Frugal Living 2010 -The Cost of Living Challenge, INTRO

annie123

PP, Sorry but I have to disagree
It IS very old style.

It's all about us using (and learning new) our old style skills to live within a certain budget. This includes, cooking, cleaning, reusing, being inventive and creative, just as many of our mothers and grandmothers would have done automatically.
Its old fashioned housekeeping. If that isn't old style then I dont know what is.

Sorry, just my opinion:D

oldMcDonald

Oh PenPen! You are one of my bestest, most favouritest posters on the board and I always seem to agree with your posts, but.....I also think that living within your means, and sticking to a (often tight) budget, is very OS. I agree with annie123 - I think OS skills are needed in order to live as carefully as possible within a budget.

I'm not concerned about where this thread should be - I have the deepest respect for all of the BGs and as many threads in the past have shown, it can be a difficult task and you are the ones who are at the receiving end of any upset - and I do agree that this is a challenge, but it is also as much about OS as it is about saving and (for some) being DFW.

princessdawnie21

Can I join in please? Princess Dawnie

Totally new to this but aiming only to spend £4000 this year may go a bit off track but hoping not to. Also, hoping to stop smoking that will save me over £1000! Still live at home so budget shouldn't be that hard to keep but I do love clothes and partying:think: will just have to limit myself I think!

oldMcDonald

princessdawnie21 wrote: »

Can I join in please? Princess Dawnie

Totally new to this but aiming only to spend £4000 this year may go a bit off track but hoping not to. Also, hoping to stop smoking that will save me over £1000! Still live at home so budget shouldn't be that hard to keep but I do love clothes and partying:think: will just have to limit myself I think!

Welcome to MSE, and the challenge, Princess Dawnie

Penelope_Penguin

annie123 wrote: »

It's all about us using (and learning new) our old style skills to live within a certain budget. This includes, cooking, cleaning, reusing, being inventive and creative, just as many of our mothers and grandmothers would have done automatically.

But it's about so much more than OS It's about saving within the whole of your life; be that gardening, clipping coupons, motoring, clothes shopping, etc, etc.

oldMcDonald wrote: »

I think OS skills are needed in order to live as carefully as possible within a budget.

I'm not concerned about where this thread should be - I have the deepest respect for all of the BGs and as many threads in the past have shown, it can be a difficult task and you are the ones who are at the receiving end of any upset - and I do agree that this is a challenge, but it is also as much about OS as it is about saving and (for some) being DFW.

There already is an Old Style "Living Within Your Means" challenge - this month's Grocery Challenge has just started

I've had a chat with nykmedia today about moving this thread again, and as I've explained, Board Guides can only move threads on their own board. If anyone wants this moved, I'm afraid I can't do it - you'll need to contact the BG of this board

oldMcDonald

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

There already is an Old Style "Living Within Your Means" challenge - this month's Grocery Challenge has just started

Thanks for the reminder, I haven't taken part in this for ages. I need to keep the grocery spending down this month, both to keep in control of my Christmas spending and to get some practice for this challenge

*skips off to sign up for December*

Young_Aged_Pensioner

can you add me too please Young Aged Pensionerthanks

Aril

Having finally taken the plunge after two years of clapping from the sidelines will it be ok Nyk if I don't do a set budget [husband will get really twitchy as it reminds him horribly of his Father and his attitude to money]. However, what I am proposing for myself is to take a kind of compact stance and aim to buy as little new as possible [except obviously food:D] and really use up, make do and mend approach combined with necessity is the mother of all invention approach. We grew some of own veggies last year, are now making our own wine and I've always done our own baking as much as possible.
Hope that's ok- if not please just put down again as a supporter. Thanks
Aril
PS Started off today as I mean to go own by picking up 2 free low energy lightbulbs

slm6002

please can you put me down for the challenge

slm6002

I will look at the budget a little later but need to start paying more off towards my debt so will be good to have a better budget and become a little more frugal:T

looby-loo_2

Hardup_Hester wrote: »

Hi
I have a partner who finds it difficult to work as he's partially sighted. He was taken on for 3 days in Oct 08 to sweep the leaves up at the school where I work

Money in, my takehome pay £9996.

Hi Hester
Are you a TA (full or part time) or a part time teacher? Just wondering for a good reason. PM me if you don't want to say on here.
lou