I’m always saying that this website isn’t about thrift, and yet I’ve been thinking that what could be classed as thrift for one person is just another person’s definition of being careful with money. Also taking the old adage that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” and that, apparently, we live in a throwaway society, I thought I’d go over these ideas and see if anyone else would like to add their ...

Having read last weekend about shoppers who took advantage of a computer glitch at a major UK supermarket, it made me think about where exactly should we draw the line between being savvy money savers or applauding an “anything goes” approach. ...

I’m more and more convinced that many companies, including supermarkets, are happy to be fooling their customers regardless of whether they’re unemployed, on a pension or in other low-income groups. Let me explain, how many stressed out people actually have the time to check their supermarket receipt? Often just the total cost is enough to send you into a state of shock, without going line by line to ensure ...

Money Saver Spain is one year old this month, and checking back on the posts in the blog it looks like this is the one area that’s been totally abandoned! So, what’s happened during the last year? Well, first of all the website got a total makeover in the Spring, giving it a fresh look and including some new widgets and other stuff. We also included new sections on Offers, a Business Directory and an RSS fe ...