Giving anything up yet?

[oilandwater]

With the blasted credit crunch that the media keep banging on about, (yes it does get to me, and has affected me, indirectly) I note we are supposed to give up certain luxuries in favour of saving money. The Government also say we should give up smoking, eating too much fat/sugar/meat and alcohol.

Well I've reduced my alcohol, reduce my fat intake too. BUT now they say tea is going up in price. Well I'm not reducing that intake.

What, if anything, is anyone else 'giving up'. Food, beer, wine, fats, sugar or life in general?

Just wondered. It's raining here so can't walk the dog either.

[Romanymagic]

Wine - during the week, its only Wednesday and I fking hate it, so I do!

Not due to credit crunch but due to increase in loosening of belt owing to calorie intake!

Edited by Romanymagic on Wednesday 11th February 16:42

[MK4 Slowride]

Nope in fact doing more as I decided to rent my spare room out.

Tax free, so fk you Gordo!

[4hero]

Giving up nothing, fk the credit crunch and scaremongering.

[dan1981]

Carrier fking bags.

[Romanymagic]

dan1981 said:

Carrier fking bags.

[oilandwater]

Romanymagic said:

Wine - during the week, its only Wednesday and I fking hate it, so I do!

With you on that one.

[OJ]

Might have to borrow back the Focus that was 're-possessed' by my Dad when I bought the Evo, but that's got nothing to do with the credit crunch, and everything to do with me buying a stupid car that does 25mpg and needs servicing every 6 weeks...

Still worth it though

[digger_R]

I'm about to give up work does that count?

[Steamer]

oilandwater said:

What, if anything, is anyone else 'giving up'. ...

I'm finding it harder and harder to hate estate agents, I've since found out I can get a whole weeks intake of coffee and biscuits in one afternoons visit to our local branches...

[okgo]

I have given up going out, as its st.

[Maxf]

I'm not buying lunches anymore. I was spending £5-7 a day and it was mounting up. No real pressure to cut back, but it makes sense and I also seem to be eating better.

[okgo]

Maxf said:

I'm not buying lunches anymore. I was spending £5-7 a day and it was mounting up. No real pressure to cut back, but it makes sense and I also seem to be eating better.

Oh yeh, I am trying to do that as well.

[Austin.J]

Romanymagic said:

dan1981 said:

Carrier fking bags.

Have a few more

[Martial Arts Man]

Funny how most of the things we are giving up are arguably bad for us.

I have given up McDonald's Cappucinos. I was on about 5 a day as I whizzed about....all that fatty milk!!!!


I think there was an article in the Times a month or so back about how the recession would make us all healthier; seems it's true!


MAM

[GKP]

I've given up caring about anything remotely healthy. We're a long time dead, so might as well enjoy the time we're here.



/burp/

[Steamer]

Martial Arts Man said:

Funny how most of the things we are giving up are arguably bad for us....



...I think there was an article in the Times a month or so back about how the recession would make us all healthier; seems it's true!


MAM

I can see logic in that - but in the last few weeks the first KFC drive through opened in our city... no joke, it is RAMMED every night!

...also, as for all that organic / free range food? Stuff that - I've discovered the joy of ALDI

[ali_kat]

Drinking in the week

Eating in the evening during the week

Mostly to do with losing weight than anything else tho

[ali_kat]

Never do that!

[andy400]

Holidays!

One of my most favourite things, and we've gone from four or five a year to, well, we might manage one this year, more likely none.

Hard times of Old England............