As The Workhouse Approaches....How To Do Everything To Avoid It, the Old Style Way

paidinchickens

kittie wrote: »

I just turned the tv on for a bit and ascot is on and it is making me feel a bit `down`. We all feel pretty safe and self contained in our mse bubble, we are like minded and together we struggle to keep our own little worlds afloat

It just struck me how very much of a divided society we really are, I am seeing dresses and hats which cost an absolute fortune and an awful lot of people who exist on another financial level altogether. I suppose I just didn`t appreciate how many very wealthy people there are in the uk

Oh well. I`ll shake it off now and get back into my own bubble, where I am very content. Life goes on

If it makes you feel any better I have sold two dresses and a hat on ebay and both ladies were going to the races.

freudianslip

Aw when you're having an off day, feel like a dirty dish rag and look like you've been dragged through a hedge backwards (talking about me Kittie not you ) and see people all poshed up it's bound to get you down. It could have been any group in society, it just so happened to be ladies at the races

SDG31000

scottishminnie wrote: »

I also like things lined up in jars. It just looks so much better. I've been on the hunt for big jars for flour and sugar as I keep having to refill the sealable ones often. If you ever watch Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa, she has exactly what I'm after - she also has the kitchen of my dreams -I'd love it.

Increasing my tins to a stockpile presents a challenge for me. I keep them in alphabetical order so the colours are inclined to clash. I know they are in a cupboard and nobody sees them but me however I know they aren't quite they way I would like. The differing sizes also irritate me a litle - I never thouht it was odd till I wrote it down though - now I'm beginning to sound like I have a touch of OCD:eek:

If I'm not careful I'll be sent off to a self help thread!

Not sure how MS today will be - I've been bad already and bought a buttered cherry scone to eat at some point today. Shop bought scones - and buttered at that - I'm on the road to ruin. Help me girls...................

Hi scottishminnie, we have a big glass jar with a rubber seal on the lid that we use as a cookie jar and we got it from Ikea a while ago. I'm not sure if they still sell them, but I hope that helps

maryb

When I said I had 20 pages to read I was forgetting I changed my settings to show more posts to a page. So I'm reading from page 72 to page 92. Post 2845 to post 3280

I may be a little while

You lot can't half talk!!

smileyt_2

Who was talking about MOO milk a few days ago? I saw it in Quality Save today at 55p a carton if that's any help to anyone.

ceridwen

modern_millie wrote: »

Realised at the weekend OH had had no sales from his craft business for a week - not a good sign at this time of year. Squirrelling away as much as possible right now.

Good on ya' for doing that "squirrelling away" - it always always makes sense to do so - whatever period of history one lives in, whatever country one lives in it MAKES SENSE.

I must admit to "doing a double take" today on regarding that whatever-his-name-is high up in the Bank of England is now saying "Britain is halfway through the 7 lean years" and I was somewhat astonished at the reference from someone so "eminent" - as it was such an obvious referral to the Biblical thing of "7 lean years, 7 fat years" or whatever the language is. I'm not a Christian personally - but that doesnt mean to say that I dont recognise the value of some of the concepts in it and that is one of them.

This is part of the reason that the country is where it is at present IMHO - ie because it has been forgotten by both Government and many households that "after the sun the rain" etc and it is simply not wise to think that "the good times will always roll". They DONT. That isnt how it is. That is never how it has been and it is always always advisable to "make hay while the sun shines" (in a suitable way of course.....) because the sun WILL always go in at some point and it is as well to be prepared for this fact "To everything turn, turn, turn - there is a season - turn, turn, turn" as the song goes.

culpepper

ceridwen wrote: »

Good on ya' for doing that "squirrelling away" - it always always makes sense to do so - whatever period of history one lives in, whatever country one lives in it MAKES SENSE.

I must admit to "doing a double take" today on regarding that whatever-his-name-is high up in the Bank of England is now saying "Britain is halfway through the 7 lean years" and I was somewhat astonished at the reference from someone so "eminent" - as it was such an obvious referral to the Biblical thing of "7 lean years, 7 fat years" or whatever the language is. I'm not a Christian personally - but that doesnt mean to say that I dont recognise the value of some of the concepts in it and that is one of them.

This is part of the reason that the country is where it is at present IMHO - ie because it has been forgotten by both Government and many households that "after the sun the rain" etc and it is simply not wise to think that "the good times will always roll". They DONT. That isnt how it is. That is never how it has been and it is always always advisable to "make hay while the sun shines" (in a suitable way of course.....) because the sun WILL always go in at some point and it is as well to be prepared for this fact "To everything turn, turn, turn - there is a season - turn, turn, turn" as the song goes.

