
If you read my blogs earlier in the week, you’ll know I went to a historic vehicle show on Sunday and took photos. I converted the photo above to monochrome; just to see what it looked like! We don’t usually go anywhere that costs money to get in, but we did get in at a cheaper cost than advertised, because of the weather. It pays to ask… How much?
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2, August 2012 | Categories: Thrifty Thursday | Tags: Aldi, Eurozone, Matalan, Pierre Cardin, Poundland, TalkTalk line rental, Thrifty Thursday | 6 Comments »

My bargain this week comes from this website and can save you up to £25 when you spend £80 at Matalan. I found some stuff I wanted but the jeans were out of stock in my size. Remember too they have really good home ware stuff as well as clothes. I like the Easy brand in the clothes and you can’t have enough tee shirts. The Pierre Cardin boxer shorts are 2 for £10, with the discount off they are a really good buy. Last time I was in Matalan I bought rice bowls for a pound each. They have bargains on hats and sunglasses too. I want a linen hat from there. (more…)
28, June 2012 | Categories: Finance, local, Thrifty Thursday | Tags: Aldi, Barclay's, bargains, five a day, Frugal, fruit and veg, loadsamoney, Matalan, Nat West, Pierre Cardin, supermarket, Thrifty, Zillion ideas | 9 Comments »

If you want to save money on food, you can downgrade and go to a budget supermarket. You can however, continue to use the same one if it’s close to your home, but consider different products. There are premium brands and there are budget brands and you can save as much as 30% by switching from premium to budget. I have tried own brand or budget brands of things like salad cream and ketchup and they’re virtually the same. You don’t switch if the premium brand is on offer of course. I had Heinz salad cream and ketchup from Poundland discounted on the usual price. (more…)
14, June 2012 | Categories: Finance, Thrifty Thursday | Tags: Aldi, Asda, Discount store, downgrading, Easy, food shopping, Matalan, own brands, Pierre Cardin, Poundland, premium brands, sainsbury's, Tesco | 13 Comments »