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The day had to come. My first baking fail. On Wednesday I set about using my new ring shaped baking tin and Hummingbird Bakery (the rest of the recipes in their book have worked very well) blueberry cake recipe for the first time. And I had a fail. I cooked it for slightly longer than…

Ah damsons. How lucky we are here at Thrifty Towers to have relatives with so many damsons they're desperate to palm them off on someone. Bag after bag full of delicious purpley-blue with a weird smudged, frost look coating their skin - yes please. Treats lie within these bad boys, baby. Purple, rich, autumnal treats.…

Okay guys, hold on to your sick buckets this shiz is about to get soppy. I love Mr Thrifty and I love, love, love that he embraces the vintage and second hand lifestyle with almost as full force as me. He doesn't really mind poking around charity shops every weekend, or planning mini-breaks around which…

The day I became too old for a Young Persons Railcard was a cold, dark day here at Thrifty Towers. Not only was I old but I wouldn’t be getting discount train fares for years unless I popped out some small folk or turned 60 overnight. Two Together Railcard Previously railcards had only been available…

Ah the Bank Holiday is upon us, can you feel it in the air? Rather than have this Bank Holiday weekend leave your bank account wincing in agony, treat it to a cheap and cheerful trip to London. If you have kids, this Bank Holiday you will want to hit London as a number of…

If you’re a student or due to become one then Amazon Student may well be of interest to you. It’s a membership programme for higher education students studying in the UK, which grants you 6 months of free one-day delivery, student only offers, discount express and evening delivery and once you convert to Prime –…

Remember last week when I wrote about not being a natural born breakfast eater? (If you don’t you can read that post here) Well it might not be natural instinct just yet but I’m getting there, I’ve enjoyed breakfast for the past week thanks to Alpro. Alpro sent me some on their soya yoghurts, toppings,…

Nothing in my thrifty realms is that revolutionary but sometimes my non-thrifty friends catch me doing certain things and stop in their tracks and ask WTF I’m doing. 1. Not tied the plastic fruit bags in the supermarket so I can use them again at home for lunch bags. 2. Mended a cheap pair (99p,…

Last Friday saw Twitter take on a thrifty slant as I took over TopCashback’s Twitter account to host an Upcycling Twitter Party using the hashtag #TCBGetsThrifty. A huge number of you turned out to ask for advice, to share your projects and to share ideas, tips and tricks! Here are Some of the Tips and…

After a week of deep cleaning, including ripping out carpets, bleaching everything that stood still (and I rarely use bleach) and trying to discover where wires and smells came from we’re almost ready to move our junk into our new home. Sanders have been hired and Mr Thrifty has been a serious trooper when it…