I hate shopping
Hello Friends, This afternoon I went shopping. My brother gets married in a few weeks and I wanted to buy a pair of shoes. I had forgotten how much I dislike trekking round malls. All the shops sold...
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Hello Friends, Today was my free food shopping day. Every year I save up all my vouchers from the Co-op and Nectar points from Sainsburys and then I ‘buy’ as much of my food and groceries for January...
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Finding a bargain cookery book
Hello Friends, I have found some great bargains in charity shops, most often when I’m not really looking for anything in particular. I’ve really got into cooking in the last couple of years. I don’t...
View ArticlePlanning for chaos
Hello Friends, Bee and I took Edie down to Heathrow today to fly to Canada. We got back to Derbyshire mid afternoon, and I just flopped down with a cup of tea. I have to confess to being less frugal...
View ArticleExpenses of country living
Hello Friends, I consider myself to be extremely lucky living in the country. However I’ve been reading recently about how people save money on grocery shopping and it got me thinking about the...
View ArticleFrugal cards
Hello Friends, I’ve got the job of organising the birthday cards at work this year. Everyone chips in £2, and then then we all sign a card for the person whose birthday it is. It’s really nice to...
View ArticleThe rise of charity shop shopping
Hello Friends, I went to our nearest city today. I don’t really do retail therapy, but occasionally I have a number of errands I’ve saved up and I try and get everything done in one go. First I spent...
View ArticleInternet deliveries
Hello Friends, We use the internet for shopping a fair bit. Living in the country, it’s cheaper to get an internet delivery than to do a 40 mile round trip to the nearest city. Usually it works ok,...
View ArticleFood goes up
Hello Friends, Is it my imagination or are food prices going up and up? I had a few months where I though I was getting on top of the food bill, and in fact it was dropping, but this month I’ve just...
View ArticleSpending a bit more for something which lasts longer
Hello Friends, I’ve had my hand mixer for 20 years. About a year ago, it began to fall apart and make some funny noises. I bought a cheap mixer in a supermarket. I never really got on with it. It...
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