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There's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.

Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.

(, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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be me
im useless with money.

so far this month I have

Spent £100 on a mystery trio of whiskys from the SMWS.

Spent £35 on Amazon for some graphic novels

Spent £50 at a bookies on saturday afternoon.

Sometimes I wonder why im 33, drive a shit car, have (only just) a 3 figure amount in my savings, a credit card bill in 4 figures and rent. Then I realise its because I am just shit
edit: oops im 33 not 34
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 12:28, 1 reply)
I'm half-horrfied, half-admiring of this.
I have a terrible fear of debt - my only debt is my mortgage which I sensibly overpay each month. The enormous guilt I feel at spending my own money which I have earned all by myself is incredible. I get shaky and sweaty with fear at a purchase over 20 quid.

I spent 10 quid on a car window from the scrapyard and fitted it myself rather than pay an autoglass company 80 quid to do it for me. Now my back passenger window doesn't work quite right, but dammit, I saved a whole 70 quid! And spent an entire afternoon up to my arse in torx keys and the pouring rain.
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 12:41, closed)
I
tend to live month to month, have no pension (eek!) and until only a few years ago earnt a pittance.

I scrimp and splash in equal proportions which makes no sense at all, I also buy car spares from scrapyards, and books from Oxfam, but then blow money at a racecourse or casino.

will soon all change, my loan is gone, am paying £500 a month of my credit card and looking to buy 50% of a house next year using a government equity loan as the deposit so will have to learn to be frugal pretty damn quick!
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 12:47, closed)

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