How Can We Get Through The Cost Of Living Crisis? #crisis #inflation #foodcosts #fuelpoverty

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  • @LibAlcock
    @LibAlcock 6 месяцев назад +4

    When I decide to make soup or stew, my husband helps by chopping veg, resulting in us enjoying cooking together. We cook with less meat substituting more lentils or beans and veg. We follow most tips you’ve shared here, a nice affirmation we’re doing our best to cut costs. Most important my spouse and I appreciate and help each other more. Don’t fight! We’re in this together ❤ 🇨🇦

  • @karenbowden552
    @karenbowden552 2 года назад +150

    Thanks Jane and Mike, you are so very right, we have had it so good for so long. A timely message about sharing what you have too, if you are able too. Cooking a meal for someone you know, buying a bag of shopping, popping a store voucher through the door, all ways we can help our fellow humans. When my kids were little, I came home to find a week's shopping on my doorstep. I never found out who left it... Little did they know we we had nothing in the bank, I was walking around with holes in my shoes and we nearly lost our home. I have never forgot that act of kindness.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +67

      I was desperately poor when I only had my son, someone left a bag of coal on my doorstep, I’ve never forgotten that warmth.

    • @Dee-te9sj
      @Dee-te9sj 2 года назад +14

      @@FrugalQueeninFrance yes, these acts of kindness mean so much when we are struggling. Thank you for the reminder to give

    • @jazzyk4046
      @jazzyk4046 2 года назад +13

      I cried reading your comment 😭 God bless the good hearted people, and bless everyone!

  • @mariaevans5046
    @mariaevans5046 2 года назад +138

    This has to be your very best video "ever". Well done Jane, and we have to remember to "give" to foodbanks

    • @lynncousley4832
      @lynncousley4832 2 года назад +6

      I totally agree.I grew up in N.Ireland in the same time as Jane describes and everything she says is exactly how l grew up.No one l knew owned a house or had a mortgage. Council houses all the way!

    • @kerryjames4026
      @kerryjames4026 2 года назад +8

      One of your best videisxx

    • @mariaguadagno9483
      @mariaguadagno9483 2 года назад +4

      Hello! I'm new here,nice to meet you,and thank you very much!

    • @mitomom4947
      @mitomom4947 2 года назад +4

      @@mariaguadagno9483 welcome! This is a wonderful channel. I learn from Jane and other subscribers all the time. 💜

    • @kristenacarbone7549
      @kristenacarbone7549 8 месяцев назад

      Such wonderfully helpful tips! Beautiful quilts!

  • @Babba08
    @Babba08 2 года назад +79

    I'm about 5 years older than you guys and I remember going through some hard times with my family in the 60s but by the 70s we were totally spoiled. My father had a good job and we had central heat and AC and all the food we could want. My parents grew up during the Depression so they didn't tolerate waste, but we had it easy.
    Fast forward to today and my husband and I are on a fixed income and I am his full time caregiver. This winter we dress as you did in the 70s to go to bed so that we don't have to run the oil furnace. I get up at about 5:30am and physically turn the furnace on to heat up the house and go back to bed. It does not run during the night unless it gets below 20 degrees. We don't want the pipes freezing. We get up at between 6 and 6:30am. By then the house is fairly warm and we turn on some space heaters but depend a lot on the sunshine to do a lot of the heating. Cloudy days are tough. We live in a very small place so there isn't really any area that we can't heat.
    Every evening I have been wearing a knit cap while I watch TV as well as 3 layers under my bathrobe. During the day I wear 4 layers. The layer we wear next to our bodies are changed everyday, but not the other layers, just as you mentioned. I wash clothes only in cold water and when the weather allows I hang our clothes on the line outside.
    When I turn the oven on I cook a couple of different meals at the same time. I do tend to rinse dishes in hot water. I should do that in cold water. I spend a lot of time cooking and we simply don't eat at restaurants. It saves so much money.
    I avoid driving unless necessary. I drove so little in 2020 that my battery died and had to be recharged, lol. I drive the car, short distances, a couple of times a week to charge the battery.
    We are very low income but when we got the stimulus money from the government here in the US we donated a small portion to a local food bank both times. Whenever we feel we can we try to do that. We may not have a lot ourselves, but we have more than some. Especially people with kids.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +14

      We’re the same, we donate at all the food collections, there’s hungry children out there

    • @lindab8078
      @lindab8078 2 года назад +13

      Barbara, I loved hearing your story, you are so inspiring! Hugs to you and your hubby!

    • @ph6561
      @ph6561 Месяц назад

      That's very kind,what lovely people you are. We all need to do what we can to help each other, tomorrow it could be us in need. I try to do my bit & recently found out that there is a lack of male continence products available in food banks & similar organisations. I had access to a stock of these so donated them to our mobile community shop where you can buy food & toiletries cheaply in small quantities - a godsend for those living alone. They also have allotments run by lovely volunteers who supply fresh food but also support people struggling with loneliness & mental health issues.

    • @ph6561
      @ph6561 Месяц назад

      Many years of camping as a guide/guider & before everywhere had showers. We brought a converted garden sprayer to camp which we filled with water we had collected from a stand pipe & warmed (in the sun most of the time but on the campfire sometimes). When you have to carry it you soon learn not to waste it. I quickly learned 😂to wet yourself with the shower, turn it off, soap up all over, put shampoo through your wet hair then switch on the shower & rinse off well. Saves loads of power & water even in a modern bathroom.😁

  • @charleneherman5609
    @charleneherman5609 Год назад +2

    When I was a kid we would go to Grandma's on the weekends and she had a cookstove. She had enamel bowls she would heat water to rinse the dishes. Was so hot you had to take a utensil go get the dishes out. It was too hot to put your hands in. Nobody ever got a cold from Grandma's

  • @maryness8957
    @maryness8957 2 года назад +80

    Well done you two! Sensible advice for saving money, in good times and in bad. I was a young married mother in the mid-70's. Used cloth diapers, cooked from scratch, had cheap entertainment by going to parks, going to the library. I call those the "good old days". We all knew how to live inexpensively and were happy and less stressed. Love your videos!!!

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +19

      You’re welcome Mary. People have so much now, they might have to give something up to keep the bills paid.

