Miss Thrifty reader Pizimac read my recent post about Frugal Grandma’s Jam Explosion, and decided to create a jam recipe of her own (pictured). Doesn’t it look delicious? It’s Rhubarb & Ginger Jam/Compote. Not only is this a simple and … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleHey, you know those squared-off packets of white fish you find in the supermarket freezer aisle? They look like this: I’ve seen cod, haddock and coley packaged like this in Morrisons and Sainsburys. At around £3.00 for 500g, these packets … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleI have written before now about the special place that De Cecco pasta holds in my heart. Made using bronze drawplates and slowly dried, it takes longer to cook than other, cheaper brands. However it is thicker and firmer, has … Continue reading
Read the rest of this article“Families are reducing their weekly shopping bills by more than a third after the American craze of ‘extreme couponing’ crossed the Atlantic” – The Sunday Times. “American craze for ‘extreme couponing’ hits Britain… and it could slash the cost of … Continue reading
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We recently got ourselves a milkman – and haven’t looked back. So when milk&more (the Dairy Crest website) approached me approached me and asked if they could sponsor a post about the joys of having dairy products and countless other … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleMorrisons is running half price deals on champagne from now until stock runs out. Handy if your tastes run to bubbly (even if your wallet doesn’t), or if you’re stocking up for Christmas. Taittinger Brut. Reduced from £33.82 to £16.91 … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleThis is a Romanesco cauliflower. I came across it in Booths (posh supermarket – northern version of Waitrose) the other day and it was on special. The last one of these I saw, in another supermarket, it was on special. … Continue reading
Read the rest of this article1. Avocados. I love avocados, so I take care to avoid the duff ones. You know the ones I mean: they feel nice and soft, but turn out to be bruised and manky on the inside. Take your soft avocado … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleThis is a new way to save money on the dinners that you cook at home. And no: it doesn’t have anything to do with my tips and tricks for filling your supermarket trolley for £30 or less. Nor am … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleSo 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 articleUK readers will know that VAT is due to rise from January 2011, from 17.5 per cent to 20 per cent. (For non-VATable readers from elsewhere: VAT is short for Value Added Tax and it is like U.S. sales tax, … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleI love to save money and keep my food bills low: £60 to £90 a month, for two people, all in. As I’ve mentioned before now, one of my most effective ploys is to Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleI’m going to keep this one short and sweet – very sweet. Lidl is shifting job lots of Cadbury’s Creme Eggs: a pack of six for just 99 pence! If you buy these up I do recommend that you eke … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleAre you in the UK? If you are, buy tomorrow’s Sunday Telegraph – and get a free hardback cookbook by tip-top Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing! Full details of the offer can be found here. The only catch is that you … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleHey, do you remember the other day, when I listed Secret Freegan (@Freegan ) as one of my Favourite Frugal Twitterers? Well, it turns out that Secret Freegan also has a Secret Freegan blog, which makes for eyeopening reading. Just look … Continue reading
Read the rest of this articleBravo to Frugal Trenches, who has just spent a paltry £12 on her weekly grocery shop. There are some nice things on her list, too. Don’t worry: she isn’t on tap water sandwiches for the rest of the week.
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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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