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Today I bring you my second interview and the 4th post in my 12 Days of Thriftmas series. Bio: Amy and Steve live in Manchester with their three teenage children Peter, David and Ruth.Steve is a telecoms engineer and Amy is a primary school teacher. I join Amy and Steve at their home on the…

Some people think Ikea is all just a quick fix but I think a lot of their products are great value items no matter if they come from an expensive range or a cheaper line. Here are 5 items worth picking up whilst strolling through the market place area, all under £10. Worth Buying at…

I’m of the fine-hair-but-lots-of-it variety, volume alludes me unless I decide to travel to a tropic climate and honestly it is more frizz than volume. A Thrifty Mrs, queen of the frizz bomb. Anyway, I’ve searched high and low to find a product which doesn’t clamp my hair to the sides of my head. Mousse…

My rule with clothes, bits and bobs for the house and furniture (heck, anything) is a strict one in, one out. Usually most items head off to the charity shop because I feel it is good to put back into the system I get so many delicious bargains from. I always have a canvas tote…

Roasting a chicken is super tasty and is really handy for stretching out across many a meal during the week but to get the best value from your bird make sure you’re making good use of the carcass! What to Do with a Chicken Carcass 1. Strip It Strip all of the meat off, making…

Hello and welcome to the last post in my organising series this one is called organising lessons because hopefully you’ve learnt a few things along the way. We’ve covered topics ranging from making sure you’re organised in the event of an emergency, sorting out your morning and evening routines all the way through to meal…

Like I mentioned yesterday we really scored with the weather when we visited Whitby. No need for a jacket, just a packed lunch slung in bags over our shoulders, a floaty dress, the dog along with his exclusive celeb water supply and a five minute amble down the hillside to the beach for a whole…

I love eyeshadow but suffer from creased-eyeshadow-syndrome and will find my eyeshadow creased and smudged after an hour if I don’t wear eyelid primer. I’ve tried them all but of course being of limited budget I’m enthusiastic about the budget buys.The two budget eyelid primers going head to head today are…dun…dun…duuuuuuuun…MUA Professional Eye Primer and…

Mr Thrifty loves a bargain as much as I do and I think he likes shopping second hand even more than me. He has recently picked up a few suits at Stockport’s Vintage Village and Ryan Vintage on Oldham Street here in Manchester. He actually has a near identical suit to the one pictured but…

We’re making some progress with the house.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…