    • @patmartin9727
      @patmartin9727 2 года назад +6

      I too was a young mother in the mid 70’s. We had little access to credit so had no option but to live within our means. It gave us a good grounding and some of the habits I learnt in those hard times have never left me. Like everyone I was foolish enough to all the life style creep to creep in but in the 90’s when my husband was suddenly made redundant I had to quickly put them back into action. He found another job but it was what is now known as a zero contract job so income was very unreliable. Then in the late 90’s his health quickly deteriorated and this lead to me becoming a widow a few years ago. When his health deteriorated I became the bread winner, I have never be afraid of hard work but life was not easy juggling caring for him and bringing in an income. On lots of occasions over the years I have laid in bed and said a little prayer for my early upbringing and early married life because it taught me how to be frugal. I really feel sorry for the generation that followed that never experienced this. Like Jane repeatedly tells us we have had it too good for too long and for. People who have never known any different these next few years are going to be a big wake up call. The quicker people realise they need to change their ways of dealing with finances the better. Sadly we have a couple of generations of people who believe they are entitled to everything and if they can’t provide it someone else should. We all have 100 pence in our pound and people need to take responsibility for there personal financial situation and realise you can’t spend what you don’t have for too long before it all fall down around you

  • @andietheowl
    @andietheowl 2 года назад +3

    Haha you made my Alexa set a timer and I was lost in thought plating dinner and about jumped out of my skin! Thank you for a great laugh.

  • @kathryncooper4001
    @kathryncooper4001 2 года назад +56

    Very good advice, Jane. One thing I did when faced with a desperate financial situation (divorce) was change to just two meals a day, what I called brunch and "lupper." The practice reduced energy expenditure and food expense. Brunch typically consisted of oatmeal flavored with fruit, or eggs and toast (from homemade bread) accompanied by some sort of fruit, and coffee or tea (had to switch to tea when money got REALLY tight). Late afternoon lupper was always a starch, a protein, a green vegetable, and a salad of some sort, and then I'd serve a dessert later in the evening -- seasonal fruit with cheese, homemade pudding, or homemade cookies. Cutting back to two meals a day served us so well that we never went back to three meals, even when finances were more comfortable.

    • @ohmcintyre2067
      @ohmcintyre2067 2 года назад +4

      "Lupper"! I call it that, too! Oatmeal/"porridge" about 9a.m., lupper at 4, snack/dessert around 7 pm.

    •  2 года назад +5

      I agree two meals a day is more than enough. Big breakfast full of nuts, dried fruits and seeds for me with a drink is more than enough to attack a full working day. A lighter dinner few hours before bed makes sure you sleep easily all night.

    • @laetitialogan2017
      @laetitialogan2017 2 года назад +2

      Same in this house.. I give my 6 foot 3 son extra, but for myself..2 x meals is plenty

  • @lauravancea3935
    @lauravancea3935 2 года назад +75

    Thank you Jane and Mike. Best video so far! Full of good advice and common sense. Hard times are ahead of us, with inflation, climate change and now war. I remember in the 80s, during communism here in Romania, a lot of cold, no electricity a couple of hours every day, two(2) hours of Tv in the evening and only the national romanian post filled with praise for Ceausescu, the empty-empty shops and hunger. We mended everything, everybody helped everybody with spare food, reused everything and managed to laugh between hard days. I was a child and then teenager until 1989 but for my family it was extraordinaly hard. Now we live the best life ever, with roof, food, heat, but very very carefully watching the pennies, the bills, the war news, the local farmers'produce. Take care and God bless.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +14

      Thanks Laura, your story perfectly exemplifies that in modern times, we really don’t know what going without means. Thanks for sharing your story.

  • @blanche181
    @blanche181 Год назад +1

    Hi Jane. I’m an avid listener of yours, and I just want to thank you once again for this video, I know this was year ago, but the wisdom in this still resonates loud and clear for this time. I’m moving into a smaller place so we can lower our monthly expenses, but it doesn’t have a dishwasher, and I honestly (shamefully) wasn’t sure how I can save on my water bill if I hand wash the dishes. I love dishwashing so that’s not the issue, I was reflecting the past few days how I can lower down my future bill. And voila, you addressed this in this video!
    I’ve been intentional in letting the ads roll, it’s my small bit of contribution to say thank you for the this timeless treasure of wisdom that you thoughtfully share in your channel.
    Please keep sharing doses of wisdom on frugality. I think it’s mostly that this frugal mindset needs to be cemented on a person and someone who has not had someone teach me this, I’m still building on that foundation. This journey can become lonely - I find myself looking for your videos several times a week, just to listen to you and know I’m not in this journey alone and that I can have a fulfilling, and grateful life. that all the steps I’m taking now, I will reap in 100 folds in many ways that money can’t buy - peace of mind, fulfillment, contentment, and maturity in heart and spirit in everything I do in this life.

  • @alyssajenaway3781
    @alyssajenaway3781 2 года назад +24

    The only rail line (for food) into our city was recently destroyed by floods so the stores have been almost empty and prices have escalated and I don't think will go back down because of everything else. I went to the store to buy nappies for our twins the other day and found they have gone up 15% overnight, so it's onto full time, cloth nappies for us. And you inspired me tonight to buy a little egg timer for the shower, and going to invest in a little bucket for the sink to wash up in. It will be hard but I am determined that this will bring out the best in me, I'm cooking healthier already from this, and realizing how much money I have wasted in the past.

  • @chicagogran1164
    @chicagogran1164 2 года назад +9

    Brought tears to my eyes, remembering nine little kids worried about where our next meal would come.

  • @nancisailormoy9135
    @nancisailormoy9135 2 года назад +55

    I grew up in the 60's and 70's so remember all those frugal years that we just thought were normal. Having retired in late 2019 nothing has been normal for quite some time and there's nothing like living on a limited income to bring back your frugal roots. As the stock market turned south earlier this year I started to tighten the budget and got rid of a lot of those repetitive monthly luxuries ( Netflix, Onstar, Amazon prime, XMradio) and hope they will help to save some money. I have always cooked for myself and rarely eat out so I can easily stretch a whole chicken for about 6 meals. Growing up I remember my Mom picking every last peice of meat off the bones and then making stock for soup. I always saw my Mom as frugal but now I have so much recall to help me through these horrid days of inflation. Thanks for all the great tips.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +4

      You’re welcome Nanci and thanks for watching

    • @kaydavis6752
      @kaydavis6752 2 года назад +5

      You sound just like me, retired early mid 2019 and our childhoods taught us how to make do. We had several meals this last weekend from a small chicken, including picking the meat off the bones for a curry, hot dinners with mash and veg and several sandwiches. We have lived through high interest rates and suffered low interest on savings while the younger generations have bought large houses on low interest mortgages. Will be interesting to see how they cope if the cost of living spirals upwards significantly.

  • @connieseward8773
    @connieseward8773 2 года назад +30

    Mom would heat beach rocks in our wood stove and send me to bed with one. Not that we couldn’t afford heat, we were well off, but it was just a practical way to reduce energy costs. This was in the 70’s. I am very grateful for the frugal way she brought me up.

