Category: "Dear diary"

Frugal Christmas presents

Christmas presents always present a dilemma for me. On the one hand, I love giving gifts, it always has to be something that the person wouldn't get all year round, something a bit different (I refuse to buy clothing!) but at the same time I do not want… more »

Works Christmas party

My frugal gene works overtime with christmas approaching, the "fatastic sale" prices have to be negotiated, the triple layer marketing campaigns targeted at us have to be avoided, the common sense approach to present buying has to be applied. One area… more »

Google's top ten searched for phrases

The top ten search phrases for google have been announced. 1. Facebook 2. BBC 3. YouTube 4. Hotmail 5. Games 6. eBay 7. News 8. Google 9. Yahoo 10. Bebo The most puzzling one is at number 8 - who visits google to search for google? How bizarre… more »

A thrifty Christmas idea?

As we approach December, the Christmas spirit is not quite here yet. To help get in the mood I tried some Christmas songs, ok but not really the festive mood grabber I wanted (10 weeks of new sprog being awake til 3am has that effect) I was rooting… more »

Christmas songs

Even the radio stations are playing Christmas songs, the street decorations are on in town (I say town, it is more of a street) the weather is turning very cold, all the shops and stores are hammering us with Christmas marketing (most of the stuff for… more »