As I’ve previously encouraged you to get to grips with what you can freeze, I felt a post about cheese was most necessary. Brie-lieve (!) it or not, most people don’t realise that you can, in fact, freeze cheese. I am ALWAYS seeing cheese in the reduced section of supermarkets. Half price, more than half price, crazy …
Did you know that from April 2017 you’ll be able to earn £1,000 tax–free from occasional jobs? What I mean by that is arts and crafts type things, try selling your jewellery and artwork at craft fairs or on websites like Etsy, Folksy, Redbubble or Ebay. It was announced in the Budget last year that this …
Working from home, I sometimes feel like I’m not getting much done due to answering the door to the postman, taking deliveries for myself and occasionally for next door when they’re away. That’s fine, that’s my own fault for ordering things and generally being neighbourly. However, they say time is money and one thing that …
Are you as fed up of physical presents as I am? Things you don’t really want cluttering up your house? Our rooms our overflowing with toys from Christmas and now we’re into the new year with more birthdays and other occasions, when does the madness end? Instead of a present, why not give the gift …
Going to the cinema to see the new action packed blockbuster or animated adventure is awesome. But it doesn’t have to cost a lot. Cinemas are known for ‘renting seats & selling sugar’ but you don’t have to empty your bank account to enjoy a visit. Here are a few cheap cinema ideas for you… …
A really short and sweet post today as, if you’re reading this and need help, i’d rather you went and got the help. Debt is such a common thing. It’s easy to fall into debt with misjudged choices or after a relationship ends. But you don’t need to bury your head in the ground or …
We’re constantly hearing statistics about how much food is wasted in this country. It’s shocking really but I think we’ve become somewhat desensitised to it because it’s been happening so long. Making more of what we buy is such an important thing, not only to save ourselves money, or infact to get more out of …
There are lots of things we can do now to make next Christmas easier. I’ve noticed quite a few people have already taken their Christmas decorations down. We usually do it in the first week of January & my wife has already been tackling some of the decorations whilst I get back on top of …
I mentioned on Twitter over the festive period that I was taking a break, after being in hospital randomly for a full weekend and then being advised by doctors to rest up. We then returned to A&E two other times over the Christmas holidays with my wife & my youngest son. But, I am now back …
Welcome to the new blog of Thrifty Chap. I’ve been a money saver for some time and hope that through this blog and plenty of tweets I’ll be able to help other people save some cash! Starting in the festive season I thought would be a good idea, so here we go! Christmas is upon …