    • @katherinerichardson1767
      @katherinerichardson1767 2 года назад +17

      Heating rocks reminds me of what a little girl did with hot baked potatoes. During the winter, she would carry a hot aluminum foil covered potato in her coat pocket when she walked to school to keep warm. Later at lunch time, she would add the shredded cheese and other items she carried in her lunch kit to the baked potato. {When she got to school, she put the potato in her lunch kit.} I never did this but I did think this was cool (or should say it was hot? lol).

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +6

      I love baked potatoes

  • @jeanwhite2705
    @jeanwhite2705 2 года назад +72

    Down to the basic nitty gritty, good sense choices. Not always the advice we want to hear but for many who have not lived the reality of central heating and hot water at the touch of a button, hands off laundry with steam dried clothes, and using up every bit of the oven heat with more than one item or meal, these words can help them find ways of living within their reduced means. Thank You Jane. It’s nice to have reminders and reinforcement that we are not the odd balls despite our grandchildren’s raised eyebrows about Gramma’s odd ways.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +8

      Thanks Jean. We can get through this.

    • @barbarabruce7648
      @barbarabruce7648 2 года назад +8

      @@FrugalQueeninFrance We weren't rich but my parents were experts at frugality that they made us feel rich. We got to do good stuff because they were smart. Didn't do everything I wanted but I was the only kid I knew who went snow skiing and snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef every year. I was also the only kid I knew who wore (beautiful) second hand clothes and never ever ate at a restaurant and didn't have a home phone. That's how we afforded the ski trips.

    • @pigletsbank437
      @pigletsbank437 2 года назад +4

      I am not a grandma by far but I do remember the 1980 as a child, my friends from almost the same age have frown upon my ways for years. ( even my sisther🤔) I hope they can embrace the old or should I just say economical ways soon enough, before they end up in even more financial trouble. It worth it to skip a "want" for a "need" .

  • @jenx5047
    @jenx5047 2 года назад +13

    After reading all the other comment I think it would be a good idea to put your video on the bbc news to help everyone well done you

  • @christinephillips3435
    @christinephillips3435 2 года назад +2

    I have just undone a cardigan to make myself another jumper and I have to do all my cooking don't eat out at all.

  • @leanefortune4024
    @leanefortune4024 2 года назад +17

    So well said...perspective. What is better than a cup of tea, a warm blanket and a good library book, with a hot stew in the crackpot? The simple things.

  • @sheila1013
    @sheila1013 Год назад +3

    Another great video Jane and Mike. I think very much the same as you and reduce costs as much as possible. I was a 60's child who was raised in a coal fired house, which at that stage, had an outside toilet. We had no central heating but we was always warm in the main living room and wore layers in the cold weather. Think people were tougher in those days and yes, everyone I knew had little money and lived well within their means, often resorting to measures such as the wool unravelling you mentioned. As you also said, nobody ate out during those times and meals were made from scratch. I was lucky in that we had one holiday a year, but many didn't. With regards to now, I also spot wash clothes as you do and put the washer on, only when I have a full load. I do have a dishwasher but as I live alone now, I more often than not wash up in the bowl. During the summer months, I then use the water on the outdoor plants. I also use a combined shampoo and conditioner which works well for me and lasts ages, as I don't need to use that much of it each time. Less rinsing off. I am on a water meter and doing things like this makes such a difference. Thanks again to you both for another interesting and clearly explained video. 🤗

  • @tbarc1
    @tbarc1 11 месяцев назад +2

    Hello Jane! I'm a new subscriber after being introduced to your RUclips channel on a Facebook page I follow. I'm totally loving your vids even though for most of my life I've followed many of your advice while living a frugal lifestyle. Your commonsense encouragment is so uplifting! You've awakened me to some things I need to re-incorporate as well as some new things to practice. I always lamented over spending hard earned money on convenience foods AND paying others to do tasks I should have been doing myself...2 of my biggest pet peeves! Recently I chose retirement as I realize my naturally frugal ways can carry me through and prevent those bad habits because I've now re-gifted myself the time I needed for them. I have a longtime personal motto
    Empty Pockets, Happy Heart!
    Thank you for sharing and caring!

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks so much for your feedback and sharing your journey

  • @patmartin9727
    @patmartin9727 2 года назад +18

    What a wonderful video Jane. I was a child of the 50’s and 60’s. My grandma lived with use and was the cook. My mum was also a great cook but she cooked for a living. They both were very frugal, gran knit for us all(I was the oldest of 5) mum was a sewer she made all our cloths, even our coats, trousers for the boys. It was luxury to get new underwear or shoes because they came from the shop. I married in 1970 and money was tight so I used tips from mum on stretching the money. By 1975 I was a young mum with a family to feed. My husband wanted a stay at home wife/ mother so I made keeping house and stretching the money my job. I am pleased to say apart from a mortgage we didn’t have debt, I scrimps and saved to buy things we needed. School uniforms were saved for throughout the year and handed down, even exchanged with friends who had children of different age to mine
    I totally agree we have had a good life for the last few years but this has breed a couple of generations of people with an entitlement mentality. I feel sorry for these people as they really will struggle in these times of rampant inflation.
    I am pleased I grew up in poorer times, it taught us to appreciate what we have. Once you have lived poor you can always go back to that. More should be taught about life skills. We were taught to sew, knit, cook at school. We had a school bank and we were taught to save. Yes we were poorer as children but we had a loving home were fed on good meals but we were taught life skills, we saw mum cooking from scratch hearty meals, dad growing veg for mum to cook.
    Thank you Jane and Mike for reminding us all how lucky we are even in these time of rapid price rises. We are still much richer than all lot of people the world over.

  • @lisap9437
    @lisap9437 2 года назад +63

    Oh my , what a brilliant video. This should be a public service video! This really needs to be conveyed to a wider audience. I grew up in the 70s and relate to everything you've said and I believe I'm stronger for it. I've always been pretty frugal anyway but I've still gained so much from this. You and Mike should be proud of your channel, you will be helping so many

  • @Jennheartsqs
    @Jennheartsqs 2 года назад +52

    Lots of great tips in this video. I'm lucky enough to live in a mild climate, so I've stopped turning on the heating in the evenings. I wear layers and keep a blanket on my lap when I'm working, and then I do my exercise workout at night which warms me up plenty. Then it's a quick 60 second rinse off in the shower before bed and I sleep in a hoodie (like a jumper but with a hood) so no money spent on heating. I've also taught myself how to make bread and tortillas from scratch.

