What won't you compromise on in your bid to become debtfree?

Grumpysally

Fairtrade coffee
Yorkshire tea
freerange eggs
milk from milkman
bread from local bakers
meat from local butcher
recycled loo and kitchen roll
real ale at the pub (though not very often )

cheletastic

I can't think of anything that I don't compromise on. I shop in Aldi and when my colleague wants to go to the supermarket at lunch time, whichever one she drags me to I just buy the special offers. Our local Asda has a couple of good reduced sections which is where I tend to buy meat and fish from. They also always have a discounted bread section which I buy and freeze.

This means that at the moment my food/cleaning products bill comes to £15 per week maximum (there's just me!) and my freezer is always well stocked which helps if tempted to get a takeaway cos there's always something quick to cook in the freezer!

Don't know what all the fuss is about toilet roll though!! I just get whatever's cheapest as it doesn't last long and just gets flushed away!!!!

amosworks

MinnieSpender wrote:

...although cheap roll offers a more balanced opinion! :rotfl:

True, but compared to squares of newspaper, value loo roll is hardly as informative on contemporary issues :rotfl:

isgman

Go to Aldi... you will save loads, But I still won't give up Good Quality Loo Paper..

jesster_2

Organic veg.
Decent tea bags.
Half-ways decent loo roll.
Vege anyway, but wouldn't buy value meat.
Organic free range eggs.
Sicked up too much cheap wine at University, so have to have halfways decent wine (always on offer, mind you)
Haven't tried cheapo beer, but quite happy with stella from Lidl at £8 a box, which is usually 12 in morrisons.
Also still use decent cosmetics, skin products and shampoo / conditioner, though I only buy them when i've sold enough on ebay to cover it.

Jaymz

My allowance of £200 which I use for petrol, treats, clothes etc. If I didn't have a few vices I would go crazy!

T.L.C

i wont give up
quorn products i dont eat meat
£5 credit for my daughters phone so she can get
me in emergency
1 nice shampoo and condictioner a month
cheep days out with the kids budgeted for of course

GreyPilgrim

tesuhoha wrote:

one economy ive made is Carlsberg Lager rather than Bud. Its quite a lot cheaper but we enjoy it just as much.

Can I ask whether you do that same mental arithmetic thing as I do when you walk into your local wine shop?

(*Errrrm, four cans for £x.xx, but 12 cans is £x.xx which works out at errmmmm...£x.xx for 4, BUT OH MY GOD 24 cans is £x.xx which works out at errm....£x.xx for 4, errrrmm....the queue is getting bigger must decide must decide*)

amosworks

GreyPilgrim wrote:

...mental arithmetic...the queue is getting bigger must decide must decide...

More emphasis on the mental than the arithmetic? :rotfl:

blt

I will not cut back on self tan- no way! I am so pale that I'm almost blue, it's the only thing that makes me look healthy!