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Would you negotiate a price in a charity shop? Is it uncharitable to do so? These are a few questions I’ve been asked on Twitter in the last week or so and honestly coming up with an answer is a tough one and it involves quite the ramble. Obviously charity shops aren’t just there as…

Hey A Thrifty Mrs reader! Did you know you can get some real bargains on eBay? I even showed yesterday. I love to trawl the ‘Buy It Now’ sections for well priced new items. I get a lot of Christmas and birthday gifts shopping this way. If you want to search for ‘Buy It Now’…

A few years back I decided to turn over a new leaf and shun my fast fashion addiction in favour of an altogether more sustainable approach to style. Second hand clothing is the most sustainable way to shop with the added bonus that it is pretty easy on the wallet, unless like me you can’t…

I’m a thermal fan, loving to add thermal layers under my clothing as we head deeper into the cold months. Most of my thermal layers are fairly thick and suited to be worn alone or under regular clothes in only very cold temperatures because they add too much bulk. I like a nice barrier from…

Sensational Summer Sales The summer big sales have started and this is what I have been waiting for. I keep a running list of things I need (I’m after a basic clothes like white shirt, some jeans, a specific pair of trainers, pebble beach friendly shoes, lights for our house, a belt and some new…

West Kirby is one of our favourite beaches in the north west of England because it is clean, pretty and easily accessible so when our days off coincided last week we drifted off to The Wirral for a stroll along side the sea with the puppy. There's plenty of free parking around beach with lots…

I feel like there is an unwritten rule – bloggers must do a ‘what’s in my bag’ post once a year.  I’ve done two in the past, and and they’ve shown my handbags to be messy, over filled black holes but oh me, oh my I’ve grown, I’ve changed. I’ve become one of those women with…

Our abode, Thrifty Towers, is a basement flat and my dear friend does our floor get cold! Everything else can be toasty and warm in no time at all but the floor couldn't retain heat even if you offered it a salary, so slippers are needed. We even wear slippers in heat waves, that's just…

This time last month Mr Thrifty and I would have been sitting beside a pool sipping on a cocktail. Ahhh cocktails. We were flown off to Tenerife courtesy of Jet2Holidays to stay at the  and try out the facilities at the all inclusive sister hotel. Both of the hotels are situated in the resort of…

I think it was last year the BBC screened a dramatisation of Enid Blyton’s life and immediately my friend phoned to say ‘DO NOT WATCH IT!’  Apparently old Enid didn’t come across too well in the programme and my friend was worried it would dent my pure and bliss filled love for Ms Blyton. I…