Happy Halloween!

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According to the Celtic wheel of the year, Halloween is when everything starts to wind down. Trees start dying, nights get longer, and (apparently) the veil between this world and the next one gets thinner. Even though we don’t really celebrate Halloween where we’re from, here are some great frugal […]

No Time Like Presents

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As a kid, I always thought that more people were born in October and November than any of the other months of the year. It’d always be such a panic trying to budget all of their presents alongside Christmas presents. I’m always on the hunt for cheap and charming presents […]

Happy Camping

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This weekend, why not have a campout? Either in your living room or in your garden, or at a real-life campsite if you’re feeling fancy, it’s always a great way to have fun and just decompress away from the struggles of real life. If you’re camping outside, we’d really recommend […]

A Hobby Lobby

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You can save money online by just scrapping your TV bills. Who even uses a TV these days, anyway, if not as something to hook your laptop up to? This week, we’re going to cover all the great things you can learn from YouTube for free! There is no one […]

Thrift(y) Shopping

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A great sustainable way to save money online is to shop secondhand. The items are pre-loved, meaning that you aren’t contributing to the demand, and sometimes you can even find people giving away things for free! This is a handy guide to using secondhand apps like Carousell and Depop for […]

Aliya’s Column

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This week’s been a weird one, where I almost can’t remember what happened for half of it, because it felt like time was moving too fast. At least I didn’t commit to that LED ceiling projector. I don’t know why I wanted it, especially since I can’t even sleep with […]

Game, Set, Match

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After twenty one long years of avoiding it, I’ve managed to slip down the rabbit hole of accidentally becoming a gamer girl. I got Stardew Valley as a present, and in the last few days have become absolutely obsessed with crop rotation, foraging for dandelions, and Jethro Tull’s seed drill. […]

A Night at the Movies

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This weekend, why not try and recreate the cinema experience? With the coronavirus locking down movies and theatres, it can be pretty difficult to get that same giddy movie feeling from just watching the Office over and over again in your living room. Why not try and learn how to […]