What it's worth being frugal about?

Blue_Choo_Choo

I collected every carrier bag since 1996. People thought I was crazy collecting all these bags. Soon as the 5p a bag was introduced I stood outside local supermarkets selling them for 4p. My current net profit is £172.26.

[Deleted User]

Blue_Choo_Choo wrote: »

I collected every carrier bag since 1996. People thought I was crazy collecting all these bags. Soon as the 5p a bag was introduced I stood outside local supermarkets selling them for 4p. My current net profit is £172.26.

You are joking?

Blue_Choo_Choo

Deleted_User wrote: »

You are joking?

No joking. Years and years have passed with this bag charge being on the table. People buy my bags to recycle them. They save a penny instead of paying 5p. Create less bag usage. I saw this coming.

System

For me making puddings and cakes is a waste of time. Neither me or my hubby are exactly slim and 9 times out of 10 it just gets left anyway because our Son isn't a pudding or cake sort of person.

Bulk buying....not only do I not have the storage space, we tend to use/eat twice as much.

Goldiegirl

Blue_Choo_Choo wrote: »

I collected every carrier bag since 1996. People thought I was crazy collecting all these bags. Soon as the 5p a bag was introduced I stood outside local supermarkets selling them for 4p. My current net profit is £172.26.

Wow, I guess your house has been a tad cluttered

C_J

Blue_Choo_Choo wrote: »

I collected every carrier bag since 1996. People thought I was crazy collecting all these bags. Soon as the 5p a bag was introduced I stood outside local supermarkets selling them for 4p. My current net profit is £172.26.

I find that supermarket carrier bags start to decompose after a couple of years. If you are selling ones from 1996, are they not just a handful of confetti by now?

Blue_Choo_Choo

C_J wrote: »

I find that supermarket carrier bags start to decompose after a couple of years. If you are selling ones from 1996, are they not just a handful of confetti by now?

You have a special variety of plastic carrier bag in that case. The route problem with carrier bags is they can take hundreds of years to decompose.

Towser

January Sales

This year I am in a Not Buying It frame of mind and would have enjoyed to spend money like a shark but we don't need anything.

However, I did buy 6 packs of 24 Christmas Cards for Christmas 2016 from John Lewis (quality) 60 pence a pack after being reduced twice. The main reason being the kids use so many Christmas Cards for all their school pals. I like to give the whole Close one too in fact everyone I know.

I only bought new ones for us because my husband said it was embarrassing sending out cards this year which had 2002 on the back of them, which I received from Freecycle.

I was too stingy to pay for Postage & Packaging from the website so went to the shop to buy a new table cloth which we needed but was not on the Sale.

I'd love to know What it's worth being frugal about? including the January Sales.

Towser

I found this list in the Daily Mail today:

Is this Britain's most frugal pensioner? Retired lorry driver reveals that she lives on just £2,400 a year by spending a £1 on each meal and telling guests to bring their OWN tea bags



Ask guests to bring their own tea bags
Spend no more than £1 on every meal
Layer up instead of turning the heating on
Make your shed from old pallets and wooden doors
Boil water in the microwave instead of a kettle
Only treat yourself to the occasional treat, like a pack of doughnuts (reduced to 15p) and a four-pack of pear cider
Cut your own hair
Go shopping after 7.30pm when prices are knocked down
Eat your food in date order
Don't use washing up liquid unless strictly necessary
Buy clothes from Primark and charity shops
Only buy pants aimed at teenage boys (they're cheaper and last longer)
Find household good like vacuum cleaners in rubbish skips


Sounds like it's worth being frugal?

Ellidee

Towser wrote: »

I found this list in the Daily Mail today:

Is this Britain's most frugal pensioner? Retired lorry driver reveals that she lives on just £2,400 a year by spending a £1 on each meal and telling guests to bring their OWN tea bags



Ask guests to bring their own tea bags
Spend no more than £1 on every meal
Layer up instead of turning the heating on
Make your shed from old pallets and wooden doors
Boil water in the microwave instead of a kettle
Only treat yourself to the occasional treat, like a pack of doughnuts (reduced to 15p) and a four-pack of pear cider
Cut your own hair


Go shopping after 7.30pm when prices are knocked down
Eat your food in date order
Don't use washing up liquid unless strictly necessary
Buy clothes from Primark and charity shops
Only buy pants aimed at teenage boys (they're cheaper and last longer)
Find household good like vacuum cleaners in rubbish skips




Sounds like it's worth being frugal?

That's Ilona she posts on MSE http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=69929711&postcount=2