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What would you find hard to give up in these times of austerity?
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That crisp cold glass (ok, bottle) of Chardonnay on the one Friday a month the ex-husband picks the kids up! Bliss xxI will save my tesco £1 savings stamps this year! .......so far = £50 (full card#1)
Card #2 £6. I will not be skint at Chistmas this year!
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Coleslaw, tea, chocolate.Bossymoo
Away with the fairies :beer:0 -
I couldn't live without fairtrade tea , i would literally go crazy without it. A rare luxury is assam and earl grey.If we go to a cafe it has to be chai latte hmm spiced milky tea.
I've already drop the dropped the caffienated tea to sainsbug's basic for 30p. But the decaffeinated costs a fortune:(
Oh and another would be occasional once a month bottle of wine and bars of chocolate.
My OH couldn't give up cheese,fairtrade decaf coffee or oxo cubes.
My children would be jam, bread and cheese they adore them and would happily eat pizza all day and night.
For non-food it would have to be the internet and books, they our source of entertainment, we've got rid of channels just so we can afford them.
Just makes you think about whats important in life.0 -
Booze and crisps.:p I also would miss good quality fruit and veg. I bought some value tomatoes this week and they are vile.:mad: Never again.0
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Tea,as long as it fairly strong im happy, and books, chocolate plus biscuits and cake and cheese and sweets.
shouldnt eat such food as im so big, will learn to keep them as a treat one day but these are a few things im quite keen on. especially my anne mccafrey books.0 -
I suppose in essence i gave up Children, after the birth of my second son i opted to be sterilized we knew our finances were stretched enough at two.0
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Diet Pepsi - bad I know but I don't drink tea or coffee so its my source of caffeine:o I couldn't get through days of teaching stroppy teenagers without it!:rotfl:0
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cigs and coffee whitener, flippin hate milk in coffee.
So pleased others mentioned the cigs, I don't feel quite such a sinner all on my own. Thank you for your honesty.0 -
My Kindle, I need to read & can't see well enough to read books.
Never let success go to your head, never let failure go to your heart.0 -
Twinings tea. I'd also hate it if I couldn't afford my pack of hair dye and pot of moisturiser.0
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