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Sharing tips on everything from frugal food to investing for the future. Much More With Less is a blog about moving to the country, living on less and making the most of it.
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3M ago
After all the Christmas spending, I’m trying to get back on a budget ready for 2024, so here are my five post-Christmas frugal things. Alongside all the Christmas traditions such as decorating the Christmas tree,…
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9M ago
Interest rates are set to go up yet again, after the Bank of England pushed up base rate this afternoon to the highest level seen for 15 years. If you’re a mortgage borrower, this…
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Much More With Less
1y ago
For someone who writes about money, the #EmbraceEquity’ theme of International Women’s Day 2023 is an absolute gift. Because equity doesn’t just mean treating people fairly, taking account of their different circumstances. In the personal…
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1y ago
Thanks to the revolving doors at the government, churning out endless new Prime Ministers and Chancellors, there was yet another budget yesterday. Thankfully, the latest ‘Autumn Statement’ wasn’t quite as batshit crazy as the September…
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1y ago
There was nothing ‘mini’ about today’s mini-budget speech by the new Chancellor, where he gave away billions of pounds hand over fist. Forget support to those who need it the most. Instead, the proposed tax…
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1y ago
With the children back at school after the summer holidays, I’m now part way through Thrifty September, really trying to cut costs. Liz Truss may have capped energy rates and standing charges from October so…
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1y ago
This post is a collaboration with PensionBee (affiliate link) but all views are my own. Keep kids entertained during school holidays, with cheap and free family days out that would otherwise cost a bomb. There’s…
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Much More With Less
2y ago
The Jubilee weekend also marked eight year since we first moved from London to Suffolk, swapping Hackney for Hadleigh. Nice of the government to lay on a couple of bank holidays. I felt less fond…
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2y ago
Last week, I spotted that our local Co-op is now listed on the Too Good To Go app, selling £10 worth of short-dated food for £3.30. Find out what I got – and whether it’s…
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Much More With Less
2y ago
Ever wondered how much money you could save by shopping from supermarket value ranges? One way to cut food costs is to ‘downshift’ brands and supermarkets. Ditch Ocado for Aldi. Switch big brands for supermarket…
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