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How to... get food for free

8:34am Wednesday 3rd September 2008

Not all food has to come at a price from supermarkets, markets and high street shops. At this time of year, there is plenty to be had for nothing in the fields, hedgerows and back gardens All you need is a bit of time and patience and the courage to bat off the wasps that you’re likely to find yourself in competition with.

How to... look great on a budget

8:32am Wednesday 3rd September 2008

The UK beauty industry is worth an estimated £3.7 billion and expensive luxury products are big business. But beauty on a budget is not impossible.

Wheel-y great ways to make big savings

1:40pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

The cost of transport would appear to be one outlay we can’t avoid, but with petrol and diesel prices soaring, more and more families are looking for alternative means of getting from A to B.

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How to eat up miles without guzzling gas

1:40pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

To drive or not to drive? That’s the question at the forefront of many minds as rising fuel costs, increasing carbon emissions and notions of destroying the planet one car at a time consume Brits with four-wheeled guilt.

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Don’t let a small budget dampen your big day

1:38pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

Your wedding day is one of the biggest days of your life – especially financially – with the average wedding costing anything from £10,000 to £20,000. It may be a dream day, but if it leaves you financially crippled, it can turn into a nightmare. When the credit squeeze bites and threatens your big day, it’s time to do some serious thinking about your priorities.

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Cutting costs is child’s play!

12:30pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

Those ‘Back to School’ signs may be up in the shops, but the summer holidays aren’t quite over yet.

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Whole allotment of savings to be made

11:30am Tuesday 19th August 2008

In many town and cities, demand for allotments is outstripping supply, as people queue up to reap the benefits of home-grown produce.

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Become a hostess with the mostest...

8:33am Tuesday 19th August 2008

With the credit crunch biting hard, can we afford self-indulgent shopping sprees anymore?

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How to... ‘make do and mend’

9:24am Monday 18th August 2008

When looking for ways to make a little go a long way, it’s wise to remember your granny’s favourite motto – ‘make do and mend.’ The older generation got through the war years on rations and common sense and were re-using and recycling long before it became fashionable. When it comes to coping with the credit crunch, we could do a lot worse than take their advice on board. 1 Re-use what you can and think carefully before you throw something away. Empty ice cream or yoghurt pots or other plastic containers can be re-used to freeze food. If you take care unwrapping presents you could re-use the paper to wrap someone else’s present with.

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