living without credit

roversbabe

taplady wrote:

i agree there's so much of our own country that I haven't seen yet! and at least you know the waters safe to drink etc;)

And theres no need to change your money or try and work out what things cost!

I honestly think that us money savers are a growing breed and in a few years time, there'll be less and less pressure to keep up with the Jones'

Heres hoping eh!

roversbabe

LookingAhead wrote:

....I think the British people as a collective are starting to wake up to their debts and want to reign it in. Lord know what will happen to the economy when/if the majority of people stop spending....!

We need to teach the next generation of 18 year olds to learn from our mistakes and resist theose CC's & Loans. Not easy though is it? :rolleyes:

I agree totally - I'd not seen your post when I posted

LookingAhead

No worries Roversbabe - just proves a point really doesn't it that we both posted the same thoughts!

Lewby

Have just found this thread and feel that it so fits my situation. It is the realisation that I don't want our kids to grow up thinking everything can be bought on credit that has made me get my act together. We suffer with the same 'my friend got this, that and the other for Christmas' but our kids have to admit that we do far more together as a family than their friends do and I think they appreciate that.

So looking forward to having paid off the debt so we can proudly save up for things! and demonstrate that to the kids!!