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2023 Fashion on the Ration Challenge
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Ooh, you people have done well! Those embroidered hankies are very pretty, @Nelliegrace.
So have I: I found white trainers in a charity shop today. I've been wanting some to wear with skirts this summer - the most sensible fashion combination I've seen in a long time (IMHO). What's more they are a comfortable fit (I'm another with tricky feet).
£3.99 spent, and no coupons.I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/226 -
@diminua, my sympathies for your funeral worries- I still remember our struggles when my sister died suddenly in a heatwave- it really was difficult trying to find funeral blacks in a hurry in lightweight fabrics. I’ve made sure ever since that I have something suitable just in case… I hope all goes well on the day for you all.2025 remaining: 37 coupons from 66:
January (29): winter boots, green trainers, canvas swimming-shoes (15); t-shirt x2 (8); 3m cotton twill (6);
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2025 second-hand acquisitions (no coupons): None thus far
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2025 needlework- *Reverse-couponing*:11 coupons :
January: teddybear-lined velvet jacket (11) & hat (0); velvet sleep-mask (0);8 -
@PollyWollyDoodle and @Gem-gem - if offered, I am definitely taking the sedation. Having witnessed a few endoscopies when I was nursing, I know what’s coming and want to be unconscious, if possible. The letter arrived on Saturday: my appointment is on 27th June. I’ve told DH that he has to accompany me.
Yes, I knew that stomach ulcers are caused by microbes but, at the moment, I have not been prescribed antibiotics, because I had no major precursor symptoms. We’ll see….
I think that counts as The Find Of The Year @NonnadilucaNonnadiluca said:I managed couponless knickers! I found an unopened m and s 5 pack in my size and one of my two favoured styles in a charity shop so they came home with me.
@Laura_Elsewhere on the odd occasion that I’ve bought a t-shirt, I’ve always counted it at 5 coupons. However if the consensus is 4 coupons, then I’ll list them at 4 coupons in the first post.All: is the consensus that a t-shirt is 4 coupons? (Please respond.)
@diminua - sorry to hear about the funeral. Hope it goes as well as these things can.
@Nelliegrace those hankies are beautiful. Keep the box if you can - it’s a valuable part of history.
- Pip
ETA: Laura, lymphoedema is the “great unmentioned” when it comes to cancer surgeries and radiotherapy. I only learned about its prevalence when working as a staff nurse in Radiotherapy. It makes logical sense that if you remove/irradiate some lymph nodes, of course the fluid has to go somewhere, but it never seems to get talked about beforehand. Hope MrE doesn’t have it too badly and can manage it with compression stockings.
Edited Again: I too am a fan of Mr Attlee."Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.'
It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!
2026 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 24 spent out of 80.5 coupons (66 plus 14.5 from 2025)
12 coupons - yarn
12 coupons - 3 M&S thermal bodies9 -
I vote 4 coupons for a T-shirt.
Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family6 -
I agree with 4 coupons (and a refund for @PipneyJane's yarn fund, which may have suffered collateral damage).I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/226 -
4 coupons seems about right to me too!Angie - GC April 26 £146.13/£450: 2026 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 10/66: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)4
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4 coupons seems good to me too
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. (Abraham Lincoln)5 -
Another vote for 4 coupons here.
Fashion on the Ration 2026 - 37.5 coupons remaining (rolling over 1.5 from last year)
April Grocery Challenge - £217.61 of £250 spent
Declutter 12 things (net) in 2026 - 67 out and 60 in = 5 to lose4 -
I wear T-shirts as vests in cold weather, so would say three coupons.Fashion on the Ration 2026. Coupons used, 6 pairs of socks non-wool 6, 4 cotton vests 12, sleeveless wool cardigan 5, 2 pairs of summer weight cotton pyjamas 16. Total 39.
Grocery Challenge 2026, £5 a day for food for 2 pensioners. Total £1,825.
January £128.45/£155, -£26.55.
February £122.55/£140, -£17.45.
March £154.50/£155, -50p.
April £144.78/£150, -£5.224 -
Also agree with 4 couponsFashion on the ration 2026: 17/662
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