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Credit Cards

It’s a really good time of year if you have credit cards to be a credit card tart! Ok let’s be honest it’s best if you don’t have them at all, but if you are like me (I still owe … Continue reading

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Time for the Sales

I love the sales but you can also spend more than you can afford very quickly (normally on stuff you won’t wear or use). So my biggest tip for the sales is to write one list of things that you … Continue reading

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Christmas Tips Part 5

Christmas Eve Now this is the time that shops really reduce food! The best tip I can give is be prepared! Find out in advance what time the various shops are closing and make your self a timetable for visiting … Continue reading

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Christmas on £50 Updated

Right I am now all done. Total £42.00 Just milk and last min bits to get and £8.00 will more than cover it. I have enough food in for 2 weeks and all the pressies are done and wrapped. Thank … Continue reading

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Christmas Tips Part 4

It’s so hard to do Christmas on a budget so here is another tip. Go and look for Holly and Mistletoe that is on public or unowned ground. I have found some near me and I have harvested it. Keep … Continue reading

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Cheap Christmas Tips part three

Sort out your  card list. If you are anything like me you will use the same card list year after year. So many people my list I haven’t even spoken to in years and the only contact I have with … Continue reading

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Christmas on £50

This year I have £50 for everything for the two weeks of Christmas. Food, drink, presents, cards, paper, the tree, postage, the lot. Lets see how I get on! Right all the cards are done! I bought them last year … Continue reading

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Research Panels & Free Products

A great way to get free samples of products (often full size) is to join a research panel. There are lots around but some of the best ones are Tesco’s Home Panel, The Elle Panel, BzzAgent and supersavvyme. If you know of … Continue reading

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Cravendale Milk Free Milk Friday

On Fridays (too late this week I am afraid) head over to Cravendale on Facebook where they are giving away 1000 vouchers for a free one litre carton of yummy Cravendale milk. The vouchers go very quickly and you must … Continue reading

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Freezing Milk

Moving on from freezing cheese, you can also freeze milk. My morrisons do 1/2 pint little cartons and they are often on the reduced to 5p. Pop the whole carton in the freezer and use within one month. To defrost just … Continue reading

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