Experts believe that we should be getting out of the Recession by the end of the year, which got me thinking, what will happen to Recessionista's? Will Recessionista's revert back to being Fashionista's? What will be the point of Blogs such as mine?
Well guys I won't be giving up! Even though the research for this Blog takes up massive amounts of my time, I find it far too much fun than to just give it up when we hit the good times again. Lets face it, there will always be Students, Single Parents on benefits or just one income, or someone out of work, who wants to save a few quid and will be grateful of being pointed in the right direction to get a bargain or discount. We all need clothes, food, heat and water but are learning how to have these essential things as cheaply as possible.
As for the rest of us, my hope for the future is that the thrifty lifestyle we have adopted over the last year will stand us in good stead for the future. I will certainly squirrel away the cash for luxury purchases that I wouldn't be able to do if all the lights were constantly on in my house, or I was too lazy to walk to the washing line and instead stuck everything in the dryer. I think a thrifty way of living which originally started out of neccessity, has now become a way of life for me and I can only see benefits for the future from this.
There is nothing wrong with the "voucher culture" society we have become, afer all, what is the point of discount codes and cashback websites giving us something for nothing if we don't take advantage of it?
A few years ago we were bragging about how much we paid for a pair of Chanel pumps but now Fashionista's are bragging about how much they saved by grabbing a pair on Ebay! Which goes to show how much fun bargain hunting, clothes swapping etc can be!
Becoming a savvy sales shopper, eliminating debt and food waste, taking care of our water consumption and switching our utility suppliers can all bring about massive savings over time - you'd be a fool not to take advantage of it!
Weekending
10 months ago
It will never be pointless to blog about making the most of what we earn! Particularly if we can have a few treats here and there without breaking the bank :)
ReplyDeleteI think I will always continue to err on the side of thrifty and frugal from now on - I have so many years to make up for where I was super wasteful!
ReplyDeleteMy mother taught me well, but I chose to ignore it... however at least its all coming back to me now!
I think we will benefit from the Credit Crisis in the long run; we have already begun getting more creative and thinking before we spend. I did a post on the Credit Crisis and creativity, called Make do and Mend. http://www.theleantimes.com/?p=442
ReplyDeleteThere are always be a place for bloggers like us to give tips and hints to those of lighter wallets.