About *Miss Thrifty*

Miss Thrifty is a woman on a mission. She lives in Yorkshire, UK, and never pays full price for anything. Spend less, live within your means and get out of debt - without resorting to recycling teabags.

keep runner beans fresh

Thrifty Food

How to keep your runner beans fresher for longer

I think it’s fair to say that every year, without fail, Frugal Grandma & Grandad manage to turn a few runner bean seeds into a runner bean explosion. It fills the vegetable patch, the fridge, the freezer and more besides. … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty4 August 14, 2011

spray_bottle

Thrifty Planet

Make your own multi-surface cleaner

This homemade cleaner works for both kitchen and bathroom, disinfects, works out a lot cheaper than store-bought cleaner, is gentle on the environment and doesn’t pong of chemicals. It takes a few seconds to make, if you have the ingredients … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty6 July 24, 2011

milkman

Thrifty Home

Why I *heart* the milkman (and milk&more)

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 … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty10 July 8, 2011

battersea knitted mice

Thrifty Homebody

Cheer up a bored cat

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home cares for 200 cats over the summer period. Apparently it’s a rubbish time of year to be a cat in the market for rehoming, as people don’t want to get new pets when their holidays … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty4 July 5, 2011

Competitions

WINNER: Win a box of household goodies

Thanks to the 400+ readers who entered this competition, on the blog and on the Miss Thrifty Facebook page. I loved the entries for this competition. Looks like there are plenty of ways to save energy that never even crossed … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty1 July 3, 2011

fake wedding cake uk

Thrifty Wedding

UPDATE: Where to buy fake wedding cake in the UK

I wrote about fake wedding cake more than two years ago now – and that post still gets a lot of traffic, especially at this time of year. For those uninitiated in the ways of the fake wedding cake, here’s … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty18 June 28, 2011

pots for tomato plants

Thrifty Home

Reader tip: free pots for your tomato plants

Short of big pots for your tomato plants? Here’s the perfect tip, from Miss Thrifty reader Sharon: Are you having to pay out for buckets for your tomato plants, or other veg etc..? Take a trip down to your local, … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty1 June 27, 2011

summer naturals

Thrifty Planet

Question: What’s in the box?

Answer: my latest delivery from Summer Naturals! It seems to follow on neatly from this week’s cleaning theme… I’ve been a Summer Naturals customer for more than three years now. The company sells bulk quantities of natural (and frugal) cleaning … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty7 June 21, 2011

british gas competition

Competitions

COMPETITION: Win a box full of household goodies!

British Gas has kindly provided the prizes for my latest giveaway – to win a £50 gift box packed with household goodies. (Well, I’ve been fairly quiet these past couple of weeks, so thought I would come back with a … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty285 June 19, 2011

clean copper with tomato ketchup

Thrifty Home

How to clean copper with tomato ketchup

I was pleased to discover that tomato ketchup can be used to clean copper. I don’t like using those relatively expensive, stinky, finger-burny cleaners. I usually rub copper with lemon halves dipped in salt to remove tarnish, but it’s sticky … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty11 May 29, 2011

shiply

Thrifty Planet

Shiply: a cheap and green way to move furniture

Shiply describes itself as “an online marketplace for transporting goods”. Users list the items they need to move, plus the final destinations, receive “bids” from various transport companies and take their pick. It’s rather like eBay for couriers and delivery … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty5 May 19, 2011

nectar competition

Competitions

Win £1000 in competition to find the UK’s savviest family

Nectar has launched a competition to find the UK’s “savviest family”. Could yours fit the bill? Sadly my own household isn’t eligible, as I don’t have any children (discrimination, I tell you), but if you are good at counting the … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty6 May 17, 2011

Thrifty Fashion

The best ballet pumps for £20

Every summer I live in ballet pumps. The problem I’ve found is that they tend to fall into two categories: expensive (by my standards) and cheap and nasty. The cheap and nasty ballet pumps come from supermarkets and discount shoe … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty6 May 15, 2011

extreme couponing

Thrifty Homebody

Extreme Couponing: my new favourite TV programme

Extreme Couponing is an American show, which follows a selection of coupon queens as they go about their supermarket shopping. I suspect that at this point, if you are a UK reader you are scratching your head and wondering how … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty15 May 8, 2011

cloth nappies

Thrifty Baby

How to Save Money with Cloth Nappies.

Right now my interest in cloth nappies is limited to ahhing at the Fat Tire ones that Frugal Babe made for her son. I regularly see posts about cloth nappies on American frugality and money-saving blogs. Here in the UK, … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty11 April 28, 2011

Thrifty Outings

A heartfelt thank you to the London Olympics 2012 organisers

I would like to thank the organisers of the London 2012 Olympics for making the ticket application process so arduous, irritating and buttock-clenchingly expensive that I gave up on it in a thoroughly bad temper yesterday evening. In retrospect, however, … Get the lowdown >>

Miss Thrifty9 April 27, 2011