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Fed up with being frugal? How to stay motivated

By Shoestring Jane Frugality may be becoming more fashionable as people choose to make more conscious decisions about how to spend their money. However,  there are also many people who have no … [Read more...]

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Five Frugal Things for a No Spend Month

I am heading into week three of my no spend month, and it's going OK.... There have been two small fails, things we really needed for the house. I could have waited until February, but I didn't! I … [Read more...]

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Old fashioned frugality: Saving money like your grandma

This post was first published in 2020. It inspired the basic concept behind my book, Extreme Frugality: Save Money Like Your Grandma*. I hope you enjoy revisiting it with me. Not much has … [Read more...]

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No Spend January: the cure for a Christmas hangover

For the past few years I have greeted the New Year with a no spend January. It is the perfect antidote to the excesses of the festive season and always on my list of resolutions. Indeed, it is often … [Read more...]

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Five Frugal Things to Take Us Towards Christmas

Hey frugalists and frugalistas! Welcome to another five frugal things round up. As we zoom towards Christmas I am attempting to catch up with myself. Our house move took so much time and attention, … [Read more...]

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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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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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