Media intelligence company Cision has published a list of the Top Ten UK Personal Finance Blogs – and I’ve made the cut! I’m pretty chuffed. Here’s the list: Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleFollow these tips for reducing summer activity costs: Make a summer activity budget. Knowing how much money you can afford to spend to get the summer off Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleThe eBay trick, I have found, is to do this when you are viewing large, general categories. Women’s Clothing, for example, or Pushchairs & Prams. Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleWe were driving back to Yorkshire this afternoon, heading back home on a sunny Bank Holiday Monday, when we got caught up in one of those traffic jams that are so lengthy and interminable, everybody gets out and strolls about … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleWe ran out of floor cleaner so I’ve started making my own. It costs pennies and works just as well as the relatively expensive, chemical equivalent. Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleThanks to the Chiconomise girls for pointing me in the direction of this one: from now until 11 June, you can get 20 per cent off purchases at Karen Millen Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleIt may have seemed like a quiet week this week, but trust me: it’s been manic. Priorities sprouting and deadlines looming left, right and centre; I’ve been getting four hours kip a night, Margaret Thatcher style, and musing that work:life balance is … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleUK residents aged 18 or over can enter this News of the World competition.The winner receives £75,000, to fund a year of trumped-up bills and decadent living. Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleAs the proud owner of the 24-year-old Thriftymobile (above), I was naturally interested when the UK Government announced a “cash-for-scrap” car scheme Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleI love Marc Jacobs “Daisy” fragrance and usually have a good old spritz if I happen upon a stray tester bottle. For money off, buy your perfume unpackaged! Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleThanks go to Miss Thrifty reader Sarah, who wrote in with the news that Baco (as in Bacofoil) is running a prize draw to win £1,000 cash. Go to the competition website to enter. The site also features money-off vouchers … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleIf you are visiting after listening to the BBC World Service, welcome to Miss Thrifty! My passion for fashion knows no bounds, but neither does my craving for saving… I update my blog with all the latest frugal tips, competitions … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleEasy peasy! Keep cakes fresh for longer by bunging a large piece of fresh orange peel in the tin. And if you don’t have any oranges to hand..?
Read the rest of this articleFor £999, couples get a civil ceremony-average cost £520- evening DJ and disco (£850), a wedding planner (£150 to £300), function rooms and catering (£5,700). 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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