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Questions, questions, always someone questioning me. 
Some of the things I've tried have become my lifestyle now and I'll probably never go back to the old ways.
With OLIO, or any free stuff, I work out the distance to travel to collect it and I've put a value of £1 on every journey (£1 being the approximate cost of petrol to drive the distance). If the free stuff isn't worth £1 to me, I don't ask for it. If I can combine journeys, I do. For example, today, I'm picking up some sort of growing kit on the way to one of my OLIO regulars (usually sourdough bread -but also Tesco). Last night she messaged me to tell me what she'd collected and did I want any. I'm picking up blueberry muffins, panini, cheese rolls, celery, guacamole dip and she usually leaves the unrequested stuff for me to take if I want - usually lots of Baguettes and Batons (the bread sort not for roofing). I then go to my brother (next street) and share it with him and he passes it to his family.
As for the £££ I've saved, they go towards paying all the utility bills that are going up daily. My only income is my pension (work and state) and they don't go up much - certainly not at the same rate as price increases. Don't want you to think I'm broke, I'm not, but I hate waste. Think I'm turning into my Mother/Grandmother actually, in the way they managed on very little income and without some of the gadgets that seem to be "essential" these days.
Some of the things I've tried have become my lifestyle now and I'll probably never go back to the old ways.
With OLIO, or any free stuff, I work out the distance to travel to collect it and I've put a value of £1 on every journey (£1 being the approximate cost of petrol to drive the distance). If the free stuff isn't worth £1 to me, I don't ask for it. If I can combine journeys, I do. For example, today, I'm picking up some sort of growing kit on the way to one of my OLIO regulars (usually sourdough bread -but also Tesco). Last night she messaged me to tell me what she'd collected and did I want any. I'm picking up blueberry muffins, panini, cheese rolls, celery, guacamole dip and she usually leaves the unrequested stuff for me to take if I want - usually lots of Baguettes and Batons (the bread sort not for roofing). I then go to my brother (next street) and share it with him and he passes it to his family.
As for the £££ I've saved, they go towards paying all the utility bills that are going up daily. My only income is my pension (work and state) and they don't go up much - certainly not at the same rate as price increases. Don't want you to think I'm broke, I'm not, but I hate waste. Think I'm turning into my Mother/Grandmother actually, in the way they managed on very little income and without some of the gadgets that seem to be "essential" these days.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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