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Your Old Style MoneySaving hero/heroine?
Ellie83
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Hi everyone!
First, I'd like to tell you how great and fantastic you all are! I gathered so many brilliant ideas on this forum that I estimate our savings at around £30/month (but it should be more later, as I am still a beginner!)
Anyway, who is your MoneySaving hero/heroine? (on these boards or in real life)
Mine is my mum. I have always had a sheltered existence and never wanted for anything as I was a child. But now that I am older, I understand how hard it must have been for my parents, and it is only now that I appreciate my mum's sacrifices and efforts
(I think mums are often taken for granted!)
My dad has always been the main bread winner, and before he retired, he had a high salary. But they told me how hard it had been for them at the start, and boy, how I admire them for what they did! Especially my mum! She had to raise 2 girls, do the housework (old fashion macho husband here!) and work full time while budgetting and trying to save money on very tiny salaries at the time. My father has always been the one in charge of the big financial decisions, but mum was always the one doing the "quiet" sacrifices: spare pennies in the cookie jar, hunting for coupons, saving up on household products by being "cleaning savvy", etc. And to be honest, I think this is why dad could go out and focus on his career, this is mostly why they had enough money to buy a house, etc. Mum would always find a way to cut back on grocery, energy bills, etc.
I am very clumsily trying to say that mum, in her own quiet, discreet way, has always been the corner stone of the household, despite earning 1/3 of my dad's salary. And my only regret is that it took me 26 years to realise how lucky I am to have had a caring mother who would always make sure that we had money for all these tiny things that make life so much more agreeable:o. So, thank you mummy for everything you taught me, for showing me how to be responsible and self-sufficient, and if one day I can be half the mother/wife/woman you are, then I will count myself very lucky
First, I'd like to tell you how great and fantastic you all are! I gathered so many brilliant ideas on this forum that I estimate our savings at around £30/month (but it should be more later, as I am still a beginner!)
Anyway, who is your MoneySaving hero/heroine? (on these boards or in real life)
Mine is my mum. I have always had a sheltered existence and never wanted for anything as I was a child. But now that I am older, I understand how hard it must have been for my parents, and it is only now that I appreciate my mum's sacrifices and efforts
(I think mums are often taken for granted!)My dad has always been the main bread winner, and before he retired, he had a high salary. But they told me how hard it had been for them at the start, and boy, how I admire them for what they did! Especially my mum! She had to raise 2 girls, do the housework (old fashion macho husband here!) and work full time while budgetting and trying to save money on very tiny salaries at the time. My father has always been the one in charge of the big financial decisions, but mum was always the one doing the "quiet" sacrifices: spare pennies in the cookie jar, hunting for coupons, saving up on household products by being "cleaning savvy", etc. And to be honest, I think this is why dad could go out and focus on his career, this is mostly why they had enough money to buy a house, etc. Mum would always find a way to cut back on grocery, energy bills, etc.
I am very clumsily trying to say that mum, in her own quiet, discreet way, has always been the corner stone of the household, despite earning 1/3 of my dad's salary. And my only regret is that it took me 26 years to realise how lucky I am to have had a caring mother who would always make sure that we had money for all these tiny things that make life so much more agreeable:o. So, thank you mummy for everything you taught me, for showing me how to be responsible and self-sufficient, and if one day I can be half the mother/wife/woman you are, then I will count myself very lucky
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It is very funny that you should start this post because I was thinking of doing a similar thing. However, I was interested it which posters people found the most helpful. I love Ceridwen for her view on life, jennyjelly for her wine recipe and Weazl for her interesting threads. There are lots of others I find very helpful, funny, interesting, money saving and full of great ideas that have become to seem like friends.0
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Too many MSE posters to name on here in one go, but thank you so much to each and every one who does take the time to post - despite the thanks counts, I'm sure you will never know just how many regular posters and lurkers that you have helped.
For me my real life MS heroines are my mum and my nanna. Both truly amazing, thifty, strong, and utterly inspirational ladies. I feel lucky to be related to them and totally agree with Ellie83's sentiments. Yay for mums and nans everywhere!don't let the b*stards get you down or you might have to live in a bin - <<< this could be you!
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missychrissy wrote: »It is very funny that you should start this post because I was thinking of doing a similar thing. However, I was interested it which posters people found the most helpful. I love Ceridwen for her view on life, jennyjelly for her wine recipe and Weazl for her interesting threads. There are lots of others I find very helpful, funny, interesting, money saving and full of great ideas that have become to seem like friends.
I am not sure I could name them all, there are so many. People are just fantastic on this forum!Too many MSE posters to name on here in one go, but thank you so much to each and every one who does take the time to post - despite the thanks counts, I'm sure you will never know just how many regular posters and lurkers that you have helped.
For me my real life MS heroines are my mum and my nanna. Both truly amazing, thifty, strong, and utterly inspirational ladies. I feel lucky to be related to them and totally agree with Ellie83's sentiments. Yay for mums and nans everywhere!
I agree with you a 100%, both regarding the lurking (I always spend ages on here!) and grandmothers sadly, I only have one remaining grandmother, but she is just as deserving of praise as my mum (her daughter!). My family on both sides come from what I call "hardworking class". I will go further and say that older people often are far more resilient than I will ever be. 0
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