2025 Frugal Living Challenge

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Just a bit of Frugaldom fun but it's also worth considering as a frugal challenge... We are all familiar with patchwork, patching up old clothing and using up scrap fabrics etc, etc, etc... 
Well! I have only just this minute learned the prices being banded about for the Dolce and Gabbana Patchwork collection, especially their 'cargo pants'. I had to go looking, didn't I! They look pretty much how my everyday work jeans would look if I kept patching the worn out bits so you can guess what I want to do now. 😆 Yes! I'm going to challenge myself to patch up all the worn out patches to make some designer wear. Can any of you remember my online fashion show challenge from some, possibly many, years ago? 😆

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2026 Plans

Put more effort into growing fruit & veg

Make better use of space

Strive to make projects cash neutral

Offer more opportunities to others

Stay within budget

Improve existing facilities at the project

Implement a plan for retirement 

Win £1million

OK, so that last one is a bit of a stretch of the imagination but it isn't beyond the realms of possibility for anyone holding NS&I Premium Bonds. I'm a big PB fan, despite the negativity expressed by some money gurus. I also save spare change, use a regular saver account, don't have any private pensions and haven't the ability to fill an ISA because my personal income equates to less than half the 2026 national living wage and I've hungry animals to feed who produce nothing but manure in return. 😆

kimwp

Frugaldom said:

Just a bit of Frugaldom fun but it's also worth considering as a frugal challenge... We are all familiar with patchwork, patching up old clothing and using up scrap fabrics etc, etc, etc... 
Well! I have only just this minute learned the prices being banded about for the Dolce and Gabbana Patchwork collection, especially their 'cargo pants'. I had to go looking, didn't I! They look pretty much how my everyday work jeans would look if I kept patching the worn out bits so you can guess what I want to do now. 😆 Yes! I'm going to challenge myself to patch up all the worn out patches to make some designer wear. Can any of you remember my online fashion show challenge from some, possibly many, years ago? 😆

Don't think I was following when you did your fashion challenge, but I was admiring my 2yo nephew's patched up trousers recently - patched at the knees by my dad and looking like something from a designer baby shop. - one knee a red oblong, the other a blue rectangle on green trousers.