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As tipping becomes more and more common in the UK (and yes tips have probably always been best practise here but I'm sure we all remember a time they just didn't happen for the most part, for whatever reason) the question I often see crop up is 'should you tip bad service'?With the list of…

The title of this post is a question which often pops up in my inbox. Quite a few people see no correlation between saving money and keeping an organised and clean home. I however see them as intrinsically linked with little or no separation.Both thrift and organisation/cleanliness often come down to common sense. None of…

Often I'll hark back to my uni days because those were the years I made a lot of financial mistakes, as did a lot of my friends. Sure you can say we were teenagers and we grew out of it but a lot of the financial actions we took as teenagers still dictate the way…

Remember last month when we took a trip to Liverpool for a vintage fair at Speke Hall? Well we were invited to stay a little longer and take a stroll around the grounds and building itself.Speke Hall is tucked away next to Liverpool John Lennon Airport but don't let the bustle of an airport put…

Life is an interesting game of swings, roundabouts and most importantly see saws. This is especially true when you suffer with mental health issues. One second you can be breezing along on the top of that see saw without a care in the world, the next you're slammed to the ground and in my case…

I'm really sorry to do this to you but I'm about to make you really jealous*. This weekend I bought a Blockbusters board game in a charity shop for 50p. I know, right? This is up there with the day Mr Thrifty found Gazza! The Game and you all cried strong, salty tears. This game…

...not at Thrifty Towers anyway. Most homes have a drawer where every single bit and bob is shoved and the occupants of said home have to rummage through it on a regular basis to find a pen when someone is on the phone rattling off important information. Why not spend half an hour this week…

Recently I was talking/half-joking about setting up a premium rate phone line so I could make some money from the sheer volume of housewifery and thrifty questions (stain removal issues, eco cleaning, recycling & reusing questions, organisation ideas, charity shop tips etc.) I'm asked on a daily basis. However I thought I'd be a little…

I have a theory; you’re either a list maker or you aren’t. A bit like loving or hating Marmite, we neither camps will ever fully understand each other. I’ll nail my colours to the mast right here and now by telling you I am a confirmed, fully paid up member of the list making camp…

Last year we started our blackout nights here at Thrifty Towers (read more here) but then we ended up ripping our house to pieces and it went out of the window for a while. Now we have a more stable environment to live in, we have decided to re-implement (is that a word?) blackout nights.…