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A Thrifty Mrs
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athriftymrs.com Home, Personal style & common sense....on a tight budget. More fun than it sounds!
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Using Eggs as Hair Conditioner

Yup, you read that title right, Im conditioning my hair with eggs today. Its something Ive done a few times but I won a haircare giveaway last year and my bathroom cupboard was filled with hair condi...

18 h ago 2 people like this

Advice for charity shop virgins

My inbox is often filled with questions about getting started with charity shops and how to find bargains. Im always asked, by charity shop virgins, how to go about pulling together an entire outfit ...

1 day ago 2 people like this

How to stop milk making a mess of your fridge

I dont really drink milk (I have an issue with the way it smells - in fact cleaning out a milk bottle for this post made me vomit. TMI?) however Mr Thrifty drinks a lot of it and we use it for cookin...

2 days ago 3 people like this

Would you wear £3.99 perfume?

Recently I neared the end of my current perfume Coco Mademoiselle, boo hiss boo. Just as I was about to stump up a small fortune for a big bottle to see me through to Christmas, or investigate new pe...

3 days ago 6 people like this

Saturday Savings

The weekend is here and so is Saturday Savings, hurrah. If you need to part with money this weekend make sure youre using a voucher code of some kind. Ive collected together some of my favourites cod...

5 days ago 1 person likes this

Brilliant Bootsale Buys

Bootsale seasons is in full swing and weve hit a few over the weekends. Strangely, Ive also come across a fair number of mid-week bootsales - I always thought they were a weekend thing, turns out not...

6 days ago

5 Thrifty Storage Ideas

This post brought to you by Money Supermarket.In the current economic climate everyone is trying hard to save themselves a bit of money. Of course, there are some obvious money-saving tips. Using com...

24 may 12 2 people like this

Thrifty Pleasures

Bare feet on our cold front steps, warm sun on my face for a few short minutes and toast slathered in homemade raspberry jam. One of the thriftiest pleasures Ive had in a long time.Taking time out to...

23 may 12 3 people like this

How to store boots

Summer is here and shall remain here for the next 3 hours so it is time to shake off the warm, cosy boots and reclaim your summer shoes, bare those toes! But dont just shove those boots into a cupboa...

22 may 12 2 people like this

Whats in my (organised) bag?

I feel like there is an unwritten rule - bloggers must do a whats in my bag post once a year.  Ive done two in the past, here and here and theyve shown my handbags to be messy, over filled black...

22 may 12 6 people like this

May Shout Out

1. How on earth is it May?2. How on earth are we this far into May? How did that happen? Answers on a Chanel handbag please.Its that time of the month where I share a little bit about those funny lit...

22 may 12 3 people like this

Reusable Gift Packaging

One of my chums recently turned sulk*gasp* 25 and naturally I gave her a gift - a vintage necklace. I wanted a nice little box to wrap up in but every shop seemed to be charging £4 for a teeny tiny b...

21 may 12 6 people like this

Saturday Savings

Ooh look,  lots of lovely ways to save money. I use voucher codes throughout the year to stock up on Christmas and birthday gifts slowly. I love me a voucher code, I do.Ive searched high and low...

19 may 12 2 people like this

eBay Amnesty

Ooh I like me some eBay shopping, did the seventy billion swooning blog posts about the auction site alert you to that? Anyway, Im always up for finding well priced items and great deals so Im going ...

18 may 12 9 people like this

5 Reasons to Sponsor A Thrifty Mrs in June

Bonjour pretty internet folk - buttering you up early on, good one eh?As you can see with your eyes, I run sidebar advertising on A Thrifty Mrs and I think it is a damn good way to promote your busin...

17 may 12 2 people like this

Times they are a changin

Life is a funny one, eh? One minute everything is all well and good, the next things are haywire and it is all change. Apart from really terrible events, I really rather enjoy the chop and change and...

17 may 12 3 people like this

Animal Magic

Every single item of clothing in magazines at the moment seems to have some sort of animal print or motif adorning them. Am I the only person excited by this? I cant be, can I?However, am I likely to...

16 may 12 4 people like this

How to make your own lemon lip scrub

What Im about to tell you is going to make me so irresistible to you, youre going to want to smash through your computer screen just to kiss me. Maybe.Folks, I have flaky lips and it is horrible. Thi...

15 may 12 5 people like this

I need your help

My cousin has had a terribly hard time of it recently - health problems and relationship woes. So Im planning on spoiling her when her birthday comes round at the end of the month. The thing is, Im o...

14 may 12 3 people like this

The Rise of The Thrifty Blogger

On Saturday Im going to get up at the crack of dawn and catch the train to the big smoke of That Lundun because Im going to speak at a blogging conference called Cybher. The conference run by Sian of...

10 may 12 2 people like this

How to clean silver on a budget

Ive been lucky enough to come across beautiful silver jewellery, cutlery and dishes in charity shops, bootsales and flea markets. Some of it is very badly tarnished and in need of some help. Worry ye...

10 may 12 4 people like this

Ive Made a Woodland Animal Birthday Hamper For my Friend

One of my lovely friends has a special birthday coming up *cough* 30 *cough* and because I love her dearly and want to put together something special Im making her a hamper. A woodland animal hamper....

09 may 12 3 people like this

Is Shopping For a Bargain Uncharitable?

Over the weekend I made and published a charity shop rant video in which I expressed my displeasure at charity shops charging large amounts of money for Primark and supermarket clothing. When I tweet...

08 may 12 4 people like this

Current make up favourites Under £5 - Spring 2012

Make up, maaake up, maaaaaaaaaaaake up! Im a tad obsessed by the stuff. Not beauty blogger (bow down to them) obsessed but yknow normal-attitude-to-make-up-ish obsessed. Youll often find me in Superd...

08 may 12 4 people like this

Vlog Every Day in May

As you may know I started vlogging again over on Thrifty Telly last month and this month Ive set myself the challenge to vlog every day in May. Im still blogging as normal but Ill also be posting bit...

06 may 12 3 people like this

Saturday Savings

Oh hey, hi, hello! Whats happening out there this bank holiday weekend? Having some fun? Headed to the shops? Well, have I got some great savings for you! Check below for discounts, printable coupons...

05 may 12 3 people like this

Are you embarrassed about using discount vouchers?

Im always surprised when I write about discount codes and vouchers that so many people have never used or even heard of them. Use them, theyre good! Itll be a cold day in hell when I buy something wi...

04 may 12 2 people like this

Affordable Make Up Giveaway

In 2008 I joined a Flickr group, in doing so I set myself the challenge of taking a photograph every single day. That is harder than it sounds matey, much harder. But through some form of magic I man...

03 may 12 5 people like this

There is no such thing as a junk drawer...

...not at Thrifty Towers anyway. Most homes have a drawer where every single bit and bob is shoved and the occupants of said home have to rummage through it on a regular basis to find a pen when some...

02 may 12 7 people like this

AMAZING Rhubarb & Ginger Upside-Down Cake

My lovely in laws recently came to visit and off-loaded lots of rhubarb from their garden, which excited me no end. It meant Mr Thrifty had to make his famous Rhubarb and Ginger Upside Down Cake. Oh ...

01 may 12 8 people like this

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