Categories: "In real life"
Christmas songs
By Value hunter on Nov 29, 2009 | In In real life, Dear diary | Send feedback »
Even the radio stations are playing Christmas songs, the street decorations are on in town (I say town, it is more of a street) the weather is turning very cold, all the shops and stores are hammering us with Christmas marketing (most of the stuff for… more »
Energy key meters - why?
By Value hunter on Nov 28, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, In the home, Bad business, Frugal wars, What is the point? | Send feedback »
I have been battling with Eon and British Gas for more than 12 months now, regarding their cheating (strong word but needed in this case) us out of money! We pay by smart card, like a credit card with a chip built into it. It is easy enough, we visit… more »
Toy quality is very poor
By Value hunter on Nov 28, 2009 | In In real life, Bad business | Send feedback »
Back in the 70's there were two standards of toys, the ones made in Great Britain and those made in Taiwan. Price wise, of course the British made toys cost a bit more, but they could survive the 70's child's hammerings. The running joke at the time was… more »
Fixing a car mirror on
By Value hunter on Nov 27, 2009 | In In real life, Frugal thinking, Frugal victories | 2 feedbacks »
A frugal trick for interior or exterior car mirrors. Don't buy the special sticking glue or patches to fix mirrors on, they are more than £4 normally and are a waste of space. Instead buy some "number plate pads" (all car accessory shops have them)… more »
What you don't have - is always on television!
By Value hunter on Nov 27, 2009 | In In real life, TV, Dear diary | Send feedback »
You have no cigarettes, up pops Dot Cotton smoking a tab. Hungry, but nothing much in the fridge/larder (do other people still have larders?) on comes the television and someone is sitting down to a roast dinner or scoffing a bar of chocolate. You are… more »
