Freecycle is FREE

Posted on April 11th, 2010 by Mark in Being Frugal, Mr. & Mrs. Thrifty

The thrifty tips has discovered Freecycle.org which originated in the United States and in September 2009 it was launched in the United Kingdom. The freecycle network today has over 4,858 different groups with in excess of 6,789,000 members around the world. At its roots is the philosophy that it is a non-profit making movement of [...]

We discover Swap Shopping

Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Mark in Being Frugal, Mr. & Mrs. Thrifty

The new shopping experience is called Swap Shopping. This form of frugal shopping appeals to those looking for frugal tips and  thrifty living ideas. Otherwise known as ‘frugalistas’ or as the cash-poor, style-high girls, boys, men, women and children who are now finding low-cost ways to stay looking good with up to the minute fashion [...]

As a provider of money saving tips it’s important to look at ways to reduce our gas and electricity bills . Compared with the 1970’s we are using more gas and electricity today then ever before. The reason for this is the increase in the number of electrical products we now have plugged into our [...]