargains and recycling old stuff into useable things and generally taking life slower. Having time to do all the lovely things like walk to school and look at things on the way etc.

This site is brilliant and I have got so much inspiration from you all, seems I'm not the only one who carries a calculator and price book around the shops! I also take with me my flask of tea and some snacks (I'm a terrible snacker) so it saves me a fortune!

I think this whole money saving thing is addictive too, I am trying the PMS challenge and it's amazing how the pennies mount up. I'm also trying to buy some organic things like meat and eggs and make savings elsewhere to compensate. I am having a go at growing some veggies this year, fingers crossed I get a good harvest.

ET03

Hi
I'm fairly new to this forum
47 yrs old, one son of 27 who is disabled following an accident and I am his main carer,
if he is well enough he goes to a centre for a few hours in the day,
I have a freind with a business who employs me 60 hrs a month to do filing etc. allows me to choose my own hours so if son not too good I don't go in and when he well I do extra,
can only get online from job but hoping to get comp at home soon

ET

tinytot_2

ET03 wrote:

Hi
I'm fairly new to this forum
47 yrs old, one son of 27 who is disabled following an accident and I am his main carer,
if he is well enough he goes to a centre for a few hours in the day,
I have a freind with a business who employs me 60 hrs a month to do filing etc. allows me to choose my own hours so if son not too good I don't go in and when he well I do extra,
can only get online from job but hoping to get comp at home soon

ET

Oh I like your style ET, loosing years by the week :beer: I thought you said you were mid fifties to Judi a couple of weeks ago


I too have a "disabled" son, five going on six with growth problems. Unfortunately this means he is unable to walk much and so healthy eating is a priority with me but as money is scarce I enjoy looking here for ways of reducing my food bills.

AussieLass

Hiya,

Been reading heaps of stuff on this site but have never posted before. I've never actually heard or seen Martin Lewis but stumbled upon this site by accident. It's so good. I am 45, have three kids 25,23 & 21. I have just turned a Granny in March. Hubby & I are coming to Scotland early next year to live for a few years so I need lots of info as by the sounds of it eveything is different. :eek: Been reading the power & gas section. We don't have any choices. Just one supplier, so yeah....it's going to be fun.

lifeslove

I'm a 39 year old single mum (again) with kids aged 20, 16, 15, 2 and 1. I do a little auditing to bring some pennies in so I can spend it on whatever comes up on this board When I'm not working, washing, ironing, playing taxi, cooking or changing nappies I like to go to the gym so I can relax and regain my sanity :dance:

Westywoodpecker

Hi. I am a married mother of two boys aged 12 & 13 yrs. I'm dead proud of them both, especially my youngest who had childhood leukaemia. He was 2 1/2 when diagnosed & will be 13 in July :j I am a full time nurse & have just completed the conversion course this year promoting me from Enrolled nurse to Staff nurse.(said I'd do that years ago but only just got round to it!!!)

Downsizing__for_sanity

Hi,

I was a "lurker" here for ages until I finally took the plunge and registered! I kinda realised that the folks on here made everyone welcome, without the cliquey-ness I've seen in some other forums (not on MSE, I hasten to add!).

I'm 27, married to a wonderful OH for the last 8 months. The reason I'm on here is because, although we have a very nice lifestyle on our two salaries, as we are in the Armed Forces we are living at opposite ends of the country. This means we see each other about every two weeks or more/less.

So although we have a nice house and cars etc, it's just not worth it if you don't get to spend time together to make it worthwhile. We have the bills for the car loans etc, and our struggle is to somehow manage to keep paying these off on just one salary. I didn't think it would be possible to do so, until I found MSE and specifically this site!! I can't wait to be a house spouse in 6 months, and am looking forward to growing our own veg and keeping a couple of hens!

DFS