So what can you get with a £30 Morrisons voucher? The Sun newspaper’s social media agency got in touch to say that they would bestow a voucher for this very sum upon me, if I told y’all what I’d spend … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleQuestion: look at the picture. What do you see? If your answer is a £14.98 Value Vacuum Cleaner from Tesco, you are only half-right… As it turns out this humble vac won’t just clean your carpets… It will also help … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleOkay, so here’s a question: do you recognise this plant on your left? Erica, whose green fingers are turning her little city garden into a verdant cornucopia of fruit and veg, has these clues for you: 1. It’s a good … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleWhen we moved in here and the garden was a weed-strewn wasteland, two plants bloomed that first summer. They were both columbines and their sudden appearance that June took us by surprise as, well… we hadn’t expected anything that flowered … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleThis is Erica. She is a friend of mine and, like many of my friends, she has superpowers. (Ah, I do pick them.) Erica lives in London. Her superpowers include beautiful illustrations and the uncanny ability to turn little city … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleYes, cucumber. We’re talking chopped cucumber here, rather than a whole one wielded, lightsabre style, against the creepy-crawlie armies. So you have a plant covered in holes? Salad vegetable to the rescue! Here’s the deal. 1. Chop a chunk of … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleI’ve found a cheap new way to clean curtains. Confession time : it’s about reinvigorating rather than washing, but I was reluctant to call this post Reinvigorate curtains the thrifty way as it would have made me sound a bit… … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleOur monthly BT bill has been much reduced since we swapped out our BT broadband for Orange, which is a third of the price. We don’t use our landline phone very much either; we tend to use it at weekends, … Continue reading
Read the rest of this article“Do you know how to get rid of bindweed?” said my husband over breakfast this morning, with a know-it-all air. “How?” For a second, I thought he was going to deliver the revelation that would transform the garden for the … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleA millionaire businessman, Matt Stockdale, is launching a new energy company – charging gas and electricity at cost. Fat cats, begorrah! The company is called At Cost Energy. It isn’t up and running yet – at the time of writing, … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleLast year I got all moody about the jacked-up prices for ordering flowers online. This year Interflora are well and truly back in my good books, after sending me free flowers (huzzah!) and a special Valentines flowers discount for all … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleSlow 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
Read the rest of this articleThe 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
Read the rest of this articleIt’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
Read the rest of this articleI hope that you are all having a great Christmas break. Right now I am having a fine ol’ time sitting on my bottom, pushing Turkish Delight into my face and watching telly, so this is just a quick post … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleYou can get spare parts for just about everything these days, but Miss Thrifty reader Emily has a wee problem. (Did I just write that? Oh dear, I think I did.) Her question: Please help Miss Thrifty – moved into … 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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