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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Thinking about Christmas generosity

Seems like Christmas really is just around the corner now, and it’s got me thinking about the season of giving. Christmas is, obviously, a common time for thinking about others and acting a little bit more charitably than usual. I am certainly more conscious of making donations to charity around the holidays, but this year… Read more »

5 things to remember about debt

In the bank yesterday I was waiting for about 20 minutes for some bank statements to be printed out, and couldn’t help but overhear the advice being given to the woman at the next customer service desk. From what I could tell, she wanted to take out a £15,000 personal loan to repay credit card… Read more »

Who is really to blame for the recession?

YOU ARE.  Apparently. Why? Because, if you’re reading this, chances are you partake in a little light-to-medium frugal living.  Or maybe even hardcore frugal living. And according to the Nationwide Savings Index, across the UK personal savings have reached the highest point since November last year.  Yes, after a decade or so of spend, spend,… Read more »

Cheap’n'chic decorating {under £40}

It’s easy to get carried away when redecorating your home.  If you’re anything like me, you probably like to change things up every now and then to breathe a bit of life into your existing furnishings. Also if you’re anything like me, you don’t have an unlimited budget to do so. Here are a few… Read more »

Man alive, it’s nearly Christmas (keep it cheap)

I was shocked to see the entrance of Debenhams chock-a-block with Christmas decorations last week. Christmas decorations!? It’s only October for crying out loud. Then I realised that there’s actually only two more pay cheques until Christmas, so it actually is time to start thinking about this again. I know. Already. Here are a few… Read more »

Frugal tips: caring for your clothing

When it comes to clothes, I am a firm believer in quality over quantity. I much prefer to invest in fewer good quality clothes and shoes than loads of poor quality goods that fall apart after a couple of washes. The only downside to this, is the better quality your clothes are, the more likely… Read more »

Love talking about money!

I used to HATE talking about money. I was raised in a house where talking about money was the epitome of bad taste. It was literally never mentioned. So as I got older and left home and graduated university, I never really knew how the state of my finances compared to everyone else’s my age…. Read more »

How to save money at the cinema

On Sunday night I finally saw Julie & Julia. Love! It was so fantastic. If you haven’t seen it already, go! And take your mum ‘cause she’ll love it too. It was the first time I’ve been to the cinema in ages, mainly because our local has been closed for refurbishment for months. But it… Read more »

My five favourite food blogs

Ever since I became obsessed with cooking, I have lost hours and hours of my life trawling countless food blogs, marvelling at the obvious passion these bloggers have for cooking, photographing and sharing food. They are such a great resource for culinary enthusiasts, I only actually own five recipe books – the rest of everything… Read more »