Things you've done when things got desperate!

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While studying I was on a diet of one ready meal per day, the ready meals ranged from 50p to a quid max. Little wonder a fair porportion of my time ill, thank goodness for getting back to the 'rents over the holidays for some real food.

tenuissent

When I was a student, I had a craze for living on boiled barley and lettuces (no salad dressing) to save money and time, but I started fainting in libraries and had to give it up.

Crown

I once took a Metal Detector to a Kids Adventure playground saying my little brother had lost something. It was full of that Soft Bark and I quickly made a profit of around £30.

Anyone thinking ofdoing this I suggest searching under the Monkey Bars as people regulary drop coins from there pocket as they try do loop-the-loops lol.

kacie

bump - great stories

bathgatebuyer

When I was on unemployed and not getting any benefits (Blinkin' DWP!), I went into the Starbucks on Princes Street to use the loo one day - noticed that someone had left a half eaten panini on a plate, so I, erm, took it! It was the first thing I'd eaten in 3 days and my god it was great!

notanothergreyhair

I'm still loving these stories.

I considered becoming a rent boy once; I binned the idea once I realised that my man boobs were not a unique selling point.

ZTD

notanothergreyhair wrote: »

I'm still loving these stories.

I considered becoming a rent boy once; I binned the idea once I realised that my man boobs were not a unique selling point.

It would be better with a long-term relationship - become a lease boy...

chloebelle

What a great thread! :rotfl:

In my house 3 of us are studying and we email all our printing to my dad so he can print it off at work and save our ink.

I am always stealing stationary from work, so does dad.

Have had to miss uni a few times because I literally didn't have the cash for the trainfare.

I always get a 5p permit to travel when I go to work. If I get stopped my an inspector I say I only have a debit card - the fare is only £1 so 99% of the time they just don't bother charge me! Saves me 95p a journey!

My boss at work is the type to send you out to get her lunch or shopping etc.. She often catches colds and I always volunteer to go to Boots to get cough mixture for her so I can pocket the advantage card points!

I always check envelopes and cut out any stamps that haven't been franked.

Have given my own toiletries and make up to friends when I can't afford a birthday present.

And like everyone else, have done the toilet paper thing :eek:

tealady

I have been skint a few times but I have never done what one person i know does and thats hang used teabags out to dry! Have taken loads of loo roll from public toilets though, and if a shop is having a food tasting i make sure I go round a few times.

jinny

livinginhope wrote: »

:eek: :eek: but please let's not get into the Izal debate..again! :rolleyes:

spud,I'm not even going to ask why you found that out,but just out of interest,were any particular pages better than others? :think:

LIH

It has to be the loans pages:rotfl:
This thread has cheered me up nice to know you're not alone.
Sad thing is I still do a lot of this stuff. Pay day next week:eek: now where's the pasta and tinned tomatoes.