Still if you need a coat, better to get a good one, false economy not to.
Wendy, the petrol is for getting to the dances! I do shop on the way home though. The boiler is a long horror story, but it's finally done. (the bill hasn't come in yet
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This is the yearRe: This is the yearThat 'Brown Dress' link, and the commoents on Mr Spuds coat both show how orientated on fashion and 'what will people think' we all are.
Still if you need a coat, better to get a good one, false economy not to. Wendy, the petrol is for getting to the dances! I do shop on the way home though. The boiler is a long horror story, but it's finally done. (the bill hasn't come in yet ![]() Dance caller. http://mo-dance-caller.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-i-do.html
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Re: This is the yearOh, I've just looked at Mercymee's link to the 'little brown dress project'. I clicked on the new project that this woman in doing, and find that I am doing it too! So, it seems I am not just making do with the clothes I have already got - I am actually 'performing a Recycled Intentional Wardrobe'. Who Knew!!
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Re: This is the yearThings are wearing out!.. Its not like dont have loads of clothes but i have favorate clothes. Normally when I buy something new i put it in the wearing cycle of favorate things. NOw i know that I have only been not buying since January, but looking at my clothes i know that it was well before christmas that i last got myself a new top or skirt. I have not put anyting in to the cycle. Now the stuff that i like wearing has been worn more and is wearing out!
I know that this sounds odd, but it is. My flip flop shoe things are loosing thier soles. I would have by now got myself a cheap pair to slop around in, but have been waeirng the nove ones that i have. Super glue is coming out this afternoon as i am tripping over the soles I have had to sew two blouses and one has had to be lobbed in to the rag bin. they cant be coping with the extra wear and wash. The thing is i waer summer tops in winter so dont really have that many tops soley for the summer. God knows how they will cope. I will probably be topless by August!!!! I need to loose weight so that i can get into my thin clothes. Have already got them out too see how they are around the boosm area!!!! Another thing that I am worried about is my knicker elastic!!!!!! During the winter tights must have kept them up. NOw i have to select very carefully. The other day i spent ages pulling them back up getting across the road with my shopping trolly and keeping the knickers up became a reall challenge!!! At one point in the day (and this is not a fib) i had to walk without the use of my uppper legs and keep my knees together or i would have been walking out of them!!!!!!!!!!! till i got behind a hedge to sort them out. I think that new undies will soon become a nesessity as i think the last time i bought them was this time last year. when running about with the dogs in the field I am holding some of the pants up with one hand!! 5 dogs, 15 chickens (6 ex batts) 1 cockerel, and very limited tech skills
Re: This is the yearSpudley, following this thread with interest - inspiring stuff keep up the good work! Looking forward to August, and as for knickers - are they really a necessity or a luxury??
![]() My own frugal efforts are shockingly poor in comparison. We've agreed in our household that we drink too much, we were spending about £40 a week on alcoholic drink, mainly wine. We cut back to 1 bottle a week, for a Friday evening treat & were doing really well. But last week my car was diagnosed with a huge list of stuff, most of which has to be sorted before the MOT in May. Looking at £700+ repair bill, so on the way home from the garage I bought 6 bottles of wine & some beer as consolation. We drank the lot in 3 nights... Now in need of more consoling. Re: This is the yearSpudley I know just what you mean
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Re: This is the yearOh dear, knickers around the knees, not something I have to put up with.
![]() If these do not fit you, try men's y fronts. Don't know why but male undies are much better made than womens. ![]() Ilona Re: This is the yearI replace the lastic in mine.
Mind you I am due to buy a card of it so mine are in 3 categories DON'T wear till mended Wear with trousers Ok. Dance caller. http://mo-dance-caller.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-i-do.html
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Re: This is the yearOh, Spudley, perhaps you could make an exception for a pack of M&S knicks? I get their Bridget Jones type 'big pants' and find they go one for years - much better value than cheaper ones.
![]() ![]() To be honest, if an article of clothing has genuinely worn out and is no longer fit to be seen in, then I don't think there is any shame in putting it into the duster box and buying a replacement. You would obviously shop carefully - I go a lot to a charity shop in an expensive part of London and I have had success finding very good quality tops for a few quid, which obviously give you a lot more wear than something you get cheapo in the market. Jane Re: This is the year![]() ![]() ![]()
Re: This is the yearafter a dodgy start to this month (went to an auction) buying garden ornaments, they were not that cheap but much cheaper than having to buy them new. I could have lived without them but i had been hankering after some for ages the opportunity was too good to miss, the rest of the month has gone well. I check my account and thought ohh i can save more this month. THEN the car insurance arrived. Damn i thought. However i can this year pay it all off in one go. this will save me administration fees so will be cheaper in the long run. I have decided to pay it off using the money that i have, this is a long term thing so I think that it would be the right thing to do.
Plus in the garden front we have a retaining wall, its just block, we had a quote to get it rendered (ridiculous price) we also cant afford to get the yard floored propery. Anyway Mr Spud comes trotting out with all manner of tubs on Thursday and announces that he is doing the wall himself. I came out half an hour later to find him doing a mosaic of waves on rocks. Its really artistic and i am so impressed. Its using all the old stuff that we had kicking around and the difference that it is making is amazing. he has dug me out some old masonary paint that i can paint the sky with, and he has found some tile on tile grout that will do (is doing) as a render!!! free- saving £1200 (see itold you we coulnt afford it) 5 dogs, 15 chickens (6 ex batts) 1 cockerel, and very limited tech skills
Re: This is the yearNot only saving you money but giving you a unique piece of artwork.
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Re: This is the yearwell the wall is coning along in leaps and bounds and is looking great.
made the mistake of getting dressed in a rush wednesday and work those pants! had to borrow a safety pin and pin them to my skirt! Job is looking a bit didgy at the minute so every penny really counts, oh and the small wood burner has finnally given up the ghost in the livingroom, this will need to be replaced before winter. Why is it whe one thing breaks every thing else starts to follw. Mr spud had to do emergency repairs to the washing machine too. I have realsied thought hat i have not paid full price for any washing powder this year. I have been getting buying BOGOFS every week since christmas, then when they went of offer i had ebough powder to keep me going till they were on offer again so i have started stocking up. 5 dogs, 15 chickens (6 ex batts) 1 cockerel, and very limited tech skills
Re: This is the yearSo how's it going now, Spudley? You are now past the half-way mark!
Re: This is the yearI'm not sure if you consider it cheating ,but car boot season is in full swing and good quality clothes can be picked up for as little as 50p ( don't fancy second hand knickers though! ) And I use the pound shops washing powder ,it smells nice and seems to wash Ok . Good luck with the project ,it's very inspiring stuff .
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