Monthly Archives: October 2008

  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: October 31, 2008
  • Category: Food

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Half-price Ben & Jerry’s

Ben & Jerry’s is half-price at Morrisons right now. It’s £1.80 for one of the larger, 500ml tubs. Sadly, my local Morrisons didn’t have any ‘Cherry Garcia’ in (sniff), but I went for this sorbet one instead. The best part? My husband’s … Continue reading

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What’s in your wallet?

  Trent, over at The Simple Dollar, has been reviewing his favourite posts from the past year. One of them, Wallet Hacking, caught my attention. It’s about tailoring the contents of your wallet to “minimise your spending and maximise your … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 7
  • Posted: October 29, 2008
  • Category: Food

Stop your wooden chopping boards from cracking – in 5 easy steps

  For one reason and another I’ve ended up with nine wooden chopping boards, which works out at four-and-a-half chopping boards per member of my household. I only went out and bought one of them (the first one) but I’m a … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 5
  • Posted: October 28, 2008
  • Category: Fashion

Vintage shoe shopping: 1940s shoes update

In last week’s vintage shoe shopping guide, I argued that 1940s shoes weren’t worth bothering with. Here’s the evidence. It may have been different in other countries, but in Britain clothing was strictly rationed during the Second World War. By the time the war ended, there weren’t many … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: October 27, 2008
  • Category: Competitions

COMPETITION: Win a Honda Civic Hybrid

The Welsh Tourist Board (aka Visit Wales) is running a competition to win a Honda Civic Hybrid. All you have to do is click the button above, download a tourist brochure and enter your details. The competition is free to … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: October 24, 2008
  • Category: Fashion

FRIDAY BARGAINS: fashion vouchers in Grazia

Ciao, Fashion Queens! The latest issue of Grazia magazine (not the one above; this one has Madonna on the cover) has vouchers for a range of high street clothes stores.   The magazine costs £1.90; the vouchers, on page 103,  give you 20 per cent off … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 7
  • Posted: October 23, 2008
  • Category: Fashion

Vintage shoes: a buyer’s guide

There’s a feature in the Daily Mail about vintage shoes: the “latest celebrity fashion fad”, according to the newspaper. The piece provides a rundown of the “top six iconic shoes”, with a credit-crunchy theme: Vintage shoes are in general still cheap … Continue reading

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Editor’s Pick: 35th Money Hacks Carnival

Hey! My post about our forthcoming Thrifty Roadtrip has just made Editor’s Pick at the 35th Money Hacks Carnival! Thanks to My Two Dollars for organising a great carnival this week, with lots of pictures of steam trains. You can’t go … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 5
  • Posted: October 21, 2008
  • Category: Eco

Freecycle is amazing

  Yes, I know I’m really late to the party. I’d read all about Freecycle, which reduces waste by encouraging people to post their unwanted items online, and pass them on. But I hadn’t really paid much attention, because (a) … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: October 17, 2008
  • Category: Beauty

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Tesco hair clippers

This hair clipper set from Tesco is only £6.99. It comes with the different sized combs, so that you can select how short you want the hair to be, plus other accoutrements such as scissors and a comb. Not only … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 10
  • Posted: October 16, 2008
  • Category: Competitions

House Hoopla! – Devon House Raffle Update

Following my round-up of property raffles a few weeks ago, this blog has received oodles of hits from people in the UK searching for home hooplas. So thanks to Miss Thrifty reader Sima for alerting me to the news that the draw … Continue reading

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Wills, Thrills and Thriftymobiles

I’ve been thinking about writing a will for a while now. It’s not like we have much to give away, but we own a house, we don’t want to make things difficult for anyone left behind, and reading c jane’s … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 21
  • Posted: October 14, 2008
  • Category: Holidays

Thrifty Roadtrip!

View Larger Map We’re in the middle of planning our week-long roadtrip (above). We’re getting there, but it’s a squeeze. So many miles, so little time.  I’m excited though; I love driving along a long straight road in the middle of … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 6
  • Posted: October 13, 2008
  • Category: Competitions

Win a handbag!

A new mail order site called Handbag Planet is celebrating its launch by giving away one handbag every hour this coming Wednesday, October 15. To enter, visit the website, enter your details and select the bag that catches your eye. The bags … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: October 10, 2008
  • Category: Fashion

FRIDAY BARGAINS: Betty Jackson at Debenhams (again)

Yes, I know it’s not the first time that I have waxed lyrical about Betty Jackson’s range for Debenhams department store, but I do like it. The clothes are nicely thought-out: simple and elegant, with a few special details.

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 4
  • Posted: October 9, 2008
  • Category: Food

Herbs for Winter

I’m surprised the mint and parsley have lasted this long, in their big fired pots out on the patio. But as the days get shorter and colder, both herbs have faded. So I have now picked the nicest leaves and put them … Continue reading

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