A challenge for you consumers...

[MC Moot]

I’m gonna try and not spend or refrain from being a consumer for a few day’s…see how long I can make it…I’m thinking til at least the weekend...it’s occurred to me that I pretty much buck out everyday…and a lot of it is frill purchasing…convenience stores, takeout,DVD’s,tobacco,spontaneous alcohol purchases,etc,etc…how long have you managed to buy nothing?...I have everything I should need, grocery’s,wine,tobacco,books,movies,the car has gas and my bills are paid,so I’m trying to be really conscious and see if it takes to me…are you a daily spender or do you have some frugal in you?

The big idea… (http://www.ecoplan.org/ibnd/ib_index.htm)

[Lex Diamonds]

I love spontaneous alcohol purchases, they are always so much better than pre-meditated ones. (y)

Oh and I suck with money. I recently spent £1300 in 2 weeks on pretty much nothing.

[MC Moot]

I love spontaneous alcohol purchases, they are always so much better than pre-meditated ones. (y)

sure...but that's how I end up with this (http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x265/mcmoot/crystalhead.jpg) or this (http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x265/mcmoot/tommy_guns_tequila.jpg) when all I went in for was a box of beer...

[Adam]

I'm excellent with money - but to a point I'll over analyse the every penny.

But I'm not tight, I like to spend money on people but when it comes to paying for domestic necessities etc I can't see why I should pay more than the cheapest generally unless I have some moral issues with the company etc (like I'll always buy fairtrade chocolate & coffee and organic milk etc).

But I do like my toys. I have two laptops, one desktop, PS3 and all sorts of things I use for my entertainment and right now I am looking at buying a smartphone but on the other hand, for example I see the TV License as a complete waste of money so I don't watch TV. I also generally only drink single malts so spending around £30 on a bottle of whisky is average for me - when I know I could buy a £10 bottle of grants.

People always come to me for money advice and I'll happily give it, I hate seeing people waste money for the sake of. And I often explain to them that I could give the equivalent of £2k pay rise a year by doing some simple things without lowering their standard of living. I wish there was some money to be made out of this but charging people for a service that is aiming to save them money seems kinda wrong. And the people who need that sort of service aren't gonna start paying for it, hmmmmmms.

[MC Moot]

I have a theory that Brit's in general may be a bit more tight fisted or thrifty than most...I attribute this to be the after effect/trickle down result of post war rationing and the impact those practices may have had upon your elders...

[Adam]

I would more argue a different cultures on how we spend our money. Although we are your closest cousins so to speak, we are a more socialist society while america is more capitalist. There are good and bad points about both (like we really fucking need a constitution and america really fucking needs healthcare) and I honestly believe that both countries could make the ideal place if they took a leaf or two off each others tree (or basically Germany with a sense of humour).

[lolkat]

bitch im buying twice as much stuff and littering bitch

*ahem*
...a poem:

btw
ur gay

...im a poet and i di'int even know it!

[TAL]

I have never had a problem going a week without buying anything.

[paul jones]

I spent £2 on a lotto ticket today.I was tempted to go and get the new re-mastered boxset of Fawlty Towers though but that can wait.

[Dorothy Wood]

I try to spend $10 or less a day beyond needed purchases.

been spending too much money though lately on eating out. I brought my lunch today, but spent $4 on chips and beverages. :/

[paul jones]

I try to spend $10 or less a day beyond needed purchases.

been spending too much money though lately on eating out. I brought my lunch today, but spent $4 on chips and beverages. :/

I take my own lunch to work but sometimes have a can of blackcurrant Vimto from the drinks machine which is always a bad idea as it gives me bellyache but at the time of drinking I don't remember this fact as the taste is great.

[MC Moot]

I think coffee is gonna be the biggest hiccup in this experiment...because the coffee at work is bitter and nasty...but it would add a 30 $pot to the balance over the course of a week...but I enjoy the ritual of stopping on my way in...

[paul jones]

I think coffee is gonna be the biggest hiccup in this experiment...because the coffee at work is bitter and nasty...but it would add a 30 $pot to the balance over the course of a week...but I enjoy the ritual of stopping on my way in...

my work has free coffee and tea.some co-workers are messy bastards though when they make themselves a cup.

[MC Moot]

I have never had a problem going a week without buying anything.

fiscally frugal finite Finn?

[MC Moot]

my work has free coffee and tea.some co-workers are messy bastards though when they make themselves a cup.

I'm on the green tea train today...waiting for the sans caffeine headache to kick...lunch is provided but is of varying quality as of late...beggars can't be choosers,though...

[paul jones]

.lunch is provided but is of varying quality ..


I hope it's not as bad as in prison or at the workhouse when Oliver Twist was there

[MC Moot]

I hope it's not as bad as in prison or at the workhouse when Oliver Twist was there

Please sir may I have some more...

[paul jones]

Please sir may I have some more...

where er er er errrr is love?

does it come from skies above?

[Adam]

So what is this thread about now?

Soon as I read head-ache, I got one. I wonder what happens if I type the word...



...boner.

[MC Moot]

I think it's still about being conscious of impulse purchase and resisting unnecessary consumption...having said there is no stopping BBMB members minds from wandering where they will go…

[TAL]

fiscally frugal finite Finn?

Well, it's easier to do it now when I'm unemployed.

[Ty Webb]

i haven't left the house in three days. but i payed a bill during that time. nevermind.

[paul jones]

i haven't left the house in three days. but i payed a bill during that time. nevermind.

this sound like a lyric that Kurt Cobain left out of 'Smells like Teen Spirit' (y)

[MC Moot]

Well, it's easier to do it now when I'm unemployed.

oh...buena fortuna to you then...(y)

[MC Moot]

this sound like a lyric that Kurt Cobain left out of 'Smells like Teen Spirit' (y)

I hear it more like Leonard Cohen,myself

[Nuzzolese]

This wouldn't really be a challenge because I am a responsible adult when it comes to money and I don't buy a bunch of shit I don't need.

[paul jones]

I don't buy a bunch of shit I don't need.


I would'nt pay for any defication myself as I'm sure most people on here wouldn't

[MC Moot]

I am a responsible adult when it comes to money and I don't buy a bunch of shit I don't need.

mama needs a new pair of scrubs cause word on the ward is ya look like bozo...;)

[Nuzzolese]

oh snap word to yo motha on the fly tip

[Gareth]

i just dropped $650 on my car cos it wouldnt get a warrant of fitness without it
sucks
i've been pretty good lately with not buying food during the day though...that shit adds up

[MC Moot]

temptation is a bitch… (http://www.mirchirest.com/aboutus.html)I want,I don’t need,but I want...