Am I very wasteful with my money or is it the norm these days

MichaelAwkward said:
I'm not sure you're getting it. Chojin suggested that people could just have fruit and nuts for their breakfasts and lunches and save money.

How many bananas and bags of almonds would you need to eat to feel full?
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You could add a banana and bag of almonds alongside a sandwich...? :p

No one is suggesting just eating bananas lol...but a packet of crisps is like 65p....that bag of almonds is cheaper, similar in calories and healthier and would take longer to digest...
 
MichaelAwkward said:
I've updated my reply since you updated yours.

But anyway, fruit is comparatively an expensive commodity. That's a demonstrable fact. Posting links to 14p bananas and tiny 50p bags of almonds as if people can live off just those items in those quantities doesn't change that.

I don't even eat at Greggs for christ sake. I have a free canteen at work for breakfast and lunch. So I'm being paid for my food...
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Lol

I don’t think bananas at 14p are expensive..

6 apples for 49p


https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/292249576
 
MichaelAwkward said:
I'm not sure you're getting it. Chojin suggested that people could just have fruit and nuts for their breakfasts and lunches and save money.

How many bananas and bags of almonds would you need to eat to feel full?
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I eat fruit and nuts during the day and it suits me fine. I don't need to prepare anything and can just graze when I feel like it. I would argue that sandwiches are a complete waste of time and aren't really that healthy anyway. Look at the ingredients, and the quantity of the 'healthy' ingredients. There's not really anything to be missed by not eating them.
 
Chojin said:
I eat fruit and nuts during the day and it suits me fine. I don't need to prepare anything and can just graze when I feel like it. I would argue that sandwiches are a complete waste of time and aren't really that healthy anyway. Look at the ingredients, and the quantity of the 'healthy' ingredients. There's not really anything to be missed by not eating them.
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My sandwiches are packed with nutrition!
 
It's all relative. Like I never buy clothes. I have holes in things and I don't care. At the same time I will drop £50 on a game, or £20 on IPA at the weekend.

Wish they would hurry up and legalise weed, because id rather spend £20 on that a month.
 
Arthur Hucksake said:
It's all relative. Like I never buy clothes. I have holes in things and I don't care. At the same time I will drop £50 on a game, or £20 on IPA at the weekend.

Wish they would hurry up and legalise weed, because id rather spend £20 on that a month.
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I bought 5 pairs of Adidas ZX 700 in assorted colours when they on offer in the Adidas Shop for £29.99 reduced from £79.99

That was 7 years ago . I’ve still got two pairs left unused in boxes...

I also bought 4 pairs of doc Martin Barney ...don’t think I’ll have to buy boots for the next 25 years lol
 
 
Jean-F said:
Weird reaction, touched a nerve did I?
You don't think it should be any concern of mine, when someone calls the city that I was born and raised in, “That London”?
Why wouldn’t it be relevant to me? I live here, and I don’t think that YOU get to decide what I should find relevant or otherwise.
Okay, so it’s just a colloquialism, that’s okay, nothing wrong in that, bit like when it was referred to as The Smoke, or like Edinburgh being called Auld Reekie.
I don’t only know London, I’ve been to virtually every city in the U.K., some I liked, York, Liverpool, Bristol, Newcastle, some I wasn’t that keen on, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester.
Knowing London like the back of my hand, I’m glad I live here, and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else in U.K.
I’m sorry that your wife hurt her foot, and I extend my sympathies, but let’s be fair, she could have incurred her injury anywhere, so it can’t be blamed on London’s kerbs.
I say kerb, as although there’s no harm in putting curb, I think kerb is the accepted British version of the U.S. curb.
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I don't intend to put any time into your misinterpretation, your upset is misplaced but I seem to recall this isn't the first time you have taken umbrage at That London, without having the slightest idea of why people use it.

Thanks for your sympathies. I am guessing Mark and Lard wasn't part of your radio listening.
 
Chojin said:
Well I can't see much nutrition in mayo and iceberg lettuce. I would also ditch the handle (bread). So I guess you're left with some cheese slices :D
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Nuts and grains and fibre in the granary bread
Protein and calcium in the cheeses
Loads of minerals and vitamins in the onion

https://www.livescience.com/45293-onion-nutrition.html

Turns out that onions are nothing to cry over — these flavorful bulbs are packed with nutrients.

"Onions are super-healthy," said Victoria Jarzabkowski, a nutritionist with the Fitness Institute of Texas at the University of Texas at Austin. "They are excellent sources of vitamin C, sulphuric compounds, flavonoids and phytochemicals."

Phytochemicals, or phytonutrients, are naturally occurring compounds in fruits and vegetables that are able to react with the human body to trigger healthy reactions. Flavonoids are responsible for pigments in many fruits and vegetables. Studies have shown that they may help reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
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Arthur Hucksake said:
It's all relative. Like I never buy clothes. I have holes in things and I don't care.
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I utterly despise spending money on clothes. I get no sense of satisfaction from it and I can only every see the price tag.

Everything I own is well looked after and I'm always neat and tidy, I'm considered the most presentable of the office goblins... I haven't bought new clothes since the Christmas before the last one.

Partner on the other hand could build a small bungalow with shoe boxes.
 
Sparky__H said:
I utterly despise spending money on clothes. I get no sense of satisfaction from it and I can only every see the price tag.

Everything I own is well looked after and I'm always neat and tidy, I'm considered the most presentable of the office goblins... I haven't bought new clothes since the Christmas before the last one.

Partner on the other hand could build a small bungalow with shoe boxes.
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Copy that...once I find something I feel comfortable in ...I’ll buy like 5 pairs knowing I don’t have to think about clothes for the next few years.

Clothes shopping is vile...

I’ll buy assorted T-shirts in different colours from M and S as they last, wash well and don’t go nobbly
 
Jokester said:
There’s definitely more of a “want it right now” culture than there used to be that’s for sure.
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The world became MUCH more materialistic and people today have much more than they ever did and many more things to waste their money on. When I started to work it was house a car, maybe a 'music centre' and some clothes. Wasn't phones, wasn't home PC's, wasn't satellite TV. The cars were all old and bought for cash or loaned cash. Today we are X per month for this, Y for a month for that and that makes stuff much more accessible and in turn more risky for those who can't budget or who stretch too fair without their rainy day planning.
 
easyrider said:
Nuts and grains and fibre in the granary bread
Protein and calcium in the cheeses
Loads of minerals and vitamins in the onion

https://www.livescience.com/45293-onion-nutrition.html
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If you weigh the bread compared to a handful of nuts or seeds then the handful always wins.

Onions are in many cooked dishes so I think having it in a sandwich is redundant.

I can see the value in eating some cheese though.
 
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