  • @julibeswick-valentine3690
    @julibeswick-valentine3690 2 года назад +26

    I am 68 and you basically told the story of my life 🤣. The very hardest time for me was in the 80's when the mortgage interest rate went up to over 15% , it was traumatizing.
    Hard hitting but sound advice Jane. Its tighten your belt time, the sooner the better. You do get into the swing of it very quickly. I am fortunate to have kept a lot of my frugal ways going to stretch my income but this is going to be the 1st time for many. Treat it as a challenge and keep your sense of humour.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +4

      Indeed, we’ll all find our priorities if that’s all we can afford

  • @georgiawise8375
    @georgiawise8375 7 месяцев назад +1

    Best advice for todays times.
    Remember so many life stories from my grandma and mother. Yes we were frugal many times.
    Thk you so much🎉

  • @MaryKane-qv5vz
    @MaryKane-qv5vz 8 месяцев назад +1

    Greetings from Ireland. Great Video. Everyone should see these Videos. Older people are much more capable of dealing with these expensive times and we can be happy, contented and grateful for everything we have. Economy at home and in the kitchen, as suggested by you, is second nature to some of us and may be required more and more.

  • @belindacopson2390
    @belindacopson2390 2 года назад +56

    I was a child of the 70s too, we did have central heating and modest holidays but many of your memories sound so familiar. My mother was a good 'from scratch' baker and many of the things I make are her recipes. Gifts to children were reserved for Christmas and birthdays, how we enjoyed our paintboxes and puzzles, no electronic toys then. I agree we all need to re-examine wants versus needs. I liked that you included giving to others. Too many people in the UK are not far off destitution.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +9

      Awesome that you did. No one had any money where I lived. We were way better off than some families.

  • @annelisewhite6244
    @annelisewhite6244 2 года назад +25

    Some great points made. When people say they could give up their Netflix subscription to save a little money, consider those in the world that don't have electricity in the first place to power a TV to watch Netflix and have never even heard of it anyway! At 35 I am just as guilty of growing up in an age/generation of 'entitled mindset' and fully admit to 0 hardships in life. I have never had to go without food or a roof over my head. Lots to think about, thank you.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +7

      You’re welcome and many have never gone without anything at all

  • @adaly5115
    @adaly5115 2 года назад +23

    Jane and Mike thank you for that. very true that there is always someone else worse off. My dad was out of work for almost 6 yeas until 1974 we didnt have to sell the furniture but some neighbours had to and all the neighbours gave them pieces of furniture so they didnt go without. I remember" nothing" sandwiches there was no butter on them and no filling and we thought that was great as children. Yes I well remember shaving my legs in the bathroom sink lol and all the washing routines. someone gave us a bottle of shampoo in 1970 and we didnt know what to do with as we used soap for washing our hair. when washing in the bathroom in the winter you were fast doing as there was no central heating. My husband was also out of work for over 2 years and with everything I learned as a child was all there for us to cope with not a bother why? there was always others less well off and never grumble as there is always so much to be grateful for no matter what.

  • @rebeccablackhall-peters1843
    @rebeccablackhall-peters1843 2 года назад +10

    Jane, I have to say you are sooooo good in front of the camera, really natural and a joy to watch. Thank you!

  • @serenitybay5544
    @serenitybay5544 2 года назад +8

    First time I watched you, I was making a banoffee pie myself whilst watching. Tomorrow my daughter and little granddaughter are having a treat! For the last two years I have been baking my own bread, kefir and cooking all meals from scratch with very little meat. I feel I have had excellent practice as I watched my mother carefully manage her household on coupons and limited resources directly after WW11. I make my granddaughter’s dresses and crochet her cardies and socks. I love doing it! I also grow vegetables and medicinal herbs in a very tiny garden. It just takes a bit of faith in yourself that you can do these things and pass on the skills to the next generation.

  • @annmcnitt8749
    @annmcnitt8749 Год назад +3

    You're perspective is so encouraging. We ARE blessed, and I hope that I can keep my eyes open to those who do need help.

  • @patricianorton3908
    @patricianorton3908 2 года назад +20

    Jane, you are a wonder! You are talking about circumstances and remedies that reflect all the ones that were/are in my own life! And I’m 80……….. I still get after my little/younger brother about his habit of turning on a minimum of 2 lights in a room and then leaving it shortly after - to actually leave the house! And he’s 78!!!!🙄🤭🙀🙁😳😳 My sisters and I have said for years that were "poor but didn’t know it". This subject is so important, so please address it frequently. Today’s youth look as though we are making these problems and solutions up! They think we should be immune to the fiscal difficulties that only happen to others. sigh….. Thank you again. Patricia from New Hampshire (US) 👵🏻 🤗 🥰

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +7

      You’re welcome. We didn’t know we were poor, as a family I knew kids who were poor. Holes in their clothes and shoes, dirty and often poorly. We were always clean and well fed. As for now, if we focus on our needs, we’ll get through this.

  • @lindab8078
    @lindab8078 2 года назад +3

    I also grew up in the 70's, here in Canada, but thanks to frugal parents I don't remember ever going without. There were 8 of us children and we always went on a summer holiday, usually camping or meeting up with our cousins in the States but we always had a great time. We didn't go to summer camps but we had music lessons, played school sports, swim lessons and we all owned bikes, usually a hand me down from an older sibling. We grew up on home cooked meals and treats (cookies etc) and homemade bread (the envy of all our friends). Christmas' and birthdays were celebrated but simple. We had a large garden and canned fruits and vegetables to use through the winter. My mother was a talented seamstress and knitter and made many of our clothes. I appreciate the lessons I learned from my parents.
    More now than ever we need to look out for each other, help where we can. I believe in the power of a good attitude and an attitude of gratitude. Thank you for the straight talk. I think we have lived with abundance and an attitude of maybe entitlement for too long. As you say if you can have the basics life is good because there are many with much less.

  • @jenx5047
    @jenx5047 2 года назад +34

    I loved this video, I’m in my 60’s and you just described my past I remember my mother getting up at 6 o’clock to light the coal fire. We used to scrape the ice off the insides of the windows, I lived through everything you said we were very poor but happy. Now I live alone mortgage free and live a frugal life style. I have learned a lot of tips from you in all areas that you talk about. Thank you so much.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +14

      You’re welcome, if we have the lights on, food to eat, we can wash, we have a warm bed….we are rich indeed.

  • @helenwilkins4337
    @helenwilkins4337 2 года назад +26

    My beloved Welsh Nian, who was born in 1900, always said I complained I had no shoes until I met a man with no feet. I’ve never forgotten it. Years later I found out it was a quote from Shakespeare and she left school aged 12 to work because she was the eldest child and needed to earn money for the family xx

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +8

      She’s right, we should be grateful, compassionate and certainly not selfish

  • @rebzeb5814
    @rebzeb5814 Год назад +4

    We're experiencing now in Australia. This is a great video. Telling it like it is.

  • @lisaturner8664
    @lisaturner8664 2 года назад +42

    Another tip from someone in your age bracket. Turn off the oven 10 minutes before things are ready, the residual heat will finish cooking your food for free! Then, when you take the food out of the oven in winter, leave the oven door ajar to warm the room. Great video!! Love from Australia xxx p.s. also using cast iron pans. When you turn the stove off, they hold the heat for some time.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +4

      Great tip Lisa

    • @fionauk4509
      @fionauk4509 2 года назад +1

      You shouldn't leave the oven door open as you can poison yourself

    • @lisaturner8664
      @lisaturner8664 2 года назад +5

      @@fionauk4509 mine is electric!

