Yes, cucumber. We’re talking chopped cucumber here, rather than a whole one wielded, lightsabre style, against the creepy-crawlie armies. So you have a plant covered in holes? Salad vegetable to the rescue! Here’s the deal. 1. Chop a chunk of … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty4 April 25, 2010
Did you see the First Election Debate this week? I have racked up my No. 1 moment for you above (or here, if you cannot see the video). Gordon Brown said that we “cannot afford” to cut government spending – … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty1 April 18, 2010
I’ve found a cheap new way to clean curtains. Confession time : it’s about reinvigorating rather than washing, but I was reluctant to call this post Reinvigorate curtains the thrifty way as it would have made me sound a bit… … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty3 March 30, 2010
Our monthly BT bill has been much reduced since we swapped out our BT broadband for Orange, which is a third of the price. We don’t use our landline phone very much either; we tend to use it at weekends, … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty6 March 29, 2010
“Do you know how to get rid of bindweed?” said my husband over breakfast this morning, with a know-it-all air. “How?” For a second, I thought he was going to deliver the revelation that would transform the garden for the … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty11 March 28, 2010
A millionaire businessman, Matt Stockdale, is launching a new energy company – charging gas and electricity at cost. Fat cats, begorrah! The company is called At Cost Energy. It isn’t up and running yet – at the time of writing, … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty2 March 8, 2010
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 … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty29 March 2, 2010
Whew! Thanks so much to everyone who entered the win a handbag competition. Three hundred and sixty-seven of you got your entries – and your handbag essentials – in before the deadline. Now it’s time to pick the winner! So … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty3 February 25, 2010
South of the Watford Gap? If you are in or around London at 6:30 pm on Thursday 24 February, stylist Hannah J is running a Make Do and Mend workshop on Brick Lane. The tickets are £25 each, which I … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty2 February 19, 2010
Win a handbag – yes siree. See this one here. You like it? It’s up for grabs. This competition prize has been donated by ThisHandbag: a new site that stocks one handbag at a time, and sells at heavily discounted … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty369 February 18, 2010
Last year I got all moody about the jacked-up prices for ordering flowers online. This year Interflora are well and truly back in my good books, after sending me free flowers (huzzah!) and a special Valentines flowers discount for all … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty1 February 11, 2010
Best Western Hotels is giving away two-night hotel breaks every 30 minutes for 24 hours, from 8 am on Tuesday 9 February. The prizes include dinner, bed and breakfast in a UK Best Western. This is a Twitter comp. I’m … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty3 February 8, 2010
The January sales have been a Miss Thrifty-free zone this year, partly because (as you may have noticed) I haven’t been around much, and partly because I like to hold off until the last possible moment, when the pickings are … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty2 February 6, 2010
The Cath Kidston sale is currently in progress on the company’s website. As regular readers will know, I am v. partial to Cath Kidston but bristle with indignation at the RRPs. This time around, some of the discounts are stingy … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty4 January 21, 2010
The car got stuck on ice – or rather, I got the car stuck on ice. I was driving to a meeting in my hometown, screwed up the one way system and ducked into a cul-de-sac to check my road … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty2 January 14, 2010
A slow cooker, I have discovered, is a gift from the Kitchen God. I’ve had mine since November and I’ve become ever so slightly obsessed with it. Slow cookers have been popular in America (where they are also known as … Get the lowdown >>
Miss Thrifty21 January 10, 2010
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