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Spicy Sausage Casserole with cous cous - 46p per portion
Hello Dear Reader,It's typically autumn here; the days are still long and warm but the evenings are misty and much cooler. It's a great time to eat up everything in the fridge and turn it into a spicy...
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Some of this, a bit of that and a lot of the other!
Hello Dear Reader,I wish who ever invented housework would come back and do mine! We have a house viewing on Saturday (Nine in the morning.........how rude?) so we're at it like the clappers getting...
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How to have a frugal Christmas.
Hello Dear Reader,I am going to lay my Christmas cards on the table. I find all of the commercialism distasteful and try as best as possible to have as little to do with it as possible. However, so...
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How do you save money at Christmas?
Hello Dear Reader,A family came to view our house this morning and we'll hear what they thought of it in due course. I've had a really busy day. I'm making another quilt for Romania and I've made...
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Frugal Queen on Radio Cornwall
Hello Dear Reader,I had a great time with Tracy Wilson on her programme, this morning. Thanks to everyone who sent emails and to those of you who called into the station. It was great to read out your...
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Size matters
Hello Dear Reader,I am not going to count my chickens......................oh what the hell! My house may not have sold just yet but I'm a dreamer. It kind of goes like this. I sell this lovely big...
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Quilt me happy
Hello Dear Reader,Another day and another viewing of our house. The 'feedback' wasn't great, even though they liked it the first time they came. They took a look round my house and decided everything...
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Building a store cupboard of essential staples
Hello Dear Reader,I've just got home after meeting L from Cornwall One Parent Support and we spent the evening chewing over ideas for frugal food cookery workshops. We hope to send participants away...
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Essential kitchen equipment for frugal cooking
Hello Dear Reader,Thanks so much to adding to my list of basic store cupboard essentials that are at the heart of so many of my frugal recipes. I'll carry on this theme as last night's visit had me...
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What have you done financially lately?
Hello Dear Reader,I want you to shake up your finances over the next week and do at least one of these. If you manage that, then come back to the list and pick something else for the following week.1....
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Save money by taking care of your clothes.
Hello Dear Reader,I'm a great believer in taking care of what we have. We don't buy many clothes but when we do, we buy the best quality we can afford and make them last.1. Don't wash clean clothes....
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Charm Square Star Block Tutorial
Hello Dear Reader,I'm totally addicted to fabric and any one who says I have to much is a liar! Anyone who quilts know, you never say no to more fabric and when people kindly send you charm squares,...
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Keeping dog care costs to a minimum
Hello Dear Reader,I've been asked about frugal pet care. I have three dogs, one which we bought for a normal dog price and the other two were re-homed. Bichons are complicated little characters who can...
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Stitch, Sew and Hobby meet up?
Hello Dear Reader,I'm taking the lovely Frugal Mummy to the "Stitch, sew and hobby crafts" show at the Westpoint Arena on Saturday 28th September. She deserves a day out and it would be great if you...
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What keeps you awake at night?
Hello Dear Reader,Across the UK, thousands upon thousands of families will go to work as normal. We all know the hard working families who have the same aspirations as the rest of us. They want to take...
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Booked, packed and ready to go!
Hello Dear Reader,I'm really excited and have no idea how I will sleep tonight. This time tomorrow night I will be in London at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington for the MADS Blog awards. The only...
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The MAD blog awards 2013
Hello Dear Reader,The last twenty four hours have been a wonderful blur. I headed off on the train at lunch time courtesy of First Great Western and enjoyed a few hours to sit and read and watch the...
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The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth!
Hello Dear Reader,Across the UK and behind closed doors, people are lying. They lie about how much money they earn, they spend, how many clothes they buy, how often the use their credit cards and they...
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How to cook a perfect steak at home
Hello Dear Reader,The very very last thing I would ever order if I ate out (in the UK) would be a steak! Here to get a steak done just right you'll need to order it blue! I heard the perfect...
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Chicken, Leek and Chorizo Risotto
Hello Dear Reader,We've had rain, wind and storms and every time I open the front door bits of garden and shrubbery get swept into the house! It's just the weather for a chicken pie! In the absence of...
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