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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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
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 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
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
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
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