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I wrote a book! Extreme Frugality: Save Money Like Your Grandma

I'm back on my blog, after a bit of an interlude to move house, with some exciting news. I wrote a book! It is called Extreme Frugality: Save Money Like Your Grandma*. As you can probably tell by the … [Read more...]

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Ten family meals from store cupboard essentials

Learning how to make family meals with store cupboard essentials is a good skill to have at any time. Not to mention, building up a good larder full of shelf stable items in the first place, as I … [Read more...]

How to do the Keto diet on a budget: Meet the reader case study

Welcome to my new Meet the Reader series, where I hope to interview some of you about particular aspects of your frugal life and how you save money. To kick off I spoke to Miki Knight, who is one of … [Read more...]

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Extreme frugality: how to save money on food

I recently filmed two videos for my YouTube channel about how we are keeping our food shopping bill low amidst a sea of price increases and I thought I would put them into blog form. So, here goes. … [Read more...]

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Kicking off frugal February to save money

Long time readers will know that I have joined in with No Spend January for the past few years. It is such a great way to kick off the new year and getting your finances in order. I wrote about it in … [Read more...]

The joys of a well stocked larder

I first published this post a couple of years ago and it proved really popular. The message is the same today. Keeping a well-stocked larder is a good idea at the best of times. However, in the UK, … [Read more...]

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About Me

Would you like to take control of your finances, pay off your debts and save for the future? At Shoestring Cottage we aim to show you that you can live a good and happy life on less than you think, you can get off the consumer treadmill and you can live more simply and healthily and not feel deprived.
We are also moving toward a less wasteful, more sustainable lifestyle and believe frugality and sustainability go hand in hand. Read More…

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