Superscrimpers - Thing of a Past?

MrsCraig they even worse in USA but yes I remember a guy would use duct tape to repair work boots... or a woman who rationed shampoo for the whole family to a dropI wish they would bring it back...especially with all the batch cooking etc becoming the latest craze...

jurgita0712 the American ones were insane! I remember a women who rationed the toilet paper, in the morning she put out the amount of squares each person could use that day. Or the woman who counted out the amount of cheerios her child could have for breakfast!

I would love them to bring it back too, could do with some tips, especially as the food shop has become more expensive recently.

MrsCraig that's true.. before I loved to shop around.. I would pop to Sainsburys to get few things and then shop in aldi... but now you cant stand there waiting at both so we were shopping at sainsburys...its usually impossible to get delivery booked in with Asda etc.. we definitely need to reduce the cost of food shop.. I saw another family she only has a single lightbulb in the house and keeps moving it to different rooms ..she also cooks lasagna in a dishwasher with dishes!!!

jurgita0712 I remember the woman who cooked the lasagna in the dishwasher! Pure madness!

We were getting deliveries or click and collect with Tesco, and we weren't able to get the value brands or supermarket own that we normally buy.

MrsCraig I tried months ago and then gave up because I couldn't even log on to it...or the delivery wasnt available until the week after... if I write a list and my hubby goes shopping he buys way more than what's on the list and if weeks ago I wanted some coleslaw he'll buy two packs even I might gone off it now since I'm pregnant and my preferences changes daily

jurgita0712 we've been lucky and been able to get deliveries or click and collect slots that were suitable. My husband does that too, comes home with stuff not on the list because he fancied it! Oh I remember pregnancy cravings, wanting something but not knowing what so eating everything! I loved bacon, apricot yoghurt, oranges, prawn cocktail crisps, anything cheese based and God help my husband if he ate something I wanted!

MrsCraig for me one week it might strawberries, then coleslaw, cottage cheese etc all sorts of random foodonce I cried because he forgot to buy strawberries I get it that he wants to treat me but sometimes I dont want any of it anymore if it's not on the list!lol does your hubby ever comes back with wrong things? once I asked for a new dish brush and he bought me that triangle cleaning brush...

jurgita0712 I remember that well, one day you loved something, the next you couldn't stand it! Luckily he has always come back with the right things, just always with a few extras! Well he got the brush part right

MrsCraig but then I'm just as bad because once I wrote kitchen towels when I wanted paper kitchen towelsand he did buy kitchen towels I think my baby brain is already kicking inhes got no excuse though

jurgita0712 my baby brain kicked in early! It used to make the pupils laugh when it kicked in during a lesson. My wee man is 20 months and I still think I have baby brain at times

jigsawx3x I lost my wallet years ago with cash etc.. since then I barely carry cash and usually I pay card.. but if I need something I'll look for best price online. I recently found out about fb marketplace bought few things of there. I think it's great when people try to recycle and reuse stuff

Nadiaparveen I like to reuse things too. And crafts.. but the problem is when they start gathering dust and starts looking like clutter..

For me its buying beauty products ..such as creams, shampoos etc. .I got very sensitive skin and quite often it irritates my skin so I can't use it and then give it away...

jurgita0712 bless you

Imnotcheap it was a show about saving money really. They had a money advisor and other different ones where they would show you how to recycle/make things yourself... for example your own elderflower cordial or how to spruce up some jam jars and turn it into candles or whatever. And it had some stories of superscrimpers and their extreme ways to save money... I actually looked one lady up because she has a blog and she did really do all the stuff that was on the show...like she would buy mens underwear because she thought it was comfier, cheaper and lasted longer, also she wouldn't shower she would have a strip wash to save water etc...

I'm guessing she stayed single jurgita0712

Imnotcheap she did. But she had rather active social life being member of different clubs etc. sometimes it's better to stay single than be in an unhappy relationship..