Halifax, a long-standing Miss Thrifty advertiser, recently sent me a new sidebar widget to replace the old one that’s been on the site since 2009. As regular readers know, I’m a terrible snot when it comes to the ads I’ll … Continue reading
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If you frequent personal finance blogs, or even if you enjoy the blog carnivals that I sometimes host on this site, you’ll know that this particular corner of the blogosphere is dominated by American bloggers, many of them excellent.
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Startled but delighted to discover that the Miss Thrifty Blog has been shortlisted for a Cosmopolitan Blog Award! I am stupidly grateful to the readers who nominated me: thank you thank you! Miss Thrifty is one of 12 blogs shortlisted … Continue reading
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Welcome to the 311th Carnival of Personal Finance: the Filboid Studge Edition! I’ve picked one of my favourite short stories, with its themes of money, shopping and human nature, for this week’s carnival. You can find more about the author … Continue reading
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Crivens, perhaps I need to brush up my act? This is from (ahem) another blog: “In my stumblings I came across Miss Thrifty, at first I got a little excited, a female thrifter perhaps this is a match made in … Continue reading
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On Monday last week, my mobile phone rang and the caller’s number showed as 07893 300061. I answered my mobile and it was one of those ever-so-annoying recorded messages that click in when you pick up. Usually I hang up … Continue reading
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Jim, my husband, moved his workshop into a new building recently. It looks like a little Victorian cottage from the outside; inside, it’s all counters, workbenches, heavy machinery and electric points. It has been empty for a while. The landlord … Continue reading
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This feature from the Globe and Mail, which namechecks Miss Thrifty, popped up on my radar this week. The piece is a couple of weeks old but hey, it had to get here from Canada. The feature is called Can … Continue reading
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Welcome to the 91st Carnival of Money Stories: the Guy de Maupassant edition! This carnival, with its emphasis on stories and experiences, is always a fun one to host. This time I’ve picked one of my favourite short stories as … Continue reading
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Lisa Unwin has been “outed” in several national newspapers as the woman behind the “anonymous” blog Austerity Mum. Why is this news? Because in real life, she’s married to the head of PricewaterhouseCooper’s £200 million a year City consulting business. … Continue reading
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Debtris: UK version.In the words of its creator: “Budget cuts. Austerity measures. Spending reviews. A bleak start to the year. But maybe there’s a cheerful, colourful way to brighten the financial forecast?” There is also a U.S. version. As a … Continue reading
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Miss Thrifty is part of an informal network of personal finance bloggers called Yakezie, which is dedicated to finding and sharing the best personal finance content on the web. This weekend it’s my turn to share a few of my … Continue reading
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Time to hand out some rosettes: there have been some great posts knocking around recently. Onion Soup on the Cheap, by P.B. Lecron is a deliciously thrifty recipe over at A French Education. The ingredients: onions, sugar, water and seasoning, … Continue reading
Read the rest of this article…is scary, isn’t it? (NB. This is the crudely cropped Make Do and Mend version; the full-size version can be found here.)
Read the rest of this articleWelcome to the 269th Carnival of Personal Finance: the Diva$ Edition! Oh yes: it is an all-singing, all-dancing week for this popular Carnival, and all the songs are about money, so don’t forget to turn up the sound… If this … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleMy day job (in media, dahling) means that I often get emails from journalists who are looking for case studies for real-life features in newspapers and magazines. A round robin email pinged through the other day, from a journalist on … 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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