What I think about the £2000 sharing economy tax break
The UK government has shown it’s support for the ‘sharing’ economy in the 2016 budget with a potential £2000 worth of tax breaks for people who want to start up…
5 free kids Easter holiday activities that could save you money!
Easter holidays can get expensive with days out trying to keep the kids entertained. Here are 5 ideas that are low cost or even save you money!
DIY Solar Panel Cleaning
We have had solar panels for a few years and they are all working fine. But could cleaning solar panels make them work better? Doing some research on solar panel…
Please nominate me for best thrifty blog in the MAD Blog Awards!
Dear lovely readers of this blog, I can’t believe I have been writing this blog for over 4 and half years now! All that time ago I decided to make…
A delicious use it up sugar free zero waste dessert!
Last December we went on holiday and by avoiding waste we saved ourselves over £500 (read more here)! One of the things I did was to freeze some milk that we…
Even a making a small change is worth it!
Toilet paper is an ongoing subject in my household at the moment! Aside from my experiment with not using it, usually we buy it in bulk from Costco (if you…
Homemade bath salts. A zero waste recipe
Homemade bath salt recipe that uses ingredients you might already have at home! This zero waste recipe can make a great gift.
Emma’s stylish Laura Ashley toilet wipes!
At the Zero Waste meet up I went to last weekend (read more here), I met Emma who told me about her very stylish Laura Ashley toilet wipes! She uses…
Sustainable Book Club: what’s happening next and the next hot topic – veganism!
The Sustainable Book club has stalled a bit recently. Our last meet up didn’t work out, so I decided to change things a bit and have a weekly ‘what are…
Introducing a new concept – upusing!
Have you ever felt really frustrated because you couldn’t quite place a word you wanted and then felt so relieved when it eventually comes to you? I had a concept…