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  1. Online savings! Argh!They are everywhere!

    by , 27-07-2012 at 12:27 (The Thrifty Mama's Guide to More Life for Less!)
    I support buying locally, especially for fresh food. I am also against buying rubbishy items on the Internet simply because hey look good and are cheap to purchase. They are nearly always a poor proposition as they don’t work or break and then end up in landfill wasting resources, time and money. Then you have to buy another one.
    HOWEVER I am also a tightwad so if something is good quality and saves me a substantial amount of money or I can’t source it locally and it is something I need ...
  2. Own your 'Hood!

    by , 10-07-2012 at 05:54 (The Thrifty Mama's Guide to More Life for Less!)
    I have had a shocker of a week with a particularly nasty virus brought home by our eldest son knocking the stuffing out of us all and leaving me feeling like my brain is a marshmallow sitting in a saucer of soapy water. Suddenly though I feel fighting fit and restless which is wonderful but being at present 5am, a little cold and lonely (soon to be hungry I feel).

    Never mind, it gives me a good opportunity to catch up on overdue blogs such as this one! This week my focus is on getting ...
  3. Don't believe the hype!

    by , 22-04-2012 at 11:33 (The Thrifty Mama's Guide to More Life for Less!)
    It's a simple one but sometimes it takes someone to point something out to you for it to click. My mother always had cupboards full of products with bright boxes and bags, new improved, Heart Foundation approved products that did nothing more than plainer products except drain her money away! She would wave the box at me saying "Look! It's new! And improved!" (On an aside- can something be both new AND improved? Surely it's newness suggests it has not existed before and therefore was not ...

    Updated 26-04-2012 at 19:49 by bheditor

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    Parenting , ‎ Money Saver
  4. The Thrifty Mama's Guide to More Life for Less

    by , 06-02-2012 at 12:45 (The Thrifty Mama's Guide to More Life for Less!)
    Hello and thanks for reading - I hope that this Thrifty Mama can share some helpful wisdom to help make your life better for less money!

    Every week I will post another idea for you to try and see how it helps you live more life for less money!

    Fingers crossed I can keep the nausea down long enough to write a useful post. (No it's not you! It's baby number three due in September causing mischief with my digestion, as they do!).

    Having children is always a steep ...

    Updated 07-02-2012 at 07:41 by bheditor

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    Money Saver

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