Monthly Archives: October 2008

  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: October 8, 2008
  • Category: Food

…Still on supermarkets

Bravo to Frugal Trenches, who has just spent a paltry £12 on her weekly grocery shop. There are some nice things on her list, too. Don’t worry: she isn’t on tap water sandwiches for the rest of the week.

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
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  • Category: Food

Sulky Supermarket Shopper

  Dear Sainsburys, I made the following observations, while walking around your supermarket today:  I like your pouch of fresh hollandaise sauce for 99p. It is freezable, so I can pour the contents into an ice cube tray and it will keep us … Continue reading

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FRIDAY BARGAINS: Spring bulbs from Woolworths

  Who’d have thunk that Woolies would be a magnet for frugal gardeners? It really shouldn’t surprise me – after all, that shop sells everything – but since discovering that it sells good gardening products at rock bottom prices, I’ve … Continue reading

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Caitlin Moran on the credit crisis

Caitlin Moran in The Times is one of my favourite columnists – she makes me laugh a lot. This week is no exception: she has been writing on media attitudes to squeezed household budgets, and I think she’s bang on: Within the … Continue reading

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Energy bills: OWWW, my eyes!

Today is a traumatic day in the Thrifty household. Our statements from our energy provider, Southern Electric, have arrived. I have been able to scrrrrrrrrrrape my jaw from the floor and regain my composure – but it has not been a pretty … Continue reading

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