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  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    im totally lost as i havent been here that much..stuntman what u on about lol :)
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    nykmedia wrote: »
    It's like your own little home-based business where you make/produce whatever you can (or like doing) and then sell it to generate income. I believe that traditionally it earned the cottage owner enough to run their cottage, which is what I would LOVE to be able to do (if I owned a cottage, of course!) I don't own a house of any description, so my 'cottage industry' is being set up in an attempt to earn me enough to generate savings. Now that all the debt has gone, I'm ultimately aiming to save enough to buy a little house with cash rather than try to get a mortgage.

    There are also 'lifestyle businesses' which are like small businesses usually run by one person (or a couple, or partners, whichever), and their main aim is to earn enough to sustain their chosen lifestyle without having to be employed elsewhere. If you take the time to set up your cottage industry, it can be built up to incorporate whatever family lives there and earn enough to sustain thyeir lifestyle without having to get too commercial. I guess it helps if you are happy with a basic lifestyle and not aiming for millionaire status or spending a fortune on fancy designer labels and trinkets.

    Whatever you choose to do, the point is that you have the freedom to choose for yourself in the first place. If it isn't enough, then you are free to choose how you supplement your income until your cottage industry or lifestyle business takes off. All that really matters is that you live within your means and make sure the taxman knows :) The link to the 'start a cottage industry' thread is in my signature, feel free to join us there :)

    JESUS..how long would it take you to save to buy a house of your own outright??? I think id be dead before i reached me target to buy my own house hehe...
    What buisness do you have???

    PAP
    Thankyou xxxx
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    I am about to smash my terrimundi so i can keep count on my coins number of coins) hehe dead excited.
    also i was wondering if anyone minds me moaning on about my misscarriage here and how iam feeling over the next week or so..if anyone doesnt want me to post that here then please say so xx as i just dont want to go on a misscarriage support forum as i feel like i know you all here xx
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    moan away to your hearts content. ((HUGS)) I can't say I know what you're going through. and go ahead and smash your terr!! x
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    I have smashed it and then cellotaped it back up pmsl!! I have 351 coins!!! mostly 1p and 2ps tho lol i couldnt resist now counting the pounds and 2 pounds which totalled 15pound pmsl i didnt count the rest haha
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • theunknownstuntman
    theunknownstuntman Posts: 1,901 Forumite
    mumzyof2 wrote: »
    im totally lost as i havent been here that much..stuntman what u on about lol :)

    i've made a pig. stuntpig mark1!!!! lol, been challenged to make one... how you doing mumzy?
    I am one of the 63336.
    His Grace Lord Stunty the Coherent of Deep Throcking
    'It is better to have lived one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep.'
  • Frugaldom
    Frugaldom Posts: 7,137 Forumite
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    mumzyof2 wrote: »
    JESUS..how long would it take you to save to buy a house of your own outright??? I think id be dead before i reached me target to buy my own house hehe...
    What buisness do you have???

    PAP
    Thankyou xxxx

    Houses aren't all as expensive as the ones we hear about in the news, not if you work from home and can relocate and make do with a fixy up :D

    Businesswise, I can't say cos this is the wrong forum and I don't want in trouble LOL Maybe I'll meet you in the cottage industry thread and we can compare notes as 'rustic' entrepreneurs. I guess you could say mine's mainly about recycled stuff :rotfl:
    I reserve the right not to spend.
    The less I spend, the more I can afford.

    Frugal living challenge - living on little in 2025 while frugalling towards retirement.
  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    LOL il take a look lol

    Stuntman..im doing ok at mo..just dreading next few days :$
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • theunknownstuntman
    theunknownstuntman Posts: 1,901 Forumite
    keep strong Mumzy, we're here if you need us. Even me! Big hugs.
    I am one of the 63336.
    His Grace Lord Stunty the Coherent of Deep Throcking
    'It is better to have lived one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep.'
  • poppett
    poppett Posts: 897 Forumite
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    wahoooooo :T I now have my official number. And I will be joining all you terramundi savers as I've told my son that's what I want for Xmas.
    £2 savers club. No.90. Aim £500.
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