How very true ,there is nothing new under the sun.
I really lke the book 'The richest man in Babylon' for that very reason because it is all about saving for the future but it would be just as relevant for food etc as it is for saving money.

ceridwen

kittie wrote: »

I just turned the tv on for a bit and ascot is on and it is making me feel a bit `down`. We all feel pretty safe and self contained in our mse bubble, we are like minded and together we struggle to keep our own little worlds afloat

It just struck me how very much of a divided society we really are, I am seeing dresses and hats which cost an absolute fortune and an awful lot of people who exist on another financial level altogether. I suppose I just didn`t appreciate how many very wealthy people there are in the uk

Oh well. I`ll shake it off now and get back into my own bubble, where I am very content. Life goes on

Ain't that the truth....:cool: - bearing in mind recent newspaper article about Bernie Ecclestone (???) buying one of his daughters a second multi-million £ house as a present and comparing that to how much I had to struggle to buy the one I have...:cool::(:( and I'm...<cough> RATHER a lot older than that. The only darn blessing is my own personal take on things that I believe in reincarnation and therefore that we have all been incredibly wealthy for no effort at some point - because I would find INCREDIBLY depressing/anger-making otherwise. Leastways - thinking the way I do - I just think "I've been there at some point - and now THEY are there instead...." but I still find it incredibly unfair and frustrating that there are SUCH vast differences in wealth between people. I DO believe in some level of difference - ie according to effort etc - but that level of difference is just obscene and no sign whatsoever of the concept of "noblesse oblige" (ie of that idea of those who have received much have a corresponding obligation to give a lot...).

Having associated with the very very wealthy at some points - I think it just doesnt occur to many of them that it really is possible for people who honestly DO put in a "reasonable amount of effort and planning etc" into their lives to end up in poverty. We all know that those who dont plan/take on expenses they couldnt afford without subsidy from elsewhere/dont think ahead/etc often end up in dire financial straits and that is one thing. What I think is NOT realised is that even many who are aware that "subsidies" should be treated as just sheer financial luck/do plan ahead/etc can also end up in dire financial straits despite all their best efforts and THAT is where the "gap in thinking" lies IMO......

Poverty CAN happen to even the very provident/sensible/self-reliant and boy you are a "better man (woman) than me Gunga Din" to try and work out where that dividing line lies ....

Nargleblast

It can be quite disheartening when you are struggling to balance the books and then you see the "haves" of this world in their finery at Ascot. However, you can look upon it as a challenge - see how you can recreate a hat or an outfit similar to those on TV using stuff from charity shops or ebay or even your own wardrobe. Then set a table in your back garden/back yard/on your balcony with a posh cloth, get Grandma's old china teaset out of the attic and make some cakes and posh sandwiches for a very refined afternoon tea. Even better if you can get friends round who will bring a contribution to the party. You don't have to have loads of money to have a bit of luxury in your life. (Although I am still hopeful of the lottery ....though I suppose I've got to actually buy a ticket to be in with a chance!)

EstherH

By the end of the seven lean years, many of the Egyptions had sold themselves into slavery to buy the grain from pharaoh.
Maybe a warning to some of where all this could be going.we can't keep paying more and more when we are getting less and less.

ceridwen wrote: »

Good on ya' for doing that "squirrelling away" - it always always makes sense to do so - whatever period of history one lives in, whatever country one lives in it MAKES SENSE.

I must admit to "doing a double take" today on regarding that whatever-his-name-is high up in the Bank of England is now saying "Britain is halfway through the 7 lean years" and I was somewhat astonished at the reference from someone so "eminent" - as it was such an obvious referral to the Biblical thing of "7 lean years, 7 fat years" or whatever the language is. I'm not a Christian personally - but that doesnt mean to say that I dont recognise the value of some of the concepts in it and that is one of them.

This is part of the reason that the country is where it is at present IMHO - ie because it has been forgotten by both Government and many households that "after the sun the rain" etc and it is simply not wise to think that "the good times will always roll". They DONT. That isnt how it is. That is never how it has been and it is always always advisable to "make hay while the sun shines" (in a suitable way of course.....) because the sun WILL always go in at some point and it is as well to be prepared for this fact "To everything turn, turn, turn - there is a season - turn, turn, turn" as the song goes.