Tag Archives: Festival of Frugality

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Miss Thrifty’s reading picks

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

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: June 24, 2010
  • Category: Competitions

Miss Thrifty: popping up on Facebook & a blog near you

First things first: I now have a Facebook page for this blog! This spanking new page has been unveiled for a number of reasons: because increasing numbers of you are using Facebook as your personal RSS readers, because one or … Continue reading

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The best of the money blogs – 8 June 2010

Miss Thrifty scored a triple whammy in the money carnivals last week: Introducing Erica’s Garden Pantry – and her pond bath was featured in the 232nd Festival of Frugality, hosted at Provident Planning. Miss Thrifty’s pick: the International Restaurant Tipping … Continue reading

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The 219th Festival of Frugality: The Ration Book Edition

Welcome to the 219th Festival of Frugality! We are on the right the other side of the pond this week so, as on previous occasions, I thought I’d go for a British theme. This time around we are looking at … Continue reading

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  • 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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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: June 29, 2009
  • Category: Going Out

The Week That Was

Now, you may think that I have been as quiet as a dormouse this week, but I humbly refute such an allegation. It has been one of those rollercoaster weeks, filled with Stuff and Happenings. It began relatively inconspicuously, when … Continue reading

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The 157th Festival of Frugality: The Queen’s Speech Edition

Welcome to The 157th Festival of Frugality: The Queen’s Speech Edition!  And a special welcome to all first-time visitors to the Miss Thrifty blog. If you would like to stick around, please feel free to put your feet up: some of the … Continue reading

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Frugal Blog Carnival Roundup

My Frugal Grandma has been cleaning up recently! Her top frugal recipe is featured in the 42nd Money Hacks Carnival at the Financial Wellness Project. And her old school tips popped up in the 41st Money Hacks Carnival, at Ask … Continue reading

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Go Thriftymobile!

  I’m stoked that Introducing… The Thriftymobile made Editor’s Pick at the 142nd Festival of Frugality! I’m getting some great comments on that post, too – thanks, chaps. The FoF is hosted by Frugal Babe this week; by the look … Continue reading

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Festival of Frugality #140

  I’m over the moon! Not only is my post Bowing to Frugal Grandma featured in the latest Festival of Frugality, but it has been chosen as an Editor’s Pick! Many thanks to the festival’s hardworking hosts, FIRE Finance. Also, … Continue reading

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