tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post1825256437607288112..comments2024-03-12T07:50:58.760+00:00Comments on Frugal in Norfolk: The demise of the bottom drawer!Dchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-5824051797417045172015-09-20T07:40:45.083+01:002015-09-20T07:40:45.083+01:00Guess it all came in handy no matter what it was b...Guess it all came in handy no matter what it was bought for.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-82691901694492581782015-09-19T21:10:17.065+01:002015-09-19T21:10:17.065+01:00I remember 'bottom drawers' being for girl...I remember 'bottom drawers' being for girls who were engaged. For my 18th birthday in March 1976 all the family bought me 'useful' presents for going to Uni - like a travel iron! My grandmother bought me a leather writing case - it was well used for a few years but now holds memories.syrahsuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696752759302952768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-80777698333128006842015-09-19T11:37:22.003+01:002015-09-19T11:37:22.003+01:00House prices are a big problem aren't they? Wh...House prices are a big problem aren't they? When we got married we could only have a mortgage to 2 1/2 times DB's wages (mine weren't allowed as their idea was I would soon be having babies and would therefore have to give up work). Just a few years back you could have up to 90%!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-73935267920386750412015-09-19T10:33:32.580+01:002015-09-19T10:33:32.580+01:00I remember a little Moulinex food mixer, and a tri...I remember a little Moulinex food mixer, and a trifle bowl. Still have the bowl actually. My first paypacket was £9 and I spent £6 on a pair of Levi jeans. My mother was horrified. From then on my wages were strictly divided into four: one quarter for Mum, one quarter for my fares (I commuted into London every day from the shires) one quarter HAD to be saved and not touched - my Dad was adamant about that, and one quarter was for spending, such as clothes - I had to be smart for work - toiletries, birthday presents etc and I had to pay half the phone bill too - this was extra to housekeeping as they said I was the main user! Didn't mind a bit - felt very proud to be supporting my parents and paying my way. A quarter housekeeping doesn't sound a lot now, but that was what was asked of me, plus I had to help round the house and garden, and babysit my brothers at weekends when my parents worked at the local hospital. I was so glad I saved that money too - when I was 21 and got married, I had (almost) enough money to put a deposit down on a two bedroom maisonette. How many young people can afford that now, the way house prices have gone up? Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-32789617757368447372015-09-19T08:07:19.082+01:002015-09-19T08:07:19.082+01:00It seems like the cedar lined ones were top of the...It seems like the cedar lined ones were top of the range with a price to match. Perhaps the nearest equivalent now is the amount of things required to go to uni to be able to look after themselves.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-23466639470460229962015-09-19T00:14:09.088+01:002015-09-19T00:14:09.088+01:00We came from England to Canada so my mum always re...We came from England to Canada so my mum always referred to my bottom drawer.. I actually got a hope chest for my 18th birthday and started collecting things. Mainly kitchen stuff and sheets and towels. Lots of hope chests were cedar lined but they were expensive so I didn't have one of those.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465050441931715127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-55722656182037984722015-09-18T17:33:03.345+01:002015-09-18T17:33:03.345+01:00There is certainly something nice about having you...There is certainly something nice about having your own money.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-52219364176943691702015-09-18T17:31:35.854+01:002015-09-18T17:31:35.854+01:00How great, nice to know the thought is still aroun...How great, nice to know the thought is still around.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-89768948017981013252015-09-18T17:30:45.986+01:002015-09-18T17:30:45.986+01:00Ha, hope corner, I love that.Ha, hope corner, I love that.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-32772494973852212152015-09-18T17:30:10.600+01:002015-09-18T17:30:10.600+01:00How lovely to still have it and being able to fill...How lovely to still have it and being able to fill it with new memories.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-12709505019126497282015-09-18T17:28:05.573+01:002015-09-18T17:28:05.573+01:00They weren't a joke when I was younger and whe...They weren't a joke when I was younger and when I got married, had lots of options. No way was I going to be able to stay at home. We couldn't afford it for a start, also mortgage costs were quite high, as was the cost of living.