No Mobile Calls, Cutting Out Crisps, and Biscuits...

by Ada
(Bristol, UK)

I have been affected quite badly by the recession being a single mum with 4 children but I have saved money by growing my own vegetables inside the house and out and is a lot healthier and tastier for the children.

I have a budget that without fail I stick to making, sure the bills are paid for and we have money to save for anything that breaks or for emergencies and clothes.

I have reduced my out goings by not allowing mobile phone calls from our house phone and putting a limit on how much is put on our mobile phones and once used does not get replaced until the following month.

By cutting down on crisps, biscuits and going out.

Buying a clothes horse and utilizing the heating for drying clothes rather than the tumbledryer on rainy days to reduce on electric bills.

The trick is to come up with a plan that suits your household and to stick to it. A good plan is never good if it is not stuck to.

I have saved money and we still have some fun family days by going out on picnics, going to the park, feeding the ducks and walking our dog all non expensive fun days where the family gets to spend time together.