Living for free 1/1/07

culpepper

Fishcake I would love to read your daily experiences too.
Keep up the good work LOL and well done on the ciggies front!

catznine

:T Well done Fishcake! A good start to your interesting year!

phizzimum

just wanted to say good for you fishcake

(can't understand why come people have been so horrible - this is the o/s thread after all)

you'll save so much by giving up smoking if nothing else!

sianb84

any ladies doing this may wish to check out https://www.mooncups.co.uk I know it costs a bit to start with but think of the money you will save over time.

ViksB

Hi Fishcake,
The idea sounds good, I read about it too and I am planning on doing something similiar this year. partly because I have just given up my job to spend more time with my daughter and partly because I love saving money!!!
My aim is to only spend what I earn (sadly not the well paid job I had before!).
We have a some chickens and sell eggs, so thats a few pounds a week and then better is AQA which is more money and of course trusty ebay.
In addition to freecycle there is a new site called http://www.efreeko.co.uk/ which I think could eventually be even better.
I also second the mooncup thread above, they are a great way of saving money if you are a girl!!
Good luck and let us know how you do.

Viks

loumac

fishcake...... not sure if it's the same where you are but my local Boots stores on the highstreets are offering free nicotine patches. My BF got 6 months worth when he quit last year and it's all that got him through! Plus they're normally £20 + a pack so would help with your quest.

Keep it up I say, not sure I could be quite so drastic but admire your determination! Keep us up to date and if you get stuck don't forget to ask for words of advice and wisdom! You might want to watch the Ray Mears thing tomorrow night to get advice on wild (free!) food.

Topher

Best of luck Fishcake. Have you read Mr. Thrifty's guide on how to save money on absolutely everything by Jane Furnival? Some good ideas for free & nearly free things in all sorts of areas of life.
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BusyGirl

Good luck Fishcake and I look forward to reading about your progress. I'm 38 and I'm already thinking about my early retirement. My husband is ten years older than me and I would like to retire/finish work not long after him so the long term plan is in the early stages and joining this site has been step one!

amyandoli

Sounds fab fishcake!
I hope you do it!
I'll keep watching!

Blazeparadox

Just read the new thread. Good on ya. How's it going. Will watch with interest.