    • @sarahmc8309
      @sarahmc8309 2 года назад

      In 35 and do this 😆🙈🙈🙈

    • @laetitialogan2017
      @laetitialogan2017 2 года назад +5

      Same applies for the stove top rings, ie Pasta etc, bring if to the boil, turn off and cover, veg etc...residual heat

  • @unadempsey1542
    @unadempsey1542 2 года назад +15

    Thank you for being the only common sense voice I have heard so far on this topic.Fostering the gratitude habit is for me vital to wellbeing and to empathising and connecting with others connecting with

  • @rebacarmack8335
    @rebacarmack8335 2 года назад +1

    Sorry to be so chatty; we have 4- vehicles- there’s only two of us? Trying to get hubby to sell 2- of them but he’s a bit of a “keeper”. It seems to be hard for him to let things go after he gets possession of them. I’ll keep trying. Definitely can’t be picky or lazy if you want to save money.

  • @laetitialogan2017
    @laetitialogan2017 2 года назад +6

    Keeping it real Jane. There's nothing like growing up in a household that's tight for money. It NEVER leaves you, but so handy in hard times..great job as always..

  • @ashjoma
    @ashjoma 2 года назад +10

    Fabulous video and I will watch again. I’m the same age as you but I grew up in Australia. My parents were English and emigrated in the 50’s. Dad found work, bought a bush block of land in Sydney and built the house as he found work.. mum and dad never had any credit card. Dad called a credit card the “never, never”..
    I know now things must have been tight but I never knew any hardship, mum always had a hot meal on the table.
    I think things here must have been much better than the 70’s UK hardship sounded.
    Dad would give mum an ‘allowance’ each week from his pay and mum made that work.
    I know mum got a child allowance from the government.
    My school uniforms were usually second hand but I preferred them as they weren’t scratchy.
    But for me, summers were long and spent playing in the National park bushland opposite. Mum and I would walk in the bush and look for tadpoles in rock pools and I’d swing on the rope swing on the big gumtree. We had a cat who turned up one day and stayed.
    I didn’t find out until years later that mum took a job in the school canteen making the sandwiches to pay for my braces. They never told me.
    They are both gone now and I miss my parents. They left school, age 14 or so because of WW2 but they were both smart and made the best of things.

  • @loisjaeger9059
    @loisjaeger9059 Год назад +1

    Love the quilts on sofa❤️

  • @dawnmorandin541
    @dawnmorandin541 2 года назад +9

    Wow, have you got a camera in our house...lol...everything you mentioned we do to save money..I made a left over soup this morning, cleaned out the fridge. Homemade bread tonight, soup. Dessert will be Homemade cake, jam and cream. Heats on low, sweater on, blanket on the sofa, shower only every 3 days, retired, not too dirty. I don't think people are ready for all the stuff they will need to do, too spoilt over the years, bankruptcies are going to increase. Excellent video, you read my mind.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +3

      Yep, I didn’t say people will have to make the best of it but people have had it easy.

  • @berniceoconnor5381
    @berniceoconnor5381 2 года назад +3

    I was born in 1960, and remember everything you said. Waking up in the morning to ice on the inside of the windows. Freezing bathrooms. Clothes drying all around the fire, so the windows were covered in condensation. Always having to check there was hot water before you could have a ( shallow) bath. Sharing bathwater etc etc. Well done Jane. An excellent video. I do all your tips naturally: filling ovens, dishwashers etc. A big shock to my children's generation though, I think. Well done. You have stepped off the hamster wheel of full time paid work to buy things, which requires funding by more full time work...

  • @connieseward8773
    @connieseward8773 2 года назад +34

    My mother is 96. She still collects knitted items, unravels them, and makes beautiful objects.

    • @marthaross6301
      @marthaross6301 2 года назад +6

      I am frogger too❣️
      Great yarn source.
      Both mending and knitting or crochet 🧶

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +7

      Your mother is very resourceful

    • @katherinerichardson1767
      @katherinerichardson1767 2 года назад +7

      Impressive!

    • @jennstovern5455
      @jennstovern5455 2 года назад +3

      I do this also. I really dislike knitting with acrylics.

    • @marthaross6301
      @marthaross6301 2 года назад +2

      @@jennstovern5455 I only do it with good wools, cashmeres, mohair, alpacas and silk or interesting blends.
      Special cottons
      Or it must be a specific weight or color for a project…..
      I also will felt them to utilize other ways than thread harvesting.

  • @davidjenson7773
    @davidjenson7773 2 года назад +18

    Jane you are a powerful teacher wow very helpful
    We are all so blessed and rich we are all spoiled as society and this is a wake up call for all.
    You are amazing!

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +6

      You’re right, we are spoiled, we’ve had it good and this is a shock.

  • @gwenfehr9156
    @gwenfehr9156 Год назад

    We have been living with one vehicle for about three years now. We make it work. It helps that we both work in the town we live in.
    My mother-in-law wanted dinner rolls (buns), but neither of us really wanted to buy them. So this morning I decided to bake her a small batch of buns. I made 2.5 dozen bun. Total cost was under $2 CDN, it would have cost $7-8 to buy the equivalent. I also make egg noodles. A 906 gram bag sells for $12, I can make the same amount for under $1.

  • @stephenbertus5671
    @stephenbertus5671 Год назад +1

    In the winter I use my summer T Shirts as vests. Also a full freezer is more efficient than a half full one, so fill your freezer with bottles of water. Takes longer to thore in a power cut too !

  • @SuperNorini
    @SuperNorini 2 года назад +8

    I find having to make sacrifices keeps me grounded and present. I like the feeling of creating something mindfully from very little... Usually the quality of homemade food is significantly higher than anything shop bought. And I appreciate it more.

  • @laurabeetschen2828
    @laurabeetschen2828 2 года назад +23

    Thank you Jane, a voice of sense. I have very little spare money - I am trying to clear a hefty credit card debt whilst being on benefits. I cook from scratch almost everything. I am lucky that there is only me to think about except when my youngest daughter is home from Uni. I must be a similar age to you. My mum was remembering feeding the family on very little in the 70's and how she used to stretch everything. I just remember a happy childhood.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +5

      I don’t know how our parents did it, they must have been magicians

    • @lynnoorman2144
      @lynnoorman2144 2 года назад +3

      Wow! That is really hard work Laura- I have done this too. It can be done (after a divorce in my case) but it is hard work. My best tip for you is to be consistent. Best of luck.

