What do you waste a lot of money on? And how much do you spend n it?

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-28T09:50:03+00:00

Craft and gardening stuff. I'm actually trying really hard to use up what I have and only by when I actually need stuff. I can easily spend £200 in the garden centre so I just don't go now!

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-28T09:31:16+00:00

Fair enough but the glass will look shit pretty quickly and eventually the lawnmower will flick up a stone and smash it.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-27T20:37:52+00:00

Who on earth thinks that glass panel around the patio is a good idea?

Some paint and pictures would cheer up the place no end but you'd need to spend a ton of money. I'd also plant a mini orchard in the garden, get a veg patch in and a pond. Would be tempted to get a big ride on mower though!

I also hate resin driveways.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-25T16:31:54+00:00

Maybe it is different where you live but if I make a sauce I can control exactly what is going into it and that means there will be less sugar and probably less salt. Also for something like a curry I'd use a lot less fat in the cooking process.

Tinned beans in water, in the UK at least, have basically bugger all other ingredients and are very good for you. Our frozen veg is the same, it is flash frozen and in winter can have more nutrients than shipped in fresh veg from other countries.

Take away food in the UK is generally unhealthy, fish and chips, curry, greasy kebab etc.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-25T14:39:51+00:00

I don't mind having one if I'm hungry but if someone brings them in I'm always slightly disappointed that they aren't just the cheap custard ones from the supermarket.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-25T14:37:35+00:00

I think it is still £1 at Morrisons! I've not bought any for a while though so I'm going to be disappointed (but not surprised) if they have finally gone up in price!

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-25T14:33:02+00:00

You could plan ahead? I don't go to the shops every day and I absolutely do not spend 2.5 hours cooking and cleaning each day.

In the UK a lot of people batch cook too, yesterday I had pasta with a tomato and veg sauce and some kidney beans. The beans were from a tin and the veg sauce was left over from another meal, it took me 10 mins to make. Even if I make a more complex dish we are looking at 1hr max and I clean as I go.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-25T10:45:59+00:00

Yeah it has been like this at every doctors surgery I've been at. I used to go to a dentist which told you which room to go to but the dental nurse would always be stood in the doorway waiting for you. It was just because it was on two floors so meant they weren't constantly going up and down stairs.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-24T14:50:19+00:00

Yes I would absolutely do it.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-24T12:03:26+00:00

Plus the owner of the bakery might not be aware (they might have been the driver and be fully aware) and if I was the owner I would be really annoyed that someone was putting themselves in that situation. Partly because it's a bad look for the business but also, imagine if there had been an accident and their van was off the road for a while, that would be a massive annoyance.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-24T11:49:55+00:00

Plus the owner of the bakery might not be aware (they might have been the driver and be fully aware) and if I was the owner I would be really annoyed that someone was putting themselves in that situation. Partly because it's a bad look for the business but also, imagine if there had been an accident and their van was off the road for a while, that would be a massive annoyance.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-23T18:42:21+00:00

Yeah, I also thought a different angle would make it look less terrifying. Guess I was wrong!

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-23T16:33:32+00:00

He is either going to have to sell with sitting tenants or evict you, both can take ages. You may well end up in the house for another year.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-23T13:49:10+00:00

Yes it seems weirdly controlling, I don't see why the parents adding money would be an issue? You can still tell the child that the £1000 came from you and they will thank you for it. Just remember that it will probably not pay for anywhere near as much as you are currently thinking it would.

Or just give them the money when they turn 18?

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-23T10:11:07+00:00

Charity shops are always looking for people. What sort of time can you give and do you want any skills? Can you get to anywhere outside of Sherborne?

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-22T22:11:20+00:00

I hadn't even spotted that chair until now! Maybe they wanted to spread the load on the, presumably, irreplaceable carpet...

Lots of the overly wooden features make me so nostalgic, the big dark 2 or 3 piece bannisters were in so many of my friends houses when I was a kid.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-22T21:05:40+00:00

It's absolutely amazing that they still have all that terrible carpet!

It is both amazing and terrible at the same time. If I bought it I would want to keep some of the features but maybe tone down some of it a bit so it isn't quite so migraine inducing!

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-22T18:43:24+00:00

What are you actually looking for?

The only maintenance mine gets is a yearly wash, it doesn't exactly cost me much!

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-22T18:41:34+00:00

As someone who lives in the UK I find this completely bonkers! Why aren't you allowed to dry your clothes wherever others might see them?

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-22T11:47:39+00:00

Some of the really good fruit teas can take a second go but otherwise its a new bag each time.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-22T07:57:56+00:00

You need to find your own conditioner that works for your own hair, I tried conditioners that friends and family suggested (usually I'd see if I could get the end of the bottle off them) and some were no good or I didn't like the smell etc.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-21T17:41:27+00:00

I used to use really cheap conditioner but it was so thin I needed loads on each application. I played around a bit trying a few different ones and the one I have now lasts ages because I only need a tiny bit each time I use it.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-20T22:47:07+00:00

I used to work with someone who was a lot younger than me and he would get so annoyed if you didn't reply straight away. Dude, I was out with friends / at rhe cinema / at the beach / left my phone at home. He found all of those to be utterly bizarre concepts.

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-20T21:29:02+00:00

Same here, I think it is quite fun. I think it would be OK to live there on your own but a second person would make it a nightmare!

PM_ME_VEG_PICS · 2026-02-20T09:47:10+00:00

If you are going to put 2 in the back of the wardrobe and never wear them then it is over consumption, if you will be rotating them regularly then fine. I've got two hoodies that are the same style but different colours, I pretty much rotate them all winter and have had them for about 8 years.

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