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

piratess

thought id add myself . i have been around the boards for a few weeks now and have posted a couple of times although i have to say its taking a while for me to adjust!

Im 31 i have 4 children 12.11.8. 15months my 11yr old lives with his dad (his choice)
Im a SAHM at the moment and i wanna go do somthing but i dont know what ... midwifery,retail,childminding,teaching assistant,special needs assistant. are just a few things that have come to mind! ..
My partner works for a medical engineering company so when i need a new hip or knee etc i should be ok (lol) .... Im from Cornwall but am living in Lymington (hants)

Im not really involved with alot out and about as i dont know anyone, i enjoy cycling and i use the Gym , Ive just been diagnosed with depression and am awaiting blood results for thyroid kidney functions etc
so need to find somthing to do to beat the blues!

i love a bargain and am always looking for the BOGOFs wherever i go, although some turn out to be not so great somtimes! Im a OldStyle wannabe and read most posts daily but need to get my butt into gear i think and do somthing about it rather than thinking about starting tomorow and as we all no tomorow never comes!

thanks for listening ! love Piratess

LizD_2

well, I'm 24 and live in Christchurch with my fiance and two delinquent Guinea Pigs (see my avatar). i work as a typesetter. Have started growing my own vegetables and am going to do homemade presents for Xmas this year. also cooking from scratch more, as i'm a veggie and get fed up with Quorn (plus it's cheaper)!

irchy_mum

Hello all, I'm Jo and I just love MSE!:j I have 2 children aged 6 and 3, and I live with OH in a village having spent the best part of 18 years living and working in the city of London.

I love all the MSE chat forums but the Old Style board is my fave,I read posts every day and have changed my way of thinking and spending.My family eat healthier and I spend a bout £30 less each week on my groceries:D .

I'm at SAHM who works voluntary at the local pre-school and hoping to gain some qualifications soon.

Anyway enough already,thanks to everyone on this site, you are an inspiration:T

Jo x:A

seven-day-weekend

We both took early retirement and now live in a little Spanish house in a little Spanish village halfway up a big mountain. :j

Have a house in the UK too in the West Midlands.

>>I'm really intrigued by the people that post after midnight, are they shift workers or night owls?<<

Or sufferers from Restless Legs Syndrome!

shetitasatic

Hi everyone - just realised I've been around a few months and not properly introduced myself - so rude!
I'm 58, married with one son, one daughter, one stepson, one step daughter - all adult, lovely independent people, One D in L, one S in L, and 4 wonderful grandchildren, oh and a 14yr old ginger and white moggie
I don't work now having taken early retirement/redundancy from a very stressful job (child care social work manager !!!) 4yrs ago. We also downsized and moved to Hants to be nearer to family, and really haven't looked back.
I think I've always been OS - I was brought up that way - and I enjoy it.
My income may have dropped by £25-30,000 but I am far richer in a multitude of other ways.
I love MSE and OS in particular, everyone is so friendly and helpful. Thanks!

GardenMillie

Hi I work full time am a singleton, no pets and always looking for moneysaving ideas. Love my garden (hence the handle), make hand-made cards which I sell - although this really only pays for the hobby - no profit. Am gearing myself up to try and sell something on ebay but am a bit frightened - not sure why, I'm in my late 30's but only admit to 29!:D

Really like some of the tips on this website but find some of the posts and discussions quite random - is it just me?:rolleyes:

Shortie

Hello everyone

Newbie here just popped here to say hi

Love the forum and hope I can start being better/wiser with my money...

Will get up a sig with my outstanding debts (bar mortage - another 22 years on that!) but first need to remind myself what the outstanding is.

Does that go to show how organised I am at the mo?

thriftmummy

Hi there,
I've been on lurker on this site for over 12 months now, I've enjoyed reading everyone elses posts, but have never actually posted anything myself.

Firstly, I'll introduce myself - I'm a part-time accounts assistant/full time mummy and have always been thrifty. However, when my son was born we lost a quarter of our income and had to look at our spending habits. I read the money diet and managed to shave off quite a large amount of our monthly outgoings, that and all the tips I get off here allows me to be able to work part time and spend more time with my son without living on the poverty line. We don't bring in a huge wage between us, but we have no debts and are always able to pay our bills. I hate credit cards and loans, and my theory is if don't have the money we don't have it.

I love the this board in particular. The OS things I do are:

- Cloth nappies and wipes (this saves me a fortune)
- Have an allotment so grow a lot of my own veg (yummy)
- Buy most of our clothes and baby stuff second hand
- Always try to find another use for something that is no longer used - e.g. old bedding into cleaning cloths
- I do all my cleaning with washing up liquid, soda crystals, and vinegar
- Cook most things from scratch and make extra portions to freeze

Anyway, I think I've waffled on enough for now:rotfl:

GardenMillie

Welcome thriftmummy

I too am a newby moneysaver and love the "MoneySaving Old Style". I don't have any debt (other than the mortgage) but am always looking for ways to cut back.

Today I've had a really productive morning, went to the early morning church service and came home (via Tesco) have just made a lovely sausage casserole - for tonight and thought while the oven was on I'd make banana bread and a batch of scones.

I undertook the June storecupboard challenge, taking an inventory of everything in the fridge, freezer and cupboard and tried to cut down the food bill by using stuff up.

Good luck with moneysaving.

Rikki

I'm sure you will enjoy joining in and continuing to learn.:T