Can we have a topic purely for budgeting?

[Coldtits]

I think it would be a good idea. rather than having to search the who;le site for what to make to feed four with £2.50, people could just look in Budgeting. There's a lot of Skintness around!

I agree

But call it 'Skintness' not budgeting

Yes

yeeeees

Skintness

I like on a Sunday afternoon too

I think that is a really great idea!

I certainly need some (I might possibly kill this OU essay if it doesn't finish itself soon)

I do think though that it is one thing to cut down on how much you spend (drop a brand or two down for example) but where does it tell you if the quality is still good?

well, that's my point nab. It could tell you HERE.

I agree there is a need for a skintness topic where we can all moan quietly together. Or get competitive about it. First person to figure out how to feed a family of five and two cats on £2.50 a week wins a year's supply of dried butter beans.

As long as it's not called Thrifty Living - I cannot stand that word!

Great idea then, Coldtits! I didn't realise you meant that.

Another vote for calling it Skintness.

Hello all.

I shall put your suggestion before the MNHQ New Topic Considerations Committee next week.

lol at competitive skintness, Lady GP

Good-day Mumsnetters can we point you in the direction of the saving money topic here?
Would this not suffice do you think?

Justine, that's not where I would look if I wanted to feed 5 people for £2.

call it 'tight arses and their mean ways!'

You wouldn't look in saving money topic? It's meant to cover budgeting really - maybe we should think of a new name then?

I look in money saving topic if I'm after a free delivery code or a special offer, not for everyday household budgetting.

That one is functioning more or less exclusively as a board for promotional codes. I think it would be good to have two seperate boards.

Can't I have my Skinty's Corner?

Have namechanged in (half hearted) protest.