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what luxuries have you cut
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back on in the last five years? and how much have you saved?
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I only buy about one magazine a year now, at full price, so expensive :eek: to be honest, I think more of my £3.80 now. Use Tesco vouchers instead.
We always used to buy Nescalf and Aerial, now use value brands there.
I have also got rid of my car last week which has saved me about £60 already in petrol, insurance, tax etc...and the dogs are loving it cos they are getting loads more walks! lol
Using my breadmaker for the last 2 weeks must have cut my bread bill in half to (minimum)
i use value brand tea bags now, and i cheaper brand coffee
EF- £110/COLOR]/£1000
but now we have HM pizza's and HM garlic bread and HM currys with lots of HM side dishes etc...
not sure how much it has saved - but we all prefer HM pizza now to shop bought... and i am getting really into experimenting with currys...
off to make a vegetable dansak for tea tomorrow..
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We either have some kind of picnic lunch or, if we're really splashing out - once in a blue moon - I print out a restaurant voucher for a 2 for 1. Last month we had a lovely day out in Winchester, a caramel latte with cream, and a nice lunch at ASK all for less than £15 including parking.
I don't know how much this saves but a welcome side effect is that I enjoy these treats so much more these days as they are fewer and further between; if you're doing it every week it ceases to be a treat!
-beer
-magazines
-take aways
-got rid of my car (lost 2 stone in weight!)
-premium brands (shop at lidl and buy whoopsies from co-op)
- coffee in coffee shops
dont miss any of them, paid off the mortgage and saving up now, dont owe anyone a bean...and its a great feeling
Save £12k in 2013 no.34 £11,800/£12,000
'How much can you save' thread = £7,050
Total=£29,100
Mfi3 no. 88: Balance Jan '06 = £63,000. :mad:
Balance 23.11.09 = £nil.
I now drive more for work, so walk/public transport nearly everywhere else.
Stopped drinking alcohol, but still go out for meals a couple of times a month - nearly always on offers.
My clothes are mainly second hand or gifts (although I can find second hand clothes that are nicer than some new ones!).
I knit more practical things now, and only buy wool that is worth the price!