Massey4517
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While keeping in mind supporting local ag what do people think has been forgotten from yesteryear in regards to living cheaply?
Cost of living/Living cheaply How cheap can you live?
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Tarw Coch
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- Bottom of Wats Dyke
Living within one’s means, cutting your cloth to fit
kiwi pom
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- canterbury NZ
I don't know what local Ag has to do with living cheaply. The biggest factor will be where you live and how many bills you have.
From a food point of view, you can survive without spending much at all, even if you don't have land to produce food on.
From a food point of view, you can survive without spending much at all, even if you don't have land to produce food on.
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
My best tip is just work all the time.
It keeps you warm, puts money in your pocket and your not spending money.
Whenever I take any time off, any activity seems to involve spending money.
It keeps you warm, puts money in your pocket and your not spending money.
Whenever I take any time off, any activity seems to involve spending money.
ollie989898
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Agreed. I can't really spend money at work so the more I do of it the cheaper life gets.
I have also found picking the more unpopular/antisocial shifts at work is actually a lot easier. It's not as if my social life can be impacted as I don't have one. Probably saving a fortune as well giving up alcohol.
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I think the one thing we could all benefit from is not buying consumerist tat that we don't need but use to try to impress folk we don't like. So that's the peanut oil broiler and Tesla sent back.
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Massey4517
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I like to think there's a balance....Yes I could buy meat/veg from the supermarket that has come around the world and it would be cheaper on my wallet. However that goes against my viewpoint. I am willing to spend a bit more on local if that's the way it is.
Bag of spuds, freezer full of meat, manage and make do.
Really think if you need to spend that money, we got some cash last Xmas and the wife said “what do we spend it on?” Easy we don’t, don’t make having money a problem that you need to spend it, jyy it st a slight change in attitude.
We can’t live very cheap as the mortgage is huge!
Really think if you need to spend that money, we got some cash last Xmas and the wife said “what do we spend it on?” Easy we don’t, don’t make having money a problem that you need to spend it, jyy it st a slight change in attitude.
We can’t live very cheap as the mortgage is huge!
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- Co antrim
Bag of spuds must be the cheapest food available as the main ingredient for meals
ollie989898
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And you can buy carrots and brocolli and cauliflower for next to 5/8ths of fudge all from a green grocers.
- Location
- Ledbury, Herefordshire
Pay less rent like back in the old days.
kiwi pom
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- canterbury NZ
That's the issue isn't it, food is bought with what's left at the end of the week and can be done very cheaply it's all the other bills that suck up the money.
I believe you can buy it cheap from the supermarket too, can't you?
Where do the green grocers get all their stock from?
Same place as the supermarkets probably.
We have a decent sized freezer so buy quite a bit of frozen veg, fresh can be expensive round here. $4.90 for a small head of broccoli in the supermarket the other week, that's 2 pound 50.
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- Devon
I think this is often true.
It makes those who otherwise needn't be, in poverty.
Whether it's to "treat yourself", cos you convince yourself it's a necessity, or cos everyone else is having it.
Then when an unexpected bill comes along - car breakdown, washing machine dies - there's nothing spare.
solo
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- worcestershire
living within means is not hard, as it has been practiced by many since given the financial purse strings. Those that are able and prudent will put some money to one side for an unforeseen event. I do acknowledge that some are dealt circumstances beyond their control which takes resilience to deal with.
I enjoy growing my own vegetables in the garden and only yesterday dug the potatoes and put them in hessian bags in a cool dark building. This sort of learning came from watching and helping my father do the same over my formative years. Hopefully some of this will also pass on to my children. It is also a good source of cheap nutrition. A freezer is used to back up the fresh vegetables and preserve excesses for late winter.
The opposite scenario was demonstrated on a recent tv program which stated that the average family in the Uk spends £350 / month on takeaways. That was quite staggering to hear. Breakfast tv today was showing a food bank in Ipswich showing people how to slow cook, as it became apparent that some people did not know what to do with some foods in the parcels. These programs highlight that there is a proportion of the population that need showing how to cook the basics, rather than rely on ready meals, which tend to have cost as well as nutriion implications.
At the end of the day a lot of how we live is down to our upbringing and our life experiences along the way.
I enjoy growing my own vegetables in the garden and only yesterday dug the potatoes and put them in hessian bags in a cool dark building. This sort of learning came from watching and helping my father do the same over my formative years. Hopefully some of this will also pass on to my children. It is also a good source of cheap nutrition. A freezer is used to back up the fresh vegetables and preserve excesses for late winter.
The opposite scenario was demonstrated on a recent tv program which stated that the average family in the Uk spends £350 / month on takeaways. That was quite staggering to hear. Breakfast tv today was showing a food bank in Ipswich showing people how to slow cook, as it became apparent that some people did not know what to do with some foods in the parcels. These programs highlight that there is a proportion of the population that need showing how to cook the basics, rather than rely on ready meals, which tend to have cost as well as nutriion implications.
At the end of the day a lot of how we live is down to our upbringing and our life experiences along the way.
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- Scottish Highlands
The idea that having a garden to grow things in and a “cool dark building” would contribute to cheap nutrition is laughable, I’m afraid. Most in this country don’t have more than a window box and the only “cool dark” place that the poorest have is their living space. Growing your own food is an expensive luxury, if we are honest.
solo
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- worcestershire
We are all born into different circumstance. It is all about making the most of what opportunities are put before us. life will never be equal.
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- S Yorkshire
I think there needs to be some kind of money management education in schools. I don't have kids but nephews and nieces don't seem to get any info from school.
A lot in society seem to think it's someone else's responsibility to provide their basic needs.
A lot in society seem to think it's someone else's responsibility to provide their basic needs.
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- Scottish Highlands
100% agree, but let’s not pretend it’s the budget option.