Monthly Archives: September 2009

  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: September 24, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

Tampon ghosts and other WTF? top tips

Following my last post about love it! magazine, I’ve been directed to a rather splendid collection of top tips over at the Hero of Switzerland blog. My favourites are the “talking point” party decorations (left), the giftwrapped stones and the … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: September 21, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

The most amazing money saving tips EVER!

Oooh, hello love it! magazine! You are looking classy as ever, I see, with your v. special blend of apocalyptic/bawdy real-life tales. And all of it for peanuts! This is one of the many magazines that Sue (my lovely next … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: September 17, 2009
  • Category: Competitions

Money Supermarket Competition: Win £500

The price comparison site Money Supermarket is running a video competition called Let’s Have The Savings! The winner gets £500 prize money. To enter, you have to make a short video of yourself as you embark on a fun way … Continue reading

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Carnival Procession

Blog carnivals: I loves them! Other personal finance bloggers were kind enough to feature some recent Miss Thrifty posts in carnivals last week. Cleaning silver – this one’s a beauty was featured in the 23rd Carnival of Pecuniary Delights, over … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: September 8, 2009
  • Category: Fashion

Hey Jo B? Mauricio? Hope you haven’t spent your Threadless vouchers yet…

…Because I just received this: Hi! I wanted to get in touch with you because I work in the PR department of Threadless. We saw your post of a Threadless Tee giveaway and we’re so excited that your readers love … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 31
  • Posted: September 2, 2009
  • Category: Competitions

GIVEAWAY: Win Threadless tees!

Threadless makes great T-shirts and posts them around the world. So when a new voucher codes website got in touch, proffering Threadless freebies for Miss Thrifty readers, my inner hipster sat up straight. Here’s the deal: 1. Visit the website: … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
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  • Category: Going Out

Our Thrifty Wedding Anniversary: Harrogate Turkish Baths

Here at Thrifty Towers we recently celebrated four years of wedded bliss. It feels like a lot longer than four years – is that a good thing or a bad thing? This year we wanted to go somewhere fun to … Continue reading

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