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-47014994591143125962015-09-18T16:34:08.478+01:002015-09-18T16:34:08.478+01:00I am in my 70s and bottom drawers were a joke even...I am in my 70s and bottom drawers were a joke even when I was young....if you got engaged that was the time for putting a few things by. Hope Chest is what bottom drawers are called in the U.S. although that term is even more old-fashioned here. Women have many more options these days than just getting married and being a housewife....thank goodness that went the way of bottom drawers too...lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345707661431587475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-45824460387157172472015-09-18T16:26:27.432+01:002015-09-18T16:26:27.432+01:00Never heard of a bottom drawer but I had a cedar c...Never heard of a bottom drawer but I had a cedar chest. I actually still have the chest but now it is filled with family memories.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582566376696980446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-74162301538655194622015-09-18T16:20:48.103+01:002015-09-18T16:20:48.103+01:00I too had a Hope Chest. It had some pillowslips I...I too had a Hope Chest. It had some pillowslips I had embroidered and various other household linens. My nieces (21 and 23) who have had paying jobs throughout their teens have accumulated so much for their own that they have stored them in a corner of their room they refer to as their "Hope Corner". Times have changed!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203105237267935753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-58825418946925469042015-09-18T15:41:14.679+01:002015-09-18T15:41:14.679+01:00As a good Canadian girl of Scottish background, I ...As a good Canadian girl of Scottish background, I had both.<br /><br />I saved up for my Hope Chest and it had bedding in it. My "bottom drawer" was a box under the bed and had baking tins.<br /> <br />My son's fiancée wants a hope chest but sadly they are hard to find and expensive these days. Before they set up house together I told them to start gathering things they would need. She had all her cleaning supplies and laundry supplies bought and stored in a laundry basket and bucket! My son gathered glassware and mugs.<br /><br />Everything is in use50 and countinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051116860123693646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-47863797619633555302015-09-18T15:21:55.971+01:002015-09-18T15:21:55.971+01:00I remember collecting pyrex and teatowels for my ...I remember collecting pyrex and teatowels for my "bottom drawer".<br /> My first job aged 16 was as a library assistant at £50 a month. The hours were long with 2 nights a week until 7pm, one of which was either Friday or Saturday. My bus fare for a weekly ticket to work was just £1 a week. I can't remember what I gave my mum but I felt so wealthy!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-5118429103626509972015-09-18T13:09:37.211+01:002015-09-18T13:09:37.211+01:00My first job was many years after that, so my pay ...My first job was many years after that, so my pay was indeed dire. I did want to train as a mental health nurse but the pay of £165 per annum put me off!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-8295389990549098702015-09-18T13:08:06.236+01:002015-09-18T13:08:06.236+01:00Not needed nowadays.Not needed nowadays.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-87899889530271501302015-09-18T13:07:38.670+01:002015-09-18T13:07:38.670+01:00A Hope Chest, a wonderful name!A Hope Chest, a wonderful name!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-38856932302462629842015-09-18T12:42:12.016+01:002015-09-18T12:42:12.016+01:00In the USA it was called a Hope Chest and cedar ch...In the USA it was called a Hope Chest and cedar chests were even sold under that name. Seems so archaic now!Juhlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440147890620303894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-1141706888860810542015-09-18T12:35:25.196+01:002015-09-18T12:35:25.196+01:00Expect those of us who remember a bottom drawer ar...Expect those of us who remember a bottom drawer are going to be of a certain age, me included. I don't remember having very much in it.<br /><br />I got my first job in 1961 as a short hand typist in a solicitor's office and my weekly pay in cash was the huge sum of 5 GBP - gave mum 3 GBP toward my keep. How things have changed!<br /><br />Enjoyed your blog today, good memories indeed.SandyExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316783738190871773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-25706023735144794212015-09-18T11:45:12.847+01:002015-09-18T11:45:12.847+01:00Thank you for the welcome. I hadn't heard of a...Thank you for the welcome. I hadn't heard of a 'bottom drawer' but it sounds like it would have been a good idea. XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com