I chose the new name, Gypsy Soul, as I felt it reflected who I am as a person. The following quote about sums up…Someone who possesses a gypsy soul is a person always in need of change and/ or adventure. A Gypsy soul seeks the next best thing in any life situation. They can be very passionate and often inspired by different ideas and experiences. Their sense of identity isn’t always sure of what they want out of life but they are determined to find it.

4. When did you become interested in thrifty and why?

I have always been interested in getting a bargain, even as a child, but I think it was emphasized more when I started working for Cancer Research UK when I was 17. I started out as a stock processor in one of their high street charity shops. My role was to process all of the donations ready for sale on the shop floor. I was constantly amazed by some of the things that people would just give away, from designer coats worth over £500 to entire silverware sets. It really opened my eyes to the bargains that could be had if you knew where to look for them.

5. What are 3 of your favourite thrifty tips that are also good for the environment?

Don’t waste food has to be the top of that list. We always make meals from our leftovers and I even keep the scraps from vegetable peelings to make our own stock.

Buying in bulk can be good for the wallet as well as the environment as the products generally work out cheaper and have less packaging than lots of individual items.

Install energy monitors in your home. We had some installed and since having them we have noticed a significant change in our energy usage habits. When you can physically see the money you are spending on electricity it makes you think twice about how you use it. Not only are we saving money each month we are also helping the environment by using less resources. It’s a win win situation.

6. Do you find that being thrifty and being eco go well together or conflict?

That’s a really interesting question and something that I constantly struggle with. In some ways the two can compliment each other very well but in other ways it’s a nightmare. For example I’d like to start buying bamboo toothbrushes for all of the family to help reduce our household waste, however the bamboo toothbrushes can cost over double what a normal plastic one does. This is when the two clash and finding a balance can be hard. I guess if more people use the eco friendly products then they would be able to bring the price down but what are the chances of that happening? This question has really got me thinking. I think I might even get a blog post out of it.

7. What are your plans for the future (e.g. with the blog/ in general) and what would you choose to do given unlimited time and budget?

I plan to continue to grow my blog and hopefully with the rebrand gain some lovely new followers as well as holding onto my old ones.

Gosh if I had an unlimited budget what would I do? I’d probably advertise my blog more to reach more people, I’d also get an expert in to go through it with a fine tooth comb and cross all the t’s and dot the i’s, just to make sure everything is functioning as it should be. The technical side of blogging is not my strong point. Here’s to, hopefully, many more years of blogging to come.

If you liked this post please click like on Facebook, follow on Twitter and follow on Instagram – thanks so much!