Personal Finance

W.I.N.N.E.R. on my Forehead

So there I am on Twitter, minding my own business and retweeting links to handsome competitions (if you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that I’m keen on comps), when I go and win one! Methinks my lucky karma must have been … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty1 July 13, 2009

Personal Finance

Mortgage Misadventures

I have a bad feeling about the mortgage market. There is a lot of talk right now about attractive deals and unmissable rates, but I am not comfortable. Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty1 June 16, 2009

Personal Finance

The Top Ten UK Personal Finance Blogs

Media intelligence company Cision has published a list of the Top Ten UK Personal Finance Blogs – and I’ve made the cut! I’m pretty chuffed. Here’s the list: Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty20 May 30, 2009

Personal Finance

Cash-for-scrap cars: don’t bother

As the proud owner of the 24-year-old Thriftymobile (above), I was naturally interested when the UK Government announced a “cash-for-scrap” car scheme Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty5 May 9, 2009

Personal Finance

For BBC World Service Listeners

If you are visiting after listening to the BBC World Service, welcome to Miss Thrifty! My passion for fashion knows no bounds, but neither does my craving for saving… I update my blog with all the latest frugal tips, competitions … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty7 May 3, 2009

Personal Finance

David Cameron and the “Government of Thrift”

David Cameron, with his “government of thrift” and “age of austerity” is the latest recruit to the cool gang / convert to the frugal cause. Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty8 April 27, 2009

Personal Finance

That Word Is “Thoil”

Thoil: apparently it’s an old Yorkshire word that means to be able to afford something, but to be unable to justify the expense. Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty4 April 1, 2009

Personal Finance

Prosperity for the 21st Century…

“You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.” Abraham Lincoln. I found this while Stumbling the other day. These words haven’t aged, have they? Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty9 March 28, 2009

Personal Finance

For Frugal Sunday Times Readers

If you are visiting from The Sunday Times, welcome to Miss Thrifty! My passion for fashion knows no bounds, but neither does my craving for saving… I update my blog with all the latest frugal tips and red hot discounts. … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty2 March 15, 2009

Personal Finance

Miss Thrifty’s Mortgage Masterplan (cough)

In a couple of posts last autumn, I wrote about the challenges of trying to remortgage when you are, well, anyone right now. I found that as the weeks passed, lenders’ demands of their mortgage customers became increasingly unrealistic. Firstdirect … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty5 March 12, 2009

Personal Finance

Why I love debt

Let’s just make this clear: I don’t love all debts. I don’t love yours; you can keep them! But in truth, mine will always have a special place in my heart. This is why. It’s fair to say that over … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty13 February 17, 2009

Personal Finance

This is not a credit card blog!

Every week I get a number of e-mails like this one: Dear Site Owner, My name is [name redacted]. We would like to say that your blog is well-written and it contains lots of useful and up-to-date information. We really … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty5 February 16, 2009

Personal Finance

I have a chum!

Just wanted to give a quick shout-out to Frugaller at The Year of Living Frugally. You see this map above? It’s also in the left-hand sidebar, when you scroll down a bit. This is the World of Personal Finance Bloggers: … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty4 February 13, 2009

Personal Finance

Ways to make money from your house

With property prices falling faster than Gordon Brown’s facial expression, I’ve been thinking about ways to make money from your house. Three ideas spring to mind:

Miss Thrifty3 February 3, 2009

Personal Finance

A lorra lorra links

Here are some of the interesting links I have been sent recently: Refer Me Happy – This UK site pools all those “refer a friend” deals, for products ranging from contact lenses to mortgages. Finance Dreams – a new UK … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty1 January 27, 2009

Personal Finance

HotUKDeals on Twitter

If you are on Twitter, you are based in the UK and you are on the lookout for bargains and discounts, have you come across the HotUKDeals feed? I hadn’t until the other day, but I’m really pleased to have … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty3 January 8, 2009