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Old Adages: Money style!
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don't put all you eggs in one basket
as long as you have done an honest day's work your hand won't tremble when you take your paypacket (thats dad again)
it's only a bargain if you need itMember no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
I have done reading too!
To avoid all evil, to do good,
to purify the mind- that is the
teaching of the Buddhas.0 -
Look after your pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.0
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omega wrote:Champagne tastes, beer money - (applies to my OH!!!!)
Cut your coat according to the cloth.
applies to to me too sadly
if we didn't like what was being served up we were told if you're hungry you'll eat! and I think it's so true.Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson0 -
Pleased to say that we've been spared this one by finding MSE:
Robbing Peter to pay Paul - (borrowing money from one person to pay back money you borrowed from someone else).
Think I'm all idiomed out now!0 -
One from my country living grand dad many years ago:
"Tha've eyes bigger 'un thy belly lad"
Translated as "You have eyes bigger than your stomach!" (and so cannot possibly have all that you can see)
He was talking of my unceasing task trying to devour everything that grandma (a great homemade cook) could place on the table whenever I visited.
Later I realised that this was true of many things in life.Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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squeaky wrote:One from my country living grand dad many years ago:
"Tha've eyes bigger 'un thy belly lad"
That ain't a Yorkie accent I detect there is it?
"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
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It is that what you do, good or bad,
will come back to you three times as strong!
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Yes it is
Now get back on topic!
On topic bit:
The man who never made a mistake never made anything.
Translation (apart from the fact that in this day and age it should be person) is:-
Don't be afraid to have a go. We all make mistakes - they're not wrong - they're teaching experiences. You'll never make anything unless you try.Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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Sweetie pickers wear bigger knickers!♥♥♥ Genius - 1% inspiration and 99% doing what your mother told you. ♥♥♥0
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Here's a good old yorkshire saying:
Ear all, see all ,say nowt,
Eat all, sup all, pay nowt,
And if ever tha does owt for nowt allus do it for thissen.0 -
see a penny pick it up then all day you'll have good luck
a fool and his money are easily parted
you can't take it with you when you go (money, when you die that is)
shoes worth wearing are worth repairing
not a saying as such but well-remembered moneysaving hint often heard in childhood - 'cut it in half!'
in for a penny in for a pound
what the heck does that mean?Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
I have done reading too!
To avoid all evil, to do good,
to purify the mind- that is the
teaching of the Buddhas.0
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