How to Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half – Week Two Report

week two thirfty lesley meal plan

Well, we have finished week two of how to cut your grocery bill in half and it has also gone quite well overall. I must say though, that I am a bit bemused by the portion sizes. On the first week, it seemed like pretty much every dinner was quite large, which resulted in us…

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Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

Bear versus Bull

You can’t have failed to notice the recent turmoil in the stock markets. Even if you’ve come to this blog looking for money-saving tips, or how to cut your grocery bill, you will have more than likely seen or heard about the plunge in the global markets over the last few days. One of the…

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How to Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half – Week One Report

Thrifty Lesley Lentil Soup

Well, we have done the first week of following Thrifty Lesley’s meal plans and recipes in order to slash our grocery costs. We started with the Week One meal planner: Day 1 – All good. Loved all the food. Skipped the lunch because we had some various leftovers from the weekend and last night’s dinner….

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How to Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half

cheap groceries

Recently, we have been spending quite  a lot on groceries. I feel like we’re going well over budget on a recurrent basis. This obviously will not do when we’re trying to be sensible with money, generally frugal, and as wise as possible with all spending, and investing the savings we make out of that process….

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July Dividend Stocks Watch List

Dividend Stocks Watch List

Hi Everyone, Welcome to the July There’s Value dividend stocks watch list. I have decided to change the format a little from the way I used to do our watch lists; instead of listing the stocks by FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 membership, I have decided to list them in descending order of years of…

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Long Time No See – Trading Update

Ruegen Forest

Dear All, Firstly I just want to say thank you for all the fantastic comments that you guys have been posting over the last month whilst I’ve been absent. I really appreciate it! Personal Update As you may remember, last time I posted (sorry, more than a month ago!) I mentioned that I was off to…

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Stock Considerations – May 2015

December Dividend Stocks Watch List

Following on from my most recent value stocks watch list, I wanted to note down a few ideas for May stock purchase considerations. As you may have read, I recently sold my shares in the sports retail stock – JD Sports, so I have some extra capital to invest this month. The shares had appreciated…

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Recent Trade – Sell JD Sports

sell jd sports

I recently wrote a lengthy update about my portfolio and more, in which I mentioned JD Sports had announced their best results ever. So why have I taken the decision to sell my shares in this stock, if they have such great results? Well, basically JD Sports do not really fit in with my goals….

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Dividend Stock Watch List – May 2015

Dividend Stocks Watch List

Welcome to the May 2015 edition of the dividend stock watch list. Every month, I go through a list of FTSE 350 value stocks and dividend-paying stocks. I start off with all 350 stocks, and I rank them in different ways in order to whittle down the numbers towards a lower amount by following a…

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Best Web Hosting Companies – NOT ZYMA

best web hosting - don't choose Zyma

The Best Web Hosting Companies Do Not Include Zyma… I recently wrote a long update which included a section about what happened when There’s Value went offline for a week. I am going to use this post today to explain in more detail about the best web hosting companies, and why Zyma is NOT one…

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