Spill the beans ... what's the most embarrassing MoneySaving thing you do?

mishmogs

givememoney wrote: »

Well don't know about WWII, but my grandfather was a father of 12 and the neighbours felt sorry for my grandmother. They apparently had a whip round and bought a reusable condom. He was apparently disgusted at such a gesture and I doubt he ever used it.

What date am I talking about? Well my mother was the youngest and she was born in 1913 so we are talking before WWI

Wow, I thought they only used the 'are you going to sleep or what?' method!!!

I was talking about this with DH last night and he reminded me of the advert during the aids campaign and there was a mature couple and he had a long thin cardboard box with a errhm in it and he called it his geronimo and it was washed out and reused..... gross..

Gettingtherequickly

Beetlemama wrote: »

Jeeze, when I read that I thought you meant you used the tooth brush to clean - I had to go back and re-read it a couple of times :rotfl:

Well, they do get used for cleaning, but only after I have used them on the pearlies for a couple of months!:D

166million

mishmogs wrote: »

Wow, I thought they only used the 'are you going to sleep or what?' method!!!

I was talking about this with DH last night and he reminded me of the advert during the aids campaign and there was a mature couple and he had a long thin cardboard box with a errhm in it and he called it his geronimo and it was washed out and reused..... gross..

I remember that, I'm sure they showed it at my school :eek: ... the 'geronimo' was a huge, baggy thing though. Can't have been very secure.

GreyQueen

mishmogs wrote: »

Wow, I thought they only used the 'are you going to sleep or what?' method!!!

I was talking about this with DH last night and he reminded me of the advert during the aids campaign and there was a mature couple and he had a long thin cardboard box with a errhm in it and he called it his geronimo and it was washed out and reused..... gross..

A running gag in the immediate pre-Pill era was that a wise girl always took an asprin with her on a date.

Why? Because you could substitute a lost stud on your suspenders with it and it also doubled as a contraceptive.........you kept the tablet between your closed knees and it worked a treat....;)

Fruball

166million wrote: »

I remember that, I'm sure they showed it at my school :eek: ... the 'geronimo' was a huge, baggy thing though. Can't have been very secure.

Something like this?





:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

MarilynMonroe_2

jdp1970 wrote: »

We talked a bit about grocery costs earlier on in the forum..so how much do you spend on food?
And how many of you to feed?

This question goes to everyone...

approx £50 a week for me, a 2 yr old and 3 cats + the garden birds (food and loo roll and anythign else I'd need)

punkpink

My OH and i do our own shopping though we live with parents, its easier as i am a very fussy eater, and we spend roughly £80 per month, for two of us, just on food, and that generally includes a takeaway once a month, all the whoopsie shopping (i am quite addicted) and glitches (just on food).

We do buy our own toiletries, which we only buy once a month and that is normally £10 if not just under, usually from the pound shop.

But the only things we do not buy are washing/dishwasher products, however, i do buy them for the house when we see an offer.

jdp1970

MarilynMonroe wrote: »

approx £50 a week for me, a 2 yr old and 3 cats + the garden birds (food and loo roll and anythign else I'd need)

So that's £216 a calendar month.

I spent £130 for me and my dog...but now I share the cost with my lodger (we go halves on food bill) and I spend £180 (so £90 each). That includes flowers, batteries, stamps, stationery as well as food, toiletries and cleaning stuff.

jdp1970

punkpink wrote: »

My OH and i do our own shopping though we live with parents, its easier as i am a very fussy eater, and we spend roughly £80 per month, for two of us, just on food, and that generally includes a takeaway once a month, all the whoopsie shopping (i am quite addicted) and glitches (just on food).

We do buy our own toiletries, which we only buy once a month and that is normally £10 if not just under, usually from the pound shop.

But the only things we do not buy are washing/dishwasher products, however, i do buy them for the house when we see an offer.

Thats amazingly good! £90 a month!!

notjustlaura

jdp1970 wrote: »

We talked a bit about grocery costs earlier on in the forum..so how much do you spend on food?
And how many of you to feed?

I think there's a thread dedicated to this very question. Have a look for 'How much should you spend'.