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Comment on Human kindness by apieceofwood

apieceofwood — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:28:47 +0000

That is totally lovely!

Comment on ‘Spend Less, Save More’ Part 3: Know what you have by Paige

Paige — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:49:25 +0000

I went through my beauty product box that was overflowing into my boyfriends! I ended up throwing away a rather full carrier bag with things I know I would not use. A few months ago when I went through the same box up I kept things that I “thought” I would eventually use. They were still in there unused! I am trying to stay away from chemical products now so I only have a few natural body washes, shampoo and conditioners, vitamins and herbal medicines! I wonder what will be in my box in 6 months time?

Comment on Day 12: Taking note by ‘Spend Less, Save More’ Part 3: Know what you have « Shoestring Alley

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:16:19 +0000

[...] Stationery: Having been a long term stationery junkie I discovered I had A LOT of supplies and wouldn’t need to replenish them for a long time. I cleared a couple of shelves in a (very small!) cupboard so I would be able to see what I had and know where to find things when I needed them. I was amazed by how many notepads, pens and cards I had. I’ve been keeping one notepad handy at a time instead of having several on the go. When it runs out I throw it away and fetch a new, or slightly used, one from the cupboard. I doubt I’ll need to buy a biro for 10 years or more! Here’s what I found when I did my first big stationery clear-up. [...]

Comment on Ode to my recipe folder by ‘Spend Less, Save More’ Part 2: Food shopping « Shoestring Alley

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:21:52 +0000

[...] the effort to learn to cook or bake as much as I can. It is an ongoing thing. I have a gorgeous recipe folder and I try to regularly add new entries to it. When I’m stuck for ideas I know exactly where [...]

Comment on Day 63: Part 1 – How I plan my shop by ‘Spend Less, Save More’ Part 2: Food shopping « Shoestring Alley

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:21:49 +0000

[...] a store-cupboard list: I have a store-cupboard list of dry or tinned goods such as pasta, chopped tomatoes etc and also for non-food items such as [...]

Comment on How I halved my food budget by ‘Spend Less, Save More’ Part 2: Food shopping « Shoestring Alley

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:21:47 +0000

[...] cost is a bit of time to make a plan. Over the past year I’ve talked about how I’ve cut my food budget in half and so on but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to pool all of my ideas in one place for the sake of [...]

Comment on ‘Spend Less, Save More’ Part 1: Setting a monthly budget by recessionista(UK)

recessionista(UK) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:35:52 +0000

You have done so well in 2009, I am sure you will continue in the next year to make great savings towards a financially secure future. Happy New Year xx

Comment on ‘Spend Less, Save More’ Part 1: Setting a monthly budget by Anna

Anna — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:09:07 +0000

Some great advice there, thank you.

Financial peace of mind…how I would love this to be the year where I can finally get that!

Comment on Sale Shopping by Paige

Paige — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:56:03 +0000

I went to the Next Sale today and it was pretty empty!! I managed to get some fab tops for £8 each and James got a few jumpers that he liked!

Comment on Sale Shopping by apieceofwood

apieceofwood — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:06:13 +0000

I too surfed the virtual shelves and made 2 purchases with a gift voucher given for Xmas…