I would say that one of my hobbies right now is maintaining as close to my ideal standard of life as possible while spending as little money as possible. With 2 of us self-employed in the house, income can sometimes be, shall we say, a little unreliable. We do ok, but considering my “ideal standard
Planning my meals has been one of the things that’s made the biggest difference to how I eat. It’s made me healthier, and it’s saved me money. Make ahead lunches were my first forays into meal planning. I used to get to lunch time, starving, and realise there was basically nothing in the house. Prompting
I’ve never exactly been a spendthrift. But, I’ve certainly never been a person whose really learnt the art of living within my means. At university and when I graduated I racked up a lot of debt. I wasn’t buying designer shoes and jewellery, but I was spending money I could ill afford in River Island,