I try to avoid buying flowers online or using Interflora, if possible. Last year I was all set to send my mum a bouquet for Mother’s Day. Then I went on the Interflora website and got all moody when I … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleMy household bills are streamlined; up until now, the one exception has been our broadband internet. We’ve been with BT since moving in two years ago, with the broadband costing around £20 a month. When our contract expired, BT’s semi-coherent … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleHere are some of the interesting links I have been sent recently: Refer Me Happy – This UK site pools all those “refer a friend” deals, for products ranging from contact lenses to mortgages. Finance Dreams – a new UK … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleThis one’s a beauty, so I thought I’d share it. It’s a website called Tesco Voucher Codes, which does what it says on the tin. It has all the current points voucher codes, money off voucher codes and wine codes. … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleYou know how, if you leave cheddar or a similar cheese out by accident, it turns hard and waxy? There’s a neat little solution. Soak a clean tea towel or square of muslin in white wine (cheap wine is fine). … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleI’ve never been a gym person myself. I have tried, in the past, but I can’t get into it. It’s a lot of hard work for a lot of money, to stare at a blank wall (or worse, a flatscreen … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleFrom my Frugal Grandma: These African violets are more than five years old and the reason why they are thriving (they are past their best in this picture and heading towards their yearly rest) is because they have never had anything … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleA week or so before Christmas, a medium-sized cardboard box filled with organic fruit and vegetables landed on the Thrifty Towers doorstep. (I know! Some bloggers have all the luck/freebies.) It was a pre-festive gift from the organic delivery service … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleIf you are on Twitter, you are based in the UK and you are on the lookout for bargains and discounts, have you come across the HotUKDeals feed? I hadn’t until the other day, but I’m really pleased to have … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleNow then. Yesterday I mentioned that I had come across some exciting win a house “raffles” and competitions – and here they are! They are holiday homes – and they’re sweet. The first one (above) is in Florida, not far … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articlePosts about house “raffles” continue to attract a lot of visitors to this blog, so I’ve been keeping tabs on this niche area of the property market. That lovely fishing estate in Devon is still up in the air, by … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleFunny About Money has hit upon a super-thrifty solution to getting grease stains out of laundry. She was wondering what to do about a seemingly indelible spot on a tablecloth, when she remembered an old household hint: that window cleaner … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleChristmas was a dizzying whirl of visits to relatives and friends in various parts of the South East, and I’m still disorientated. Seriously; I spent this afternoon working while feeling ever so virtuous for beavering away on a Saturday. It … Continue reading
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A label maven with a beady eye for bargains and a craving for saving, Miss Thrifty lives in Yorkshire, UK. And no, you won’t find her on a “homestead”, harnessing energy via a mini wind turbine and washing clothes with homemade soapflakes and a hand-cranked mangle.
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