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can we be too thrifty
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I got 12%!!! And I thought I was quite savvy.....#KiamaHouse0
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My 12 year old saw those big long tubes of Jaffa Cakes and asked for one for Christmas. I think they were priced at around £5-6.
Imagine my delight when I was working in a Morrisons store and saw them on special offer at £2.25. After my job, I went back into store and bought my children one each.
Yesterday we were sitting at the dinner table with guests and my son mentioned the Jaffa Cakes and added "but I bet Mam found them on special offer somewhere and didn't pay full price."
Everyone cracked up laughing when I told them I did get them cheap, and my Mam said "aye if there's bargains to be had, you can guarantee she'll find them":rotfl:
yep thats what my family would say about me too :rotfl:. I got 35% tight on the test - I'm not tight enough apparently!0 -
Whenever I give a pressie to anyone they now open it and then ask me for "the story" as it's known in my family that I will search for the best deals, stack voucher codes, use cashback sites, cashback credit cards and discounted gift cards (through my work) and get as many freebies (that we will use) as possible. On the odd occasion that I've said, "no story" (as it was a perfect pressie and I couldn't find a way of making it more moneysaving) there's an air of disappointment
I reward good service, don't haggle in charity shops but put the change in their collection box too, but wouldn't dream of blowing my nose on toilet tissue before use - that makes me go ick _pale_ however I do nag my daughter about switching off her tv and light when she leaves her room and I do also follow the SA with the price reducing gun... in fact once we see them I dash to check the chilled section while OH checks the reduced veg & bakery items (usually quite close to each other in my local store)
My score was 59% (possibly because I do on occasion use 1 teabag in 2 cups):hello:
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I think being too thrifty means going without, such as skipping meals because that's saving money. Otherwise, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone - go for it, although maybe quite discreetlySo show a bit more discretion, keep doing what you're doing, talk up your moneysaving a bit and APPRECIATE what he does do rather than put him down (in his eyes) by telling him you could have done it cheaper (ie better)I guess 'too thrifty' is when it starts to affect your quality of life, and/or you find yourself becoming one of those 'grabby' miserly people
Yes thanks, discretion is a talent I must learn, because generally my husband has always been happy with our bargains. And think I spoilt some of our evening meals wittering on about how we can't have pizza tonight 'cos they weren't on the whoopsie shelf (and I was only half joking)
I agree that sometimes when I read some tips on this forum I think that they're not really money saving they're miserly and involve some level of deprivation. (difficult enough when it's a necessity but sad when it's a choice) I haven't quite got that far but I think it can be quite addictive I must have got carried away this festive season .The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. Steve Biko0 -
one of the questions on the quiz - 'do you ever follow the shop assistant around the supermarket to be reduced'
for me the answer is no way - and people who do are embarassing. its scrounging really. If you are so hard up you need to embarass yourself to get things cheaper - fair enough but i do feel sorry for that person.
i like to make savings on things i need/want to buy - but would never embarrass myself in the process
Aww you feel sorry for me? Bless thanks:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I wonder how enbarrased I am to serve up a whole indian banquet that cost me on the morries yellow stickers enough for 6 people no more than £4:T:T:T do they need to know? Not really but I do and it is brill:j0 -
When you start blowing your nose on the loo paper just before you use it for it's intended purpose you know you are taking it too far.
No, when you start blowing your nose on the loo paper after you've used it for it's intended purpose that's when you know you are taking it too far
55% on the test, I'm surprised, I didn't think I could hold a candle to most on here, I'm clearly tighter than I thought :eek:Make £25 a day in April £0/£750 (March £584, February £602, January £883.66)
December £361.54, November £322.28, October £288.52, September £374.30, August £223.95, July £71.45, June £251.22, May£119.33, April £236.24, March £106.74, Feb £40.99, Jan £98.54) Total for 2017 - £2,495.100 -
I agree that sometimes when I read some tips on this forum I think that they're not really money saving they're miserly and involve some level of deprivation. (difficult enough when it's a necessity but sad when it's a choice) I haven't quite got that far but I think it can be quite addictive I must have got carried away this festive season .
I read a very informative article about the sales and how the shops hoodwink you to think that it was X amount (has to be by law in a shop a higher price for 28 days) then they add % discount and money off signs so you think this is great, fantastic I so want this because it was so highly priced before, in all the article it said forget all of that look at the price it is actually now not then not 28 days ago not the % just look at the price now and if you need it, want it, can afford it (as Martin says) and you think the price is good value for money as it stands now-buy it.0 -
41% thrifty but the questions were loaded towards Scrooge rather than Santa. Popping to Waitrose at 4pm on Xmas eve is thrifty
(New potatoes reduced to 25p bag from £1.49)
Avoiding paying for your round is mean & nasty.
Truth always poses doubts & questions. Only lies are 100% believable, because they don't need to justify reality. - Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Labyrinth of the Spirits0 -
The Duchess of Windsor 'almost' had it right when she stated 'You can never be too rich or too thin'!
She should have said 'You can never be too rich or too thrifty'! cos the last leads to the first! No-one ever got rich by spending money unnecessarily!
you carry on hun! and in these hard times we should ALL be thrifty!0 -
victory i would have no worries serving up an indian banquet for £4 if i went to the reduced section and there it was.......the question asked about "following the shop assistant" - not buying whoopsies- and yes if people are so poor that they need to follow someone about to get a reduced item then i definately feel sorry for them.
i scored 29% - apparently i need to try harder. i would never not tip, not be fair in drinks buying and as for haggling in a charity shop :eek:- does anyone actually do that?Proud mum :T
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