If you had told me this time last year that I would own a house, I wouldn’t have believed you...
My thrifty home: Becoming a first-time home owner
A year of conventions: My cons and cosplays of 2024
With four events to go to and a total of six cosplays, I had a busy year, to say the least. These experiences became some of my favourite memories of 2024. So, without further ado, let's take a look at the conventions I attended one by one...
The Eras Tour in Edinburgh: The Taylor Swift show that shook the earth
I remember it all too well... I was ten years old, sitting in front of my family computer one night when I was whisked away into a fairytale by a girl with golden ringlets on the screen...
Adopting a cat: Raava joins the Thrifty family
It has been a week since Raava entered our lives and I already can't imagine coming home to an empty flat...
All Greek to me: Thrifty in Rhodes
This time of year is quiet in Rhodes. Tourists are few and far between, locals are wrapped up in scarves and coats for the winter temperatures (it was 18°C for most of the week - nice and hot for us) and most of the businesses in the Old Town are closed and preparing for the tourist season...
A holiday of ‘firsts’: Thrifty in Prague
Only a couple weeks ago, Ryan and I were taking a break from our usual routine. Instead of typing away in the newsroom, we were wandering through the beautiful streets of Prague on our first holiday together...
Comic Con Edinburgh: Fairytail, Final Fantasy and Frodo
Year after year, I look forward to a handful of events; Christmas, Halloween, New Year, my birthday and, last but not least, Comic Con...
Whering: Clueless-ifying my wardrobe
Whering is a digital wardrobe application that allows you to plan and document outfits using pieces from your own closet. Since I'm a massive fashion-nerd, obviously I had to download it.
Comic Con Aberdeen: Cosplay, keyblades and coffee
From sci-fi media like Doctor Who, Star Wars and Back to the Future to anime like Pokémon, Fairy Tail and Naruto, there's something for everyone at Comic Con Aberdeen and there's no better place to geek out together. Last year, Ryan and I experienced cosplaying (dressing up as a fictional character) for the first time …
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Eat, Drink, Love: Thrifty in the Irvine Valley
To the untrained ear, my accent is often mistaken for a Glaswegian accent (something that infuriates me to no end - no offence to people from Glasgow). I actually grew up in a tiny East Ayrshire lace town tucked away in the Irvine Valley called Newmilns...
Thrifty Mango 