Trying really hard to OS but the prices keep going up

Bargain_Rzl

Cornishpixie wrote: »

Hi, I've had to adapt the way I look at things. I have become less fussy about what I eat.

When you say "fussy", do you mean choice-wise or quality-wise? Or both?

For example, choice-wise I have never been that fussy. I mean - I buy whatever brand is on the best deal. If I go to Asda thinking I might buy some beef, but then find some nice pork reduced to clear, I'll buy that instead and find something tasty to do with it. I think most oldstylers are the same

Quality, on the other hand, I'm quite a bit more fussy about, and I can't really see that changing in certain areas. For example, unless they were literally the ONLY sort you could buy, I can't see myself going back to non free range eggs. If the cost went through the roof I'd buy fewer of them - bake more no-egg recipes, and so on.

I also don't see myself ever going back to using a lot of the processed muck which often works out really cheap. In my first year as a student I lived on ham sandwiches (value bread and value reconstituted ham), and No Frills burgers from Kwik Save! :eek: And it wasn't out of financial necessity either. I mean, yes, I was skint, but if I'd known then what I know now (i.e. my general domestic skills, and the knowledge of what's actually IN that stuff) I could easily have had the same quality of diet as I have now, within the budget I had at the time... In fact the amount I spend on (good) food now is barely more than the amount I spent on complete and utter rubbish then - and that was ten years ago.

Bargain_Rzl

Skint_Catt wrote: »

I think companies should eb forced to give rate of inflation pay rises. We get *** all at our place - the only way to up your salary is to get another job, so effectively we're taking a pay cut every year as we can't keep up with the cost of things :mad:

Well, I'm lucky enough to get an annual "cost of living" increase, however given that it's linked to RPI (as most people's are) it seems to bear no relation to actual cost increases. Last thing I heard, RPI was at 2.2%! Yeah, right... :rolleyes:

Skint_Catt

I wouldn't turn down 2.2% - better than a slap in the chops. We now get no benefits at work - they've even just removed our water coolers! (That's why I leave on Monday :mad:)

Uniscots97

Skint_Catt wrote: »

I wouldn't turn down 2.2% - better than a slap in the chops. We now get no benefits at work - they've even just removed our water coolers! (That's why I leave on Monday :mad:)

We haven't had any pay rises either. Company used to supply herbal tea bags and that got stopped, we still have coffee vending machines which are free but you know its bad when someone pinches the new bottle of washing up liquid left out to wash our cups! :eek:

zarazara

your not alone in being fed up. I've recently started a part time job. my travel expenses have gone up to £30 a week and they've reduced my child tax credits by £25.03. I work for 21 hours ar £6 an hour. So its costing me £55 to go to work and I earn £126 a week126-55=71 71 divided by 21 =3.38So in effect I'm working for £3.38 an hour.Its sickening.

Uniscots97

Its no wonder youngsters don't see any incentive to work.

pigpen

Hardup_Hester wrote: »

Prices go up & our wages go down, well mine will, along with a lot of others, courtesy of the chancellor's alterations to the income tax. I already buy value brands for most things, where do we go from here?
Hester

we had a 1.75% rise last year.. and 0.75% this year... we are getting poorer by the day as no doubt a huge number of others are! They do both go up but not in line with one another. I am having to ebay everything we don't use (which we no doubt don't need anyway!) just to keep our heads above water.. this isn't how it is meant to be!

Skint_Catt

pigpen - but what happens when we run out of thinsg to eBay. I just can't believe no-one int he government is taking control - they're all burying their heads and destroying peoples lives! :mad:

Uniscots97

pigpen wrote: »

we had a 1.75% rise last year.. and 0.75% this year... we are getting poorer by the day as no doubt a huge number of others are! They do both go up but not in line with one another. I am having to ebay everything we don't use (which we no doubt don't need anyway!) just to keep our heads above water.. this isn't how it is meant to be!

No, you're right Pigpen it isn't how its meant to be. Hearing adverts on the radio this morning I'd love to be able to be in a position that OH and I could go for a meal out whenever we fancied rather than plan it all out and work out how much it'll cost us in fuel and parking never mind for the food! Hence we've only done it twice since January and even then we went to places I have vouchers for.

Uniscots97

Skint_Catt wrote: »

pigpen - but what happens when we run out of thinsg to eBay. I just can't believe no-one int he government is taking control - they're all burying their heads and destroying peoples lives! :mad:

I think the answer to that one is that we're all supposed to take the extra jobs that we're told there's lots of out there and then that means more tax money for the government and the population with less time on their hands.