Thank you OS and everyone - Merged

clowe1

thank you for getting me to the end of each monthly easily without having to write a cheque.

thank you for suggesting homemade bread - haven't bought a loaf since february (not looking forward to buying on on holiday!)

thank you for reinforcing meal planning, a lot less food wastage in this house, can afford the stuff we really like easily.

thank you for getting my shopping budget down from about £700 per month for family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids - picky eaters) to at most £400 per month including magazines and silly things that i couldn't 'afford' before!!!

thank you for getting me into this habit

thank you or encouraging me - we have all the moey for our holiday sitting there ready to use after budgeting for it - AND NOT MISSING THE MONEY EACH MONTH

thanks for always being there and not critising people like me who dip in and out.

Thank you so much - for helping not worry about the 'credit crunch'

Clare

smokybabe

Thank you for all the love and support that you have offered to my family and myself over the last few months. You have no idea of the difference that YOU ALL have made whilst my life was falling apart.

Yourselves and this wonderful place where I can open up my heart and shout out whatever I am feeling will undoubtedly have a huge part to play in our future as we carry on getting to grips with things again and become even more [strike]tight[/strike] oops!! moneysaving, and also to share in the friendship so willingly offered to a stranger.

Thank you all for being here for me.

Smoky. xxxx

Churchmouse

smokybabe, it's many of us that should thank you. By allowing us to share your story, with it's heart-wrenching hurt, you've made me realise just how lucky I am. I appreciate far more what's important and what's not. Not that it always stops me throwing my toys out of the pram, but at least I'm aware I'm over-reacting:o :rotfl: With the economy going as it is, we're all going to have to get [STRIKE]tighter[/STRIKE] more money saving

Ginger_Girl

Thank you for being able to show DH the spending money for our holiday (even if it is in £2 coins!!)
Thank you for Twink's hob nobs (and for all the favours that they can 'buy' at work!!)
Thank you for the muffin recipes and for Black Saturn's maltloaf recipes
Thank you for helping me to start to see some order in the house and to see that libraries lend you books for free rather than buying from WHSmiths and then having to store (and dust) the things!!!
Thank you for answering my pleas for help when DD3 covers her hair in vaseline!!!

Witsend_2

:T :T Thank you all for everything especially Martin:money: :T :T

lil_me

Thank you all for being you x The money saving is nice, but the friendship and support, nothing can buy that, I think you are all wonderful.

daleigha

thank you for helping me find people who think it is normal to make meal planners - most of my family & friends find it strange!! (and i may add they spend a lot more and waste a lot more food than me!!)

thank you for all the fab recipes that im still trawling my way through!!

thank you for the home made cider recipe (i havent tried it yet, but plan to this week, and am hoping it will be fab!!) :beer:

thank you to whoever posted the glasses direct discount code - saved me £6!!

thank you to you all - you are a lovely bunch of people!!

x

Penny-Pincher!!

Thankyou also for.......

Helping me get my weekly shop down to around £65 including diesel.

Mealplanning.

Cutting down on my washing and only washing clothes that ARE dirty.

Eating most of the time HM foods.

Getting more organised and focused.

Not cutting corners in quality but cutting back on costings.

Knowing what I have in my bank accounts and looking around for the best deals (savings, accounts, insurance, utilities, credit cards etc) all the time.

Using Quidco.

Finding cheap/free days out and things to do.

Voucher codes!!!!

Loads more.

PP
xx

sammyjig

thankyou for so many things.. I don't post much but I'm always trawling through suggestions and you have all been sooo helpful.

most of all, thankyou for making me see the error of my ways and making me realise I can live within my means!

xx

EagerLearner

Thank you for menu planning...

Thank you for bulk cooking....

... home planner / central book for everything

... home made birthday cards

... buying Xmas paper in the January sales

... for introducing me to free daily cashback clicking (see sig!)

... for introducing me to Quidco etc for any purchases

... freezing wine into ice cubes for cooking

... buying a slow cooker

... learning to buy books second hand, or, get them from the library

... using my PC for cards for all occasions, as well as vouchers for all occasions

... using ebay to see if I can find items cheaper, and also using Kelkoo, price runner, Amazon Market place etc...

... buying shopping online so I am not tempted in store... and also using vouchercodes online to save with Tesco etc

... always making a shopping list before shopping


... Stardrops and white vinegar - I have bought no household spray for cleaning for at least 8 months now

... and greatly to anyone who read or contributed to my Evil Landlady deposit thread last year, through which we won the case with everyones support and advice - the power of MSER's! x