Oh how I remember the 6s 8p singles! When we first got married we had a joint income of about £4,500, bought a house with a £500 deposit from my darling dad, and I had £6.00 each week for housekeeping, Our mortgage was £13 a month! We ate pretty well, entertained, didn't go out much as our jobs were pretty demanding and tiring , but we had pets and bought plants for our rather overgrown and neglected garden. When the children came along I gave up work and things got rather tight, but I do remember the £10 winter coat bought from Wallis that lasted for many years, and dresses for about £5 from lovely Richard Shops. Does anyone remember the TV ad jingle for Richard shops - something like 'lots and lots of pretty things to wear, go on pretty girl, make the world a prettier place'...or something like that! Incidentally I remember my mother having 30 shillings a week for her housekeeping and she had to be pretty clever with that - she always cooked lots of vegetables, lovely crisp roast potatoes, towering Yorkshire puddings, and we had one small slice of meat.