  • @jeannetteshahenkari265
    @jeannetteshahenkari265 2 года назад +37

    Wow!!! What a powerful video you and Mike have presented. Thank you for the time and effort that you have put into this. It was definitely a motivational reality check!

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +9

      Thanks, no matter what we go through, there’s always someone worse off than us.

  • @normanschranz4599
    @normanschranz4599 2 года назад +2

    My Swiss father who passed away at age 87 never heated his home above 50°. He said it was 0° outside 50 as a heat wave. He would also throw coffee grounds into boiling water on the woodstove, cover, then use a sieve
    Into a coffee cup so he wouldn’t have to buy coffee filters. I learned a lot from that wonderful man

  • @gigihanley9757
    @gigihanley9757 2 года назад +19

    Excellent content! Another factor is credit cards. As far as I know no one in my parents circle had a credit card.

  • @johanneperry3912
    @johanneperry3912 2 года назад +6

    I agree with you wholeheartedly, Jane, and wish more people would talk about this subject like you are - going DEEP into frugal living. There is so much superficial advice out there. I think you're wonderful for putting yourself out in the world! Bravo!!!!

    • @maureenmannion6748
      @maureenmannion6748 5 месяцев назад

      Agree about superficial advise. I find most U.S. advisors on frugality haven't experienced what you have. Your perspective and advice brings me back to my roots. Now, I realize I am well off compared to my childhood conditions.

  • @suzanneroberge494
    @suzanneroberge494 2 года назад +15

    Excellent, practical, frugal advice. Thank you for being honest. And some of this will be hard for some folks to even wrap their thoughts around! But it's all true if you want to make your dollars stretch. Thanks also for the list if budget friendly meals. I'm in the U.S. & there are lots of even basic items that are getting hard to come by at times. But yes, aren't we STILL blessed with so much! Wouldn't it be nice if this taught the younger folks how to be more frugal? A lot of them really don't know what doing without means- they haven't had to. Always love to see your quilts. So pretty. God bless.

  • @gailgriffin-ballew6247
    @gailgriffin-ballew6247 2 года назад +23

    I think this was perhaps one of your best videos! These were really good tips, and yes there is ALWAYS someone who is worse off. Thanks!

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +5

      Thanks Gail. Even if we stripped our lives back to our needs only, we’d still be better off than millions of people

  • @rhondashuman7730
    @rhondashuman7730 2 года назад +3

    Thank you so much 💗 I am from the US you are so right. I lived in the 70' s I have been living this way of life for years. I lost my husband when my children were young. Never remarried. My children are still with me they have good paying jobs. 30,000.00 a year. They can not afford to move because of rising cost of rent,insurance. We all do our part. They both pay me rent and we all contribute to food cost. Loved your video. Thank you again very comforting.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for watching and your lovely story about your family

  • @busylittlehandsacademy78
    @busylittlehandsacademy78 Год назад +1

    That is very true. Growing up in the Caribbean we did not have all these things and distractions

  • @LimousinLife
    @LimousinLife 10 месяцев назад

    I'm slightly younger than you but my god you have just described my earlier life. What a good reality check for gen z!
    My wife and I find ourselves nodding in agreement at your comment and advice.

  • @julies3223
    @julies3223 2 года назад +4

    I had hubby watch your video too. The look on his face afterwards was that of stress. I asked him why he felt that way. He said we work so hard. It’s interesting that I don’t look at it as a negative being conservative of water, gas, electric. I look at it as a positive challenge to myself. How much less can I use in order to not just give our hard earned money away to these companies. It’s all about how you look at the big picture. Our bath night was on Saturday night with my sister. Then having curlers put in our hair so we were clean and curly for church on Sunday. 1965 girl here🙂 We grew up when life was simple
    Best video Jane and Michael!!

  • @leannec2120
    @leannec2120 2 года назад +31

    Love this video Jane! I also was a child of the 70’s, it was a great time to be a kid. My parents were frugal out of necessity but I learned so much from my parents and grandparents on how to be careful with your money, grow your own food and live within your means. My great grandfather came to Canada as a Barnardo boy at age 7 to work on a farm. His mother had to surrender him and his siblings to an orphanage after his father died as she couldn’t feed them. You are so right we have so much to be grateful for nowadays!

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +10

      Thanks Leanne, we really don’t know what hardship is in these modern times.

    • @laetitialogan2017
      @laetitialogan2017 2 года назад +2

      Yes..very hard on those Barnardos children... we have no comprehension of hardship. I hope he did well for himself as he grew up, he certainly deserved it, best wishes from Ireland ( plenty of our children were exported also )

  • @maryrickles9717
    @maryrickles9717 2 года назад +7

    Growing up we had one bathroom the whole family used. There was one brand of toothpaste, one brand deodorant, one brand soap and same for shampoo. These days I see young families where everyone has their own brand of everything so there are multiple items of the same thing in the household. It costs a lot of money to have separate items for every family member. Thanks for this super helpful video.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +2

      Good point Mary, we only had one toilet and bath, one tv and one fire.

    • @sarahmc8309
      @sarahmc8309 2 года назад

      Really good point !
      I just do different shampoo as I colour my hair twice a year myself but when a shampoo didn’t work for me and was a large one to last a year I kept it and used it on my sons hair :) I buy one massive large bottle of shower gel for my son and I to use and that’s it ! I did buy him different shampoo as liked this life shampoo but was large bottle that last him 6 months but now I said myself I am going to use the shampoo that doesn’t work for me on his hair instead ! It costs a lot money is right ! I alway bulk buy in large sizes on sale once a year . Ever use deodorant . I do buy body cream for body and feet :)

  • @limegreen1989
    @limegreen1989 2 года назад +2

    This really is the best video about frugality that I have watched so far

  • @MelissaPhillips-nj5sb
    @MelissaPhillips-nj5sb 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks especially for the reflection Jane.
    When i was a child we could not afford to heat at all. It could get so cold we had to go to my mom's best friend's. She afforded one room. Mom's in the bed, kids on the floor. Not for days or weeks, but sometimes months, as the pipes had frozen and burst and we couldn't go back.
    Shower saving idea. Years ago we lived on a sailboat. We didn't even have hot water but needed to conserve water religiously. We still use this trick of installing a hard shutoff at the shower head. I shampoo and rinse, then turn water OFF. I put my conditioner in and have all the time in the world to soap, scrub and shave. Then rinse. I'm still quick. I have long hair too and we know we can both shower in under 5 gallons!

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  9 месяцев назад

      Proof we can endure and survive hard and minor shortages. Thanks so much for watching and commenting

  • @stuartmoppett2076
    @stuartmoppett2076 2 года назад +1

    I am disabled and to my suprise I can prepare vegetables sitting in an easy chair on my lap tray with a good cutting board. I wish I had done it when I was working. I would have saved a lot of money. I prepare a week's vegetables and then pack in portions and freeze. I can make quick convenience meals without the extra expence.

