Monthly Archives: October 2009

Festival of Frugality #200: The Fireworks Night Edition

Welcome to the (gasp) 200th edition of the Festival of Frugality! It is a milestone that calls for celebrations; hence all these fireworks. Actually, it’s the perfect time of year for a fireworks display. Diwali took place at the weekend; … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: October 17, 2009
  • Category: Food

SIMPLE PLEASURES: Large leaf tea in a Cath Kidston mug.

Life has been so busy recently. It’s good busy rather than bad busy – bustling, rather than overloaded – but I am finding that right now, what I really treasure is “me time”. On a Saturday morning I like to … Continue reading

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BeTheMiddleman.com – save money on estate agents’ fees

Here in Yorkshire there are plenty of entrepreneurs, plenty of people with big ideas and plenty of enthusiasm for saving cash. That’s a winning combination, in my book. It gives rise to super-thrifty initiatives such as BeTheMiddleman.com, a new property … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 13
  • Posted: October 6, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

Ripening green tomatoes, the 1940s way.

It’s getting nippy, isn’t it? The tomato plants in our back garden were still laden with unripened fruit, and I didn’t want to waste it. So this evening I went outside and picked it all in (left). This year we … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: October 1, 2009
  • Category: Food

Frugal Grandma’s Thrifty Lemon Tips

Frugal Grandma spotted the Six Thrifty Uses For A Lemon post, and kindly forwarded a couple of tips of her own. They have a lemon+saucepan theme: When you boil a Christmas pudding – or any pudding come to that – … Continue reading

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