My Frugal Life: Frugal in England

RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By Sandra (Lint) W. (Guest Post) Hi Borasic Lint, I enjoyed your story very much & I really admire your determination. My maiden name was Lint. It is a very uncommon name in the USA. My family is from PA. You are the first Lint I have ever been in touch with. Keep up the great work. Sandy (Lint) W. Posted on 11/14/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By browser05 (5) Blog! Contact Hi I'm also in England and am aghast at the waste I see all around plus the fact that so many folk never look at the prices of items in shops - they just throw them in their baskets without looking! I have to check all items in order to try and cut costs and am always trying to improvise or buy from charity shops when we need something which isn't food. I knit my husband's socks and darn them when they get small holes in them - not many people do that now! I'd like to correspond with you if that is possible? Posted on 01/10/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By paperlady316 (12) Contact All of my family thinks I am weird because I try to be very frugal. I have been saving our dish water for the yard and plants. I, too, am disabled and get hubby or visiting grandsons to carry it out to the plants in the greenhouse for me. (I got a tomato from the greenhouse this week!) Thank you for your ideas. I'm learning to knit in my old age and the wool rug sounds marvelous!!! Blessings all. Posted on 01/08/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By paperlady316 (Guest Post) I really enjoyed reading your ideas. I especially like the "happy and cheap" line because that is me! God bless you Posted on 01/08/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By pikka (Guest Post) My kind of person! I live similarly, except haven't sold on ebay yet. We just did all those things when I grew up, making things out of things around the house. If I'd asked my parents to go to the store for something to buy, in order to have something to do, they just would have said, look around the house. And almost always you could find something to do, if you used your imagination. Now, it's for necessity..and to add to the variety in life. Rarely bored. in which case I'll usually cook something for family to nibble, or start a knitting project. Posted on 01/08/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By hairywolf (Guest Post) I am age 75 and am a fixed income. Believe me they fixed it good. I get things that are repairable repaired. A couple of weeks ago my dish washer went out. I called out a repairman in the neighborhood. His estimate was $250. He asked if I wanted to spent thay much. $250 compared to the cost of a new dish washer? Your kidding rigjht? I had it repaired working great. Posted on 01/06/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By wop (Guest Post) Nice one, Borasic. Best of luck to you. Clever name. It looks like many of your readers don't know cockney rhyming slang: borasic lint = skint (broke) Posted on 01/06/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By Cyinda (1317) Profile Contact Hello from North America! I read your wonderful post & thought "There's one of those rare gems, A person who values life & people above "Things". I've been collecting wool yarn too! I buy it at second-hand stores. I've recently started working on a wool rug, made with my wool yarn. As you already know, a wool rug will last for 100 years or more. So it'll be there long after we are gone! I have many web sites I'd like to share with you about Rug Making with Wool Yarn if you're interested, just drop me a note here on ThriftyFun. ---> Thank you so much for taking the time to share your story! Posted on 01/05/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By happygal (Guest Post) Is your name really Borasic Lint? Sorry, names just fascinate me and I've seen yours on here a number of times and I'm just dying of curiousity. Posted on 01/05/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By (Guest Post) Hey B welcome! I too am very thrifty I am called the trashy diva or the thrift queen by my family. We have an old farmhouse. I have collected and decorated with many antiques all free either curbside or from the thrift shop mainly thrift. We do garage sales and we do dollar stores a lot. I don't buy anything full price ever! It isn't even because we have to. I like to because a while back I was a stay home mom for 8 yrs and learned when we were struggling back then it was easier to get nice things and do it frugally! Now it is financially easier for us but ya know old habits, can't break them. I call it treasure hunting both my kids bedroom sets have antique dressers and bed headboards etc from garbage. I just repainted and distressed added glass knobs to daughter and sports knobs to sons. I got my shabby chic couch from thrift like new for 24 dollars and my dining room table was free. Do you have freecycle in the uk? We get a lot of great stuff there! I would love to correspond with you anytime here's my email KimmyLynn2u2 AT aol.com KIM Posted on 01/05/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By susanmajp (944) Profile Contact I've heard about DROUGHT BUSTERs before, but didn't know what they were called. I tried to find one on ebay, but it came up zero. Could you help me find a place that has a picture of one -- I'd love to see one before I buy it. I too purposely wash dishes by hand just to save the water for my garden and houseplants. This would help me a lot with saving bathwater (yes, I'm disabled too). THANKS! Posted on 01/05/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By Jantoo (735) Contact Borasic Lint, you are a very good writer and a smart, resourceful person. You say you are "classified disabled" - I think you're doing a great job of dealing with your inconvenience. Posted on 01/05/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By kelly (Guest Post) You are so resourceful and upbeat. I truly enjoyed reading about how well you manage your life. Super good ideas and what a green thumb you must have. The photo is great. l. Thank you for posting. Cheap and Cheerful in Alaska, Kelly Posted on 01/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By NokomisNims (56) Contact Hi, Borasic Lint: I loved reading about how you live. I too enjoy saving, reusing, using what money I have for things I can't get any other way. I'm so glad there are so many of us! Please keep telling us about how you lead your Frugal Life. I wish we lived closer -- I know you'd make a great friend! Nancy in Florida (I'm curious about your name -- will you tell us how you came up with it and what it means to you?) Posted on 01/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By Heather, Australia (Guest Post) I also really enjoyed reading your story Lisa. Paul (hubby) and myself are also hoarders and find these bits and pieces extremely useful over the years. I am often horrified at what some people throw out. I actually love recycling and finding a bargain at op shops or garage sales. That was a fantastic buy from the wool shop. Thanks for sharing Lisa bec it keeps me motivated to keep up the frugal and thrifty way of life. Posted on 01/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By Rebecca (Guest Post) Omg I had no idea you could keep a Christmas tree potted and continue to use it! That's ingenious! Is there a special variety of tree you need to have to keep it potted indoors and outdoors? Posted on 01/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By kamuhl (3) Profile Contact Dear Borasic Lint, I am in Florida USA, I am not as frugal as you are but I try. I am also trying to teach my grandchildren who live in an electronic throw away world that frugal is not only sensible but it can be fun. The best part of your article was the picture of your tree and the library that I saw with it. I am addicted to books, cookbooks especially but anything will do. Anyway i loved your article, you are a good writer and I will be looking for more articles from you in the future Karen from florida. Posted on 01/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By Ellie (Guest Post) Thank you for your story, and your Xmas tree looks just beautiful. Posted on 01/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By sandy63 (489) Profile Blog! Contact You go girl. I pick up freebies everywhere; thrift stores and garage sales are my places to shop.I am a large woman I don't get many clothes thriftily. Posted on 01/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By coreenhart (325) Profile Blog! Contact Dear Borasic Lint, You sound so much like me that I wonder we are half a world apart. I am also thrifty, disabled, and always picking up freebies and cheapies. Our tree is artificial, since we had trouble keeping a potted tree alive. My parents are descended from ancestors in Nottinghamshire: some aunts traced our family line back to the 14th century. I tell people Robin Hood is in my family line -- a flagrant lie but it makes me happy. We recently were able to acquire a copy of the first season of "Robin of Sherwood." Certainly the strangest version I have ever seen. If you would like to correspond, get back to me! Thank you for a lovely "frugall life" report! -- Coreen Posted on 01/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: My Frugal Life: Frugal in England By Sandy (Guest Post) I LOVE your story. I am not as frugal as you, but I too hate Waste! I sew & craft & reuse Many things others will toss! I wonder if you & I can chat?? I am on yahoo & just registered here on Thrifty fun. God Bless you. You are clever! Posted on 01/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

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