Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

HairyHandofDartmoor

Seasidegal58 wrote: »

That's a great film as well! I want to try and find an old Hollywood 40s film called Christmas in Connecticut with Barbara Stanwyck - should fill my need for both vintage and Christmas film in one fell swoop!:)

Yes that's on my list of Christmas films I want to watch this year . Also I hope to find and watch The Shop Around The Corner and It Happened On 5th Avenue.

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carbootcrazy wrote: »

I love Barbara Stanwyck:j

One of my favourite ever films was Double Indemnity with her in it. The ultimate film noir, my favourite genre. Now, that's one of the very few films I have seen twice;)

Seasidegal58 wrote: »

Yes - one of my favourites as well. I love film noir. Have you read the book? It's very good - written in the 1930s and very evocative of that time. The author (James M Cain I think) also wrote two of the other books that were made into great film noir - The Postman Only Rings Twice and Mildred Pierce.

I love film noir and Double Indemnity is a brilliant film . Dial M For Murder is another good one.

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Nicnak wrote: »

Enjoy your coffee and quality time with DH. I am sure it will be lovely. x

Thanks Nicnak .

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HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

I love film noir and Double Indemnity is a brilliant film . Dial M For Murder is another good one.

Another fan of Dial M - also Hitchcock's other great 40scand 50s films!

I have a collection of DVDs of all my favourite films which I will often watch again and again. I usually space some time out between viewings though. Same with books - when I got my kindle I spent some months buying my favourite re-reads on there so that I always have them to hand.

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HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

I've never heard of that channel SSG but it sounds great

Not sure how you get your TV, HH, I always assumed you didn't pay for it as ditching paid-for TV is always one of the first recommendations given when people have money problems. We just have Freeview mainly because OH is in charge of paying (or not) for TV content and it's totally free. Say no more;). Neither of us watches much TV anyway so it's perfectly satisfactory for us. It includes BBC News 24, Sky News and BBC Parliament which are the programmes I tend to watch most of the time. OH hates them, he usually finds something that appeals to him on the other channels, films, documentaries, old sitcoms and series, there are loads of channels. Several channels at the moment seem to be showing wall-to-wall Christmas films.


Talking Pictures TV is channel 81 on Freeview but I don't know where you'd find it on any other platform.

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Seasidegal58 wrote: »

Another fan of Dial M - also Hitchcock's other great 40scand 50s films!

I have a collection of DVDs of all my favourite films which I will often watch again and again. I usually space some time out between viewings though. Same with books - when I got my kindle I spent some months buying my favourite re-reads on there so that I always have them to hand.

Sounds like me and DH .

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carbootcrazy wrote: »

Not sure how you get your TV, HH, I always assumed you didn't pay for it as ditching paid-for TV is always one of the first recommendations given when people have money problems. We just have Freeview mainly because OH is in charge of paying (or not) for TV content and it's totally free. Say no more;). Neither of us watches much TV anyway so it's perfectly satisfactory for us. It includes BBC News 24, Sky News and BBC Parliament which are the programmes I tend to watch most of the time. OH hates them, he usually finds something that appeals to him on the other channels, films, documentaries, old sitcoms and series, there are loads of channels. Several channels at the moment seem to be showing wall-to-wall Christmas films.


Talking Pictures TV is channel 81 on Freeview but I don't know where you'd find it on any other platform.

We can't get terrestrial tv as our roof top ariel is broken and we can't afford to get it mended at the moment .

But luckily we got DH a smart tv for Christmas a couple of years ago when we were feeling flush so we can watch tv free of charge on the internet :T. All the main channels have programmes online and even keep virtual box sets online.

Our only tv extravagance is Netfl!x which is £10 a month. DH insists on having it as he says he works hard and doesn't drink alcohol or have any hobbies that cost money, so it's his only treat. The DC love Netfl!x too and when we were very short of money in November DS1 paid for it out of his benefit money.

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HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »

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We can't get terrestrial tv as our roof top ariel is broken and we can't afford to get it mended at the moment .

But luckily we got DH a smart tv for Christmas a couple of years ago when we were feeling flush so we can watch tv free of charge on the internet :T. All the main channels have programmes online and even keep virtual box sets online.

Our only tv extravagance is Netfl!x which is £10 a month. DH insists on having it as he says he works hard and doesn't drink alcohol or have any hobbies that cost money, so it's his only treat. The DC love Netfl!x too and when we were very short of money in November DS1 paid for it out of his benefit money.

Your TV set up sounds ideal, HH:T:beer:. Netflix sounds very good value especially as there are several of you enjoying it. I don't blame your OH wanting it, he's very good for not spending anything on himself. I didn't realise it was possible to watch free TV via the internet on an actual TV screen. I thought it had to be viewed on a computer screen or phone. I'm a bit of a tech dinosaur:o.

We get a free TV licence now because OH is so ancient;) but there's talk that the Government are going to scrap it:(. Apart from the Winter Fuel Allowance (a joke when you consider OH's unwillingness to use heating:rotfl: )it's the only usable perk we get from being old. Even the bus pass isn't an option as we need to travel over 3 miles to any bus route and that's only a sporadic service and doesn't go anywhere we might need to go:(. We still need to use the cars for even the most basic requirements. The joys of rural living, eh? Not! Sorry, moan over:o

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Yes a smart tv is a tv with internet access so it's a very useful thing to have. And I think Netfl!x is much better value than S£y or Virg!n which show a load of utter rubbish imo. I don't miss Virg!n at all since we cancelled it a couple of years ago .

I'm looking forward to getting a free bus bus as it would be very useful to me, but I'm convinced they'll have abolished them before I get to 67, along with any other perks of being elderly :mad:

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I've posted all my Christmas cards apart from two that need address checks :T. There was a queue in the post office even at 9.30 in the morning :mad: It feels good to get that done.

I've also put a load of boxes in my recycling bin, put some bedding on to wash and put the dishwasher on :T.

I'm just having a breather, before lunch followed by a trip to a different town :mad: to take DS1 to the dentist.

I got a £60 cheque in a Christmas card from my dad today :T so I want to nip to the bank and pay it in on the way back from the dentist. Then I should get back just in time to get ready for Pilates .