Monthly Archives: January 2010

  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: January 24, 2010
  • Category: House & Garden

Carnival Procession: January 2010

Slow Cooker: save on money and save on washing up was featured in the 239th Carnival of Personal Finance, hosted by Darwin’s Finance. Miss Thrifty’s pick: Staying Off the Car Payment Treadmill, by Tough Money Love. “I don’t understand the … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 4
  • Posted: January 21, 2010
  • Category: House & Garden

Cath Kidston sale: the highlights

The Cath Kidston sale is currently in progress on the company’s website. As regular readers will know, I am v. partial to Cath Kidston but bristle with indignation at the RRPs. This time around, some of the discounts are stingy … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: January 14, 2010
  • Category: Going Out

Car stuck on ice? Here’s what to do.

The car got stuck on ice – or rather, I got the car stuck on ice. I was driving to a meeting in my hometown, screwed up the one way system and ducked into a cul-de-sac to check my road … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 20
  • Posted: January 10, 2010
  • Category: Food

Slow Cooker: save money on food – and save on washing up

A slow cooker, I have discovered, is a gift from the Kitchen God. I’ve had mine since November and I’ve become ever so slightly obsessed with it. Slow cookers have been popular in America (where they are also known as … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 6
  • Posted: January 6, 2010
  • Category: Fashion

When “cheap” and “Manolo Blahnik shoes” go together

“Manolo Blahnik” and “cheap” are mutually exclusive terms, right? Even on eBay, it’s difficult to get a Manolo bargain. New, they go for £400 a pair, which is probably more than I’ve spent on footwear over the past decade. Before … Continue reading →

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 8
  • Posted: January 2, 2010
  • Category: House & Garden

New Year’s resolutions: more blogging, less waste, garden makeover.

It’s New Year’s resolution time. Whirling dervish: on your marks, get set, go! 1. More blogging. I’m going to have more time to blog in 2010: I’ll be blogging on the same range of thrifty subjects, but more frequently. This … Continue reading →

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