Mamma Kerr

Like most people I know, I have had to be more careful with my money in the past year or so.  One of the outcomes of the recent Global Recession is that a great many people have made huge lifestyle changes and adopted a frugal lifestyle akin to the lifestyle of our grandparents during wartime.

I too, am looking to make lifestyle changes. I am striving to be more frugal, self-sufficient and environmentally friendly. I intend to blog about the step changes, as they occur, in this website.

I came across an interesting book, which I fully intend to buy, while browsing the newspapers yesterday. John Lewis has compiled dozens of tips into a booklet called Make Do And Mend – the title that was used by the UK Government for its own pamphlet of money-saving advice almost 70 years ago.

The tips have been compiled to help us save money and survive the recession, and offer an alternative to the throwaway society of recent years. Make Do And Mend combines tips our grandmothers would have employed with 21st century suggestions on electrical equipment.

Store group John Lewis says the booklet taps into a desire by families to return to a more sustainable way of life, getting full use out of products rather than dumping them in the bin and buying new.

The company said: ‘The British have always been famous for having a spirit of “make do and mend”.

You can read more about this on The Daily Mail website here: http://www.mammakerr.com/dailymail-thriftytips

Do you have any household tips passed on to you from your own grandmother? My Grandmother was knitter and seamstress, skills which I sadly have not naturally inherited. However, in order to adopt a more frugal and green lifestyle, I intend to work on improving these skills.

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