Super Scrimpers

Byatt

Having lodgers, or foreign students is ok if you don't rent. Many options for me, including volunteering as a night stop for young people is out of the questions because I rent. I can't do parties either as literally no room to swing a cat!

hakeber

luvvie wrote: »

Am I being a bit doopid? But what's vodka flower water?

Sorry i forgot the comma should have been vodka and flower water eg rose water the reciepe is on tipnut.com ~( although i have no flower water at the moment so just used tap water which worked fine)
bek

natlie

helvelyn wrote: »

We often stay in youth hostels and NEVER have we had a room with a double bed and NEVER is the bed ready made up for you, there is always a sealed bag of bedding waiting for you to DIY. Nothing wrong in any of that - it is one reason why they are cheap places to stay, but there is everything wrong in this programmes inaccurate portrait!

Hi my friend got married in that village in 2002 she hired the whloe hostel for us all for the weekend it was all done when we got there - I didnt think it looked as good in the programe as it actually was I had a proper en-suite in my room

Florenceem

phizzimum wrote: »

my MIL has always had lodgers, even when her children were young. It's not something that appeals to me and she treats them so well that I'm sure they end up costing her money for food, electricity etc!

But I think if we were really desperate for money it would be an option - and using loft space or your driveway would be a really easy way to get a little extra cash.

I would never do Body Shop/Vie/Jamie at Home parties though! I can't stand things that are based on making money out of friends. When ever I've gone to one I've spent the whole time working out what the cheapest thing is that I can get away with buying! I'd rather just give my friend a tenner and be done with it!

I treated my students as one of the family - ones who returned to this country wanted to stay with me again. The rates for hosting students are not out of this world. I did make money as we grew all our vegetables/kept chickens for the eggs and I baked/cooked from scratch. You do the student's washing but are told - you don't have to iron it - I always did their ironing for them. I had students all year round - the Autumn/Winter ones did a three month course so you got really friendly with them. I very rarely had problems with my students. I do think that my children were sometimes jealous of the students but it was have students or be out at work.

katieowl_2

phizzimum wrote: »

I would never do Body Shop/Vie/Jamie at Home parties though! I can't stand things that are based on making money out of friends. When ever I've gone to one I've spent the whole time working out what the cheapest thing is that I can get away with buying! I'd rather just give my friend a tenner and be done with it!

LOL it's not just me then. I HATE being asked to one of these parties. Hasn't happened for a long time TBH, but it was something I dreaded, I tried to come up with an excuse usually, but more than once I just pleaded broke.

Kate

THIRZAH

I hate them too. Our church fund raising committee are very fond of them as a money raiser for church so there are at least two a year in the church hall.I usually make an excuse and give a donation to the funds-I'd rather do that than buy stuff that I don't want.

Ilona

I stayed in Hartington Youth Hostel in December, and wrote a blog post about it, I bet that's where they got the idea from. It is actually a beautiful building. I paid £16 for two nights. I don't know why the couple didn't eat there, the food would have been a lot better than those crappy pizzas. Or even go self catering, fantastic food and cheaper still. It was all set up, you are not allowed to take your own alcohol into the hostel, and you have to make your own bed up with the linen they provide.
Ilona
ex Super Scrimper
I'm off to Sherwood Forest hostel soon, only £10 a night.

VfM4meplse

3 mins in and I'm not learning anything worth knowing so far...

ETA: Am I witnessing the most fe*k_less muppet on the planet? Clearing the fridge of edible food to make way for "fresh" groceries? He needs the eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge.

Alison_Funnell

Throws out milk 3 times a week in case it's off but has a lizard in the kitchen!!! OK hygiene is not their strong point then.

VfM4meplse

Yes, and he feeds it strawberries