  • @michellerubadue9620
    @michellerubadue9620 2 года назад +4

    This was great! In the 70’s I remember being in the car for hours waiting our turn for gas and praying they didn’t run out before our turn. I also want to remind people that soups stretch and will feed your family for a lot of meals.

  • @hillcountrycottage
    @hillcountrycottage 2 года назад +12

    I'm in complete agreement with all of the comments here, Jane.....I think this is one of your best videos ever. Lovingly straightforward and strengthing! Thank you not only for your wise and balanced perspective, but for these practical tips as well. I also love reading the comments....such wonderful insights!

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +2

      You’re welcome. I haven’t heard much perspective just every man for himself and fill your pantry

  • @chasingsimpledreams
    @chasingsimpledreams Год назад

    we totally did he same growing up. plastic on the windows and my gma would then put the blankets behind her insulated curtains and close off rooms we didn't use

  • @catinacheatwood3084
    @catinacheatwood3084 2 года назад +9

    If I could give you 10 thumbs up 👍 I would. This video is so needed for many people. Thanks for sharing.

  • @gillmae5223
    @gillmae5223 Год назад +1

    What a cracking video. Well done!

  • @wendyajj1085
    @wendyajj1085 2 года назад +6

    You really seemed in your element when delivering this brilliant mid-week money chat. Lots of great tips, and especially useful perspective. Thank you.

  • @jackieconrad4500
    @jackieconrad4500 2 года назад +2

    Wow! I love you so much Jane. I can totally relate to your up bringing, i was raised in the 70s/80s. I never had the latest fashion, we ate when we were hungry and we only heated one room at a time. If we left the heater on in our bedrooms, boy we were in trouble. We were told to turn the light off when we left a room and I am teaching my son the same things. We haven't had central heating for 4 years and people can't understand how we exist. I can't afford to get it repaired, so we live like I used to as a child. A plug in heater for the living room, a cold bathroom and bedrooms, a blanket on top of the duvet and lots of duvet days infront of the telly. We love it. I plan our menu and did only shop for what we need, but am now starting to gradually stock up to save money in the future. I need my car to work (i'm a gardener), but we try and walk everywhere. I think that these times will be hard for a lot of people, but I think they'll come out of it fitter, healthier and wiser. I'm going to watch your next video now, can't wait.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад

      You’re welcome and thanks for your kind comments, I wish you well

  • @FrancescaLife
    @FrancescaLife 2 года назад +2

    Love the depth you go to, very informative. Thank youuuu 🇦🇺🐊

  • @virginiakihne5007
    @virginiakihne5007 3 месяца назад

    Wise words to live by. I love the quilts❤

  • @Tess-FrugalLiving
    @Tess-FrugalLiving 2 года назад +3

    I recognize so many of the things you have talked about in this video Jane. No central heating, coal fire in the living room and that was it. So many experiences that help me to appreciate what we have now. Thank you. 🙂

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +3

      I enjoyed my family all being in one room as a child and with my children

  • @jeanfrench-turner6768
    @jeanfrench-turner6768 2 года назад +15

    Jane, I love you and the lovely life you and Mike share with us all! Thank you very much for your honesty and insights... it made me think - we do have it much better than most of the world- even if things are tight... The water bills here in our tiny town on the NC coast just went up a lot... the minimum monthly charge is 130.00 a month (which I think is double the national average) but can run up to 40% higher if you go over!. To make sure we don't go over the minimum, we let the yellow mellow in toilets, (eeks but I keep the lid down!), installed a low flow shower head, keep a bucket in the tub to catch water while the water heats (which we then use to water plants, mop floors etc.,) for a "sea" shower, even then some days I take a '"sponge bath" , we have a dish pan in kitchen sink in which a small amount of soapy water goes so that we can rinse before we put into dishwasher. We wash linens and dirty clothes once a week. Years ago, before the automatic washing machine was invented, my mother used to change bedsheets (top and bottom were flat) every other week without laundering by putting the top on the bottom and flipping upside down and head to foot to save laundry! Have you mentioned making a MONTHLY menu plan with repeats for the month? It takes some serious planning but it save substantial money for sure. I do one big shopping trip at the beginning of the month and then some fill-ins when we need them. We intermittent fast from dinner time to lunch the next day. We eat a lot of vegetarian meals which saves a lot- love Mexican dishes as they have a lot of flavor and are very filling. Again, thank you for your inspiration!

  • @eileenmcgowan284
    @eileenmcgowan284 2 года назад +16

    Amazing video -------so well presented, so much wisdom and so so true. I belong to the 60s and all you said resonated with me. I congratulate you Jane. Im a dedicated follower of your channel. Thank you from Eileen ,west of Ireland

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +9

      You’re welcome Eileen. We have to give up luxuries, focus on our needs, eat well and stay warm. What else do we need?

  • @risingphoenix4306
    @risingphoenix4306 2 года назад +4

    Perfect video to bring us back to reality and get perspective . Inflation sucks but it’s not the end of the world. I’m actually making it into a game to save the most I can. I am grateful for what I do have. And I feel lucky that we are not struggling right now.

  • @shirleyschaeffer1769
    @shirleyschaeffer1769 2 года назад +5

    Wow, and I thought $3.20 was high for a gallon of gas. A lot of great ideas! Thanks

  • @vickiem.6096
    @vickiem.6096 2 года назад +12

    I remember 18-24% interest rates and my parents waiting in line to fill up the car. We ate head cheese, liver, heart, tongue, rabbit and cow's brains. We also the cheapest salad greens and generic everything.

  • @lisacarroll4057
    @lisacarroll4057 2 года назад +1

    Resonates with me. I too grew up in the 70’s in America with gas spot heaters and quilts in winter and windows open and light weight clothing in Summer. Grocery shopping every two weeks because that’s when Mama got paid. She was the sole supporter in our family. We only bought bread, eggs and laundry detergent in between times and we used canned or powdered milk. That really cut down on the milk drinking at our house. Mama was an extraordinary budgeter. The night before payday she would list all our bills on the back of an envelope. Then she would know exactly how much she could spend on groceries. We never went without a meal.My brothers and I wore hand me downs when available. When she had to buy clothes, it was just what we needed and no more.

  • @mariannewesten3638
    @mariannewesten3638 2 года назад +6

    My Parents Always learned us to help other people who we're in Need .
    And I'm very thankfull for that one.❤️

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +3

      It’s vital right now, I haven’t heard that message on some videos, we need to give now more than ever

    • @mariannewesten3638
      @mariannewesten3638 2 года назад +1

      @@FrugalQueeninFrance It is really sad ,That there are people who have nothing to eat.And That in our luxury world here.

