Tag: "saving money"

Frugal food shopping - local market greengrocers

How can you afford not to shop local for your fruit and vegetables? more »

The road to being frugal - Shopping

Being frugal, thrifty, etc, is a process of working out what is right for you, getting there is not a new found wonder or a be all and end all way of life. It's about doing what is right for you and your family. It has many twists and turns. I'll be… more »

British gas - A new boiler is not more efficient?

British gas - A new boiler  is not more efficient?
British Gas do not care about their customers!
According to British gas, replacing your old back boiler (30 years old in our case) is, and I quote... "Replacing an old boiler with a new boiler, will NOT save you any money on your gas bills!" So exactly why are we all being told that we need to be… more »

Are you thinking frugal?

Frugality, thrift, penny pinching, etc, is not a "way of life" it is a way of thinking. A state of mind that always questions motives, reasoning, prices. In the words of Norman Stanley Fletcher - "It is all about little victories!" What is the purpose… more »