Is there a link between being depressed and being in debt? I guess this is a chicken and the egg kind of question. Lots, I mean LOTS of women use shopping as a chemical pick me up. (I have a friend that tripled her wardrobe while going through a particularly bad break-up.) The problem [...]
This morning after going to exercise class, I got home and had hit two supermarkets and was rushing to meet the third for a delivery. Ironically the first shop I went to was the one delivering. Ok, you probably think I am mad but there is a method to my madness. The first shop I [...]
Shopping on a Sunday afternoon, I know it is not the best time for fresh food but I still expect to see food. I ended up needing to go to two different large chain supermarkets to get the following: a chicken, baking potatoes, chestnut mushrooms and a green vegetable. There just was not a lot [...]
If you are a regular here, you will know that the past four years have been to put it mildly – challenging. I have been made redundant not once but three times since 2010, although two of those jobs were freelance gigs but I still was doing them on a long term basis. Well I [...]
There are two times in the year when life gets a bit more challenging for the frugal woman; when the fashion circus comes to town. It is difficult to avoid fashion when the shows are covered in all the papers. Everyday more beautiful things to look at, it is a kind of torture for women that [...]
As I said in my last post, I was visiting my family in New York for the Thanksgiving holiday and what do you do when you are in a different country besides eat and drink too much? You shop of course! Whenever I travel anywhere, I research what is cheaper in the country I am [...]
I must admit I am having a bit of an identity crisis. I used to work as a stylist, so I used to live fashion then I got tired of the constant need for the new and the very large strain on my finances. This was about three years ago then I started The Lean [...]
The past few years have been difficult, to say the least. This recession has brought me two redundancies, a stint on the dole and a lot of ways to squeeze a penny. When you have had a recession and unemployment that lasts over three years, you can not bounce back as quickly as you would [...]
I must confess I am unable to pass up a bargain. This trait in me does not make me popular when at airports as I can’t resist the Duty Free section. Every time I go to visit my family in the States I stock up on anything that is cheaper over there. Now that the [...]
I love my Birkenstock sandals, they are comfortable yet a bit stylishly acceptable because they are black patent but alas it is now October so I must relegate them to the cupboard and start planning my autumn/winter wardrobe. The place I go shopping, before I even step out the door, is in my own closet. [...]
It is getting chilly here in old London town so it is time to take out the heavier clothes, tights, socks and sweaters. What is the easiest way to get in a bad mood first thing in the morning? No, it is not being out of milk but not being able to find a pair [...]
Here comes another frugal confession, I miss the finances of the past. This past weekend, I lost a very good friend in an accident, when something like this happens of course, you are flooded with memories. I have fond reminiscences of spending Saturday afternoons browsing the shops and when you wanted to buy something that [...]