  • @annetteseiler9787
    @annetteseiler9787 2 года назад +3

    Such a reality check. Thank you Jane, for your down-to-earth take. How we’ve changed over time! I am also in my fifties and remember well how we did things back then, and we were fine! So we can be fine now too. Maybe this so-called crisis may do us all a bit of good, realizing what is necessary to live a satisfying life, and what is not.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад

      Personally, it’ll feel like a crisis to some people but it isn’t actually a crisis, it’s a pain in the neck.

  • @dianachick7887
    @dianachick7887 2 года назад +2

    Only one word …. BRILLIANT … from a 71 yr old whose seen and lived through many crisis’. 👏👏👏👏

  • @margaretthompson5491
    @margaretthompson5491 2 года назад +7

    Great video... we had it hard in the 60's and 70's too, my mother taught me a great deal of things to do to save money etc. then as I became an adult, then married, things were'nt quite so hard. As time went on and into the noughties we had a whale of a time, plenty of money and were able to spoil ourselves with luxuries. But, still my husband and I lived the same way as we always had. We spent our money on things we had always wanted, like my 1st brand new, top of the range sewing embroidery machine and loads of threads and everything i would ever need. My husband was the same, woodworking tools and equipment that he wanted. Life was good.. Now we enjoy looking at the fruits of our big spend and using our things to earn the extra cash which these harder times are bringing. Thanking my early experiences, for giving me forethought and teaching me how to value hard times lessons........sadly, I fear children of the nineties and noughties are going to have a difficult time. Sorry about the essay!!!! x

  • @juliejj2651
    @juliejj2651 2 месяца назад

    Amazing saving pep-talk, Thank you.

  • @NessaRossini...
    @NessaRossini... 2 дня назад

    So many tips. It's about time I put some to good use. We bought solar and love it. The cost of the panels and workings cost $218 a month. We have no gas/electric bill because the power we produce goes into the grid and we get a yearly payment. This year was $600 and that covers both gas/electric payments each month at $25-$35. We pay $218 for solar and get gas/electric included. We mostly need A/C in hot California. Winter is lots of blankets, warm kitties and an electric blanket. Central heating makes me nauseous.
    We eat simply, don't go out, don't drive much anymore, both disabled; hubs with stroke and sepsis that's left his legs weak, me with severe rheumatoid arthritis that keeps me from walking much, I'm in bed a lot to help save my major joints.
    All I have done is shop/blow money. Hub's is 70, I'm 65. It's late to start frugalness but better late than never. We don't have kids, just 3 cats. Can't have a dog again because we can't walk one or take care of one anymore. House paid off, no car payment, no reason I can't save now. Medicine is our big expenditure and it fluctuates monthly. We have twice your income but no savings to show for it. That's what makes me feel I'll, looking at all you both accomplish, and all I've done over the years is waste money. Your channel, and seeing you both handle money, it clicked a spark in me, I want to do the same and make my husband proud of me. No more wasting what God has blessed us with. Saying all of this lifted a burden off my shoulders and for once I feel hope. Thank you for teaching others. 🥰❤

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 дня назад +1

      Sorry to hear that you're both unwell

    • @NessaRossini...
      @NessaRossini... 2 дня назад

      @@FrugalQueeninFrance Thank you, it's just another obstacle to maneuver around. 🥰

  • @katherinerichardson1767
    @katherinerichardson1767 2 года назад +8

    Thank you for sharing---it's nice to know I am not the only one who does these. Support is so important.

  • @thestitchingmonks
    @thestitchingmonks 2 года назад +25

    I enjoyed this video so much. Many seem to be so focused on the negative but you addressed the issue in such a positive way. It's time to roll up our sleeves and get to work making the best with what we have.

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +8

      Thanks very much. If we can pay our bills, eat, keep the lights on wash and stay warm….we’re doing alright

    • @maureenmannion6748
      @maureenmannion6748 5 месяцев назад

      Jane has the attitude the Brits had during the war. ❤

  • @DebfromVa
    @DebfromVa 12 дней назад

    Awesome video! This was so on point!!

  • @lindaripp5902
    @lindaripp5902 Год назад +1

    Thanks

  • @janetwilliams7705
    @janetwilliams7705 2 года назад +1

    Thank you.

  • @jbulldogmom
    @jbulldogmom 2 года назад +15

    Amazing video. Difficult conversation. Every topic was spot on. Reminding everyone that there are so many that have nothing. And to be generous. Fabulous Jane and Michael ❤️

  • @mariasinclair9718
    @mariasinclair9718 Год назад +1

    Your advice is great

  • @jenniferwang3489
    @jenniferwang3489 2 года назад

    We moved across the US from the south to the North. Lately, we’ve been turning off lights and opening curtains. We put desks and dining table near windows so we’re saving on the light bill.

  • @maryd1495
    @maryd1495 2 года назад +1

    I know an older man who said he never turned his oven on and he’s never cooked homemade meals. He also said he had no savings. Those two things shocked me. He made really good money, but the money went right out the (drive through) window. There were a few other factors, but he admitted he spent about $200 a week on food from other places and that didn’t include sit-down restaurants and such.

  • @marie34K
    @marie34K 2 года назад +5

    Jane you are a very wise woman . I truly enjoyed this video. You brought back so many memories...you made me laugh when you said you washed your hair and shaved yourte legs in the bathroom sink ( basin ? ) when I was a child and a teenager we had no bathroom . My mum taught me how to wash from head to toe with a big pan of hot water . I still do it once every 2 days . The second day being a less than 5 min shower .About heating when I was alone in the house I decided to go for 15 degrees ( centigrades ) which is rather low . But I remembered when I was a kid with no central heating . Only the kitchen heated with a stove like yours . Doing my homework in my never heated bedroom and we were never ill . And I was amazed that after lowering the temperature in the house I never got ill ...and I’m old ...

    • @FrugalQueeninFrance
      @FrugalQueeninFrance  2 года назад +3

      My house has a heated main room but the rest is warmed by rising air, too much heat isn’t good for us

    • @marie34K
      @marie34K 2 года назад +1

      @@FrugalQueeninFrance I agree . Very warm rooms are how we get ill or unhealthy . I think that people should experiment with lower temperatures inside their house

  • @berthaowens1588
    @berthaowens1588 Год назад +1

    Hello from Canada, I just found your channel and now I am bing watching. Thank you for all your money saving tips. Keep the videos coming.

  • @annewright3129
    @annewright3129 2 года назад +3

    I have never commented before but I really want to now. What a beautiful and useful video you have prepared. We can be consumed with selfpity for what we do not have that we simply crush our common sense and creativity in problem solving. A thankful and positive attitude can produce amazing results in meeting our needs and helping others. It can work and all can live more abundantly. Thank you for a very complete overview of the situation. It was just excellent.