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I intend to spend much more time in the garden than I did last year (I blame endless unpacking and house sorting on that) and aim to get a higher vegetable yield this year (weather permitting!). I’m already spending regular time now in the garden whenever I can getting rid of the dense web [...] Free gifts in a pretty Christmas basket I’ve been given two great thrifty money saving Christmas ideas from the wonderful newsletter produced by Sue at www.nomoreclutter.co.uk 1. My favourite idea is to use a pretty basket and pile it high with newish things you have around the house and can easily can say goodbye [...] It must be human nature to want to acquire things. I used to love shopping and spending. These days I’m always trying to think of more ways to keep spending to a minimum. A number of beautiful looking catalogues regularly come through the post addressed to me. I usually open them,flick through and then [...] Here’s a fantastic list of easy ways to save money from The Times Online. Some really good ideas. http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2008/02/the-thrifty-fif.html I’m already doing some of them (cooking in bulk,using leftovers,magazine swapping with a friend each month,using a piggy bank for all my loose little bits of change,reusing pots and bread bags for [...] Ever since we noticed our monthly food bills rising without good reason,since we heard more and more about the so-called ‘credit crunch’and the predicted downturn in the economy,we started thinking seriously about what options we had to make ourselves recession proof. A brief look at our fixed monthly outgoings identified our rent,[...] | ||||||
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