Monthly Archives: November 2009

  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 9
  • Posted: November 30, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

“Are we are falling out of love with IKEA?”

IKEA sucks? According to the latest news reports, our long-standing love affair with the adored bastion of low-priced, Swedish furniture could be coming to an end. Here’s The Mail on Sunday: A weakening financial performance, missed store targets, planning headaches … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: November 25, 2009
  • Category: Staying In

Free needlepoint patterns for domestic goddesses

Miss Thrifty reader Felicity Hall, a needlepoint queen and purveyor of hot-to-trot needlepoint kits,  got in touch to let me know that she has started to upload a wealth of free patterns to her new website. You can copy and … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 5
  • Posted: November 19, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

Broken cooker, fridge, lawnmower or washing machine? Buy a spare part

Next time your cooker, fridge, lawnmower or washing machine breaks, don’t buy a new one. Buy a spare part, and fit it yourself. We did this a while back, when our fan-assisted oven became a fan-unassisted oven. We couldn’t get … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 6
  • Posted: November 16, 2009
  • Category: Christmas

Get your digital photos printed for free

Would you like some free photos? Miss Thrifty reader Amy pointed me in the direction of a website called Free Photo Printing – 455 Free Photo Prints, which does what it says on the tin. Many of the photo developers … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
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  • Category: Eco

Attention, non-shoppers: do you lead the ultimate thrifty lifestyle?

A nice television lady called Katy asked if I knew anyone who fitted the bill for her production company’s new programme idea. She is looking for people who spend just £1 or £2 a day. I  said I’d put the … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: November 10, 2009
  • Category: House & Garden

Thrifty gardening tips – and our latest competition winner!

Thanks to all who entered the competition to win a copy of On The Plot With ‘Dirty Nails’. The winner is after the jump… Thanks too for all the great tips, which are going to prove very useful in the … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 22
  • Posted: November 4, 2009
  • Category: Competitions

BOOK GIVEAWAY: On The Plot With ‘Dirty Nails’

If, like me, you like growing your own vegetables but you are no Bunny Guinness, this little book is something of a godsend. Why? Well, it is jam-packed with handy hints, which is good. But what makes this book great … Continue reading →

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