Pretty in Red - Life on Budget

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57992141051130438622011-11-28T01:48:20.105+01:00Pretty in Red - Life on Budget... adventure ... arts ... bargains ... belgium ... bio ... books ... brussels... budget ... cinema .... culture ... entertainment ... environment... expats ... food... free lunch... fine things in life... fun... going out ... make living ... photography ... recession ... reviews ... shopping ... survival ... and much, much moreRecession Dreamgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05662936430639781611noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799214105113043862.post-59253484859808513532009-01-08T21:03:00.011+01:002009-01-08T23:49:36.188+01:00Bio Bargain Hunting - City girls' trip to a farm

This morning, Another City Girl and I took a bus trip (very environmentally friendly, I know) to the Nos Pilifs farm (la ferme nos pilifs), just outside Brussels. It's a place that produced food and garden goodies in a sustainable manner. Ah, and it's an "adapted employment" enterprise - according to the latest issue of the farm's magazine, it gives work to 90 workers, 75 of which are

Recession Dreamgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05662936430639781611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799214105113043862.post-11412763354464178742009-01-07T22:38:00.004+01:002009-01-08T14:39:11.543+01:00A scientifc proof we can still afford to have principles

Previously in this blog...money is scarce and fair-trade-organic-eco is expensive,however, you can still be kind to the planet, and no, I didn't mean loan sharks.According to some very authoritative research I discovered today, at least British shoppers started buying more fair trade, animal welfare etc. produce as the times grew bleaker. However, the figures come from market research, which has

Recession Dreamgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05662936430639781611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799214105113043862.post-88080178528838651852009-01-06T22:34:00.006+01:002009-01-07T21:39:06.910+01:00Frugal Fun - what to do with 6 Eur

Went out to a cafe with a friend. Wrote 6 Eur off my entertainment budget. Lovely evening. Visit this cafe when you can still afford it. The place is listed as a cafe, but I'd still call it a bar - a decent selection of beers and spirits but not too much emphasis on the deserts. Ah well, they have these kriek-beer-filled chocolates for sale, so it's a cafe-bar.If you are more into culture and/or

Recession Dreamgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05662936430639781611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799214105113043862.post-600899951596524252009-01-05T21:48:00.010+01:002009-01-06T16:19:32.885+01:00Frugal Shopping - Making Room for Principles (Part 1)

This post inspired me to ponder a bit on whether, and how, should people stick to the fair-trade-ethical consumerism in case we are financially on the edge.I've always been a responsible shopper. I try to research not only the brands, but the shops/supermarkets I buy my stuff at, favour bio/ecological production and check where the stuff comes from (that being said, I still have this special

Recession Dreamgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05662936430639781611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799214105113043862.post-40052892262831160282009-01-03T21:56:00.005+01:002009-01-03T23:59:43.805+01:00Recession Drembreakfast Part 1 - Nutritionally balanced for 0.25 eur p.p.

This morning, I've had a warm oatmeal porridge with a dash of butter and a spoon of confiture. Swap the jam for a tangerine, add a small cup of yoghurt, and you are getting a perfectly nutritionally balanced breakfast for less than what you paid for that croissant I know you'd grabbed on your way to work.How so? You see, I've been using the carrefour/gb no.1 brand oatmeal for years just because I

Recession Dreamgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05662936430639781611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799214105113043862.post-38691417017345172832009-01-02T16:14:00.007+01:002009-01-02T17:40:39.437+01:00Hit by the heating bill, hope to bounce back

The last thing I did before going to sleep last night was..switching the heating off!And I only regret not having done it on the night before, and the night before that.One of the things that sort of messed my financial planning up was a huge heating surcharge. In September, I just got paid for a big assignment, took a mini-vacation and invested something in my personal comfort at home, and then

Recession Dreamgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05662936430639781611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799214105113043862.post-53880806996838671882009-01-01T22:48:00.003+01:002009-01-01T23:53:30.191+01:00Why everybody (yes, you!) should read this blog

I am starting 2009 “in red”. This is blog about living on an extreme budget and enjoying every minute of it – in Brussels, Belgium, Europe.You know what I mean – well in fact I hope you don’t – but this is not important; the important thing is actually HOW to get through the tough times when, ahem, material resources are not as readily available as I’m sure many did imagine.Did any of you,

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