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Free Positive Thoughts: Take One!
If you enjoy making other people smile as much as you enjoy free stuff, I have the perfect freebie for you. I was walking to work in Harrogate, when I came across this poster taped to a lamp-post: Free...
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Yorkshire Weekends: Flowers, Tractors and Victory Rolls
Yorkshire can be grim in winter – so bitterly cold and wet and grey – but when the weather warms up, this place comes into its own and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. It is a frugaleer’s dream...
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Car Boot Sales: Three Home Truths
Uh-oh, Mum’s been car booting! This picture is from when we went and sold at the closest car boot sale to us: it’s on the local racecourse, just a mile or so away. In fact it was the first car boot...
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A thrifty outing: Heritage Open Days
Now that the wet and windy weather is closing in, are you wondering what to do this weekend? If you are, then look no further: Heritage Open Days are happening NOW and they are right on your doorstep....
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FREEBIE: WiFi courtesy of BT Wireless Hotspots
If you look for a cafe with WiFi when you are out and about – for lunch or a coffee when doing your Christmas shopping, say, or to compare store prices – this freebie may interest you. Until 15...
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Wishing You a Happy & Thrifty New Year 2014
It’s January 3rd and I don’t know about you, but I’m spent out – in all senses of the word. In the town centre where I work, the streets and shops are so crowded with grim-faced sale shoppers that it...
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Recommended: a free day out at the National Railway Museum
If you worked last week around having the kids at home for half-term, AND you did it on a budget, I tip my hat to you. Thrifty Kid isn’t even at school yet and already we get bombarded by...
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In-car DVD players: a thrifty workaround
If you have small children but lack a portable DVD player for lengthy car journeys, read on. If you don’t have children and/or don’t like children, please read on too. Chances are, you’ll end up...
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Lego, guitar lessons & tractor rides: 3 freebies for kids
1. Free Lego Did you know that every month, Lego stores in the UK host free build sessions for children aged between 6 and 14? The sessions are free to attend, you don’t book in advance (although I...
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Have you seen this new way to save money on train tickets?
Have you heard of split-ticketing? This is when you purchase multiple tickets to cover various “stages” of a journey, instead of a single ticket for a single journey. Train travel can be...
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