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Interesting article about grocery budgeting in the 1940s

Soapy955
Soapy955 Posts: 274 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
I saw this article, all about coupon clipping and budgeting in the 1940s, and thought it might be of interest to people on here!
I hope it's alright to post a link.

http://www.reminisce.com/2012/07/mom-the-budget-queen-penny-pinched-her-way-to-life-magazine/
I'm so sorry if you were enjoying this thread and mine is the last post!!

I seem to have a nasty habit of killing threads!
:p

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  • charlies-aunt
    charlies-aunt Posts: 1,605 Forumite
    Lovely article - thank you for sharing :D
    :heartpuls The best things in life aren't things :heartpuls

    2017 Grocery challenge £110.00 per week/ £5720 a year






  • Farway
    Farway Posts: 14,806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Homepage Hero Name Dropper
    In 1940s Britain the only coupons clipped were ration coupons
    Gardener’s pest is chef’s escargot
  • meritaten
    meritaten Posts: 24,158 Forumite
    this was unusual in America - but a way of life for British housewives. and we didnt have 'coupons' for money off. Well done to this American lady though. But, I wonder how she would have coped with rationing? Americans had no idea how hard rationing was - until thier forces had a 'culture' shock when they were stationed here.
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