How miserly are you?

[sasguru]

I know some stingy middle class people who shop in Neto/Aldi and buy clothes from charity shops

That's what some aristos do too. Rich people know the value of a quid.

[SueEllen]

I know some stingy middle class people who shop in Neto/Aldi and buy clothes from charity shops

Neto/Aldi/Lidl sell some good stuff.

And you don't need to go to charity shops if you do the supermarkets and Primark.

[Bagpuss]

Charity shops are good for retro leather Jackets, but I wouldn't buy my under krackers there

[SandyDown]

I know some stingy middle class people who shop in Neto/Aldi and buy clothes from charity shops

Hey I go to charity shop - sometimes I find good kitchen gadget in charity shops, mostly still in their own boxes, also I find good cut glass and ceramic pots which are really expensive normally

[Clippy]

Bejesus, this is sounding more and more like www.moneysavingexpert.com

Tramps.

[tay]

So true... but don't deny yourself the odd treat now and again eh. I've seen stingy and seriously stingy people. Luckily for many contractors they can have a few luxuries and still stick away 80% of their earnings into investments/savings.

I am miserly more on the % of income I spend rather than the £ amount. If I dropped back to an average wage.. I would be considered more of a spender. But like nearly all of us here, I earn very good money so the £ amount from the % I save is very high. The more I earn over a certain amount always goes into savings. I have no desire to have the latest toys, latest gadgets or indulge in some vain attempt to look like I have lots of money.

If you came around to our home you would not be able to tell I am IT contractor and she is an accountant contractor, we dont feel any need to impress others by material stuff... and we dont have some mental hang up that equates spending money to self worth.

[Dark Black]

Primark rocks!

[SandyDown]

I am miserly more on the % of income I spend rather than the £ amount. If I dropped back to an average wage.. I would be considered more of a spender. But like nearly all of us here, I earn very good money so the £ amount from the % I save is very high. The more I earn over a certain amount always goes into savings. I have no desire to have the latest toys, latest gadgets or indulge in some vain attempt to look like I have lots of money.

If you came around to our home you would not be able to tell I am IT contractor and she is an accountant contractor, we dont feel any need to impress others by material stuff... and we dont have some mental hang up that equates spending money to self worth.

I don’t buy stuff to impress others, I buy them cuz I have a passion for it, I like to cook and love having the right tools, I also LOVE China (Villeroy & Boch is my favourite ) and cut glass /crystal , I think of it as pieces of arts, I am not a big or impulsive spender, but when I see something I really really like then I get it.

Btw: if you and wifey are contractors, I presume you don’t have a mortgage, an easily afford all the bills, but what are you saving for? Are you going to take it to the grave

[Bagpuss]

Yes, get down Oxfam now, and spend it like it's going out of fashion, by the end of the day if you are not up to your eyeballs in staw hats, free trade marmalade and 80s powersuits, then what kind of man are ya?

Pah!

[tay]

Btw: if you and wifey are contractors, I presume you don’t have a mortgage, an easily afford all the bills, but what are you saving for? Are you going to take it to the grave

I am only miserly as I am lazy, the more I save and invest now, the sooner I can stop working.