Friday’s frugal tip is on Magazines.
If you love reading magazines, and you can afford it to do this, subscribe to your favourite. You will save up to 50% off the cover price.
For the rest of your magazine hit (or for those who cant afford to dish out a lump sum for a subscription) get together with friends. Organise who will buy what magazine, and then every week or month, have a swap. You could take turns on who buys what magazine so you take turns at getting the freebies/entering competitions etc.
Or, let people know you want to read magazines. Tell your friends, coffee group, mother, aunt or sister-in-law that you’d appreciate their older magazines! In this way, you could get loads that you dont normally read and loads you dont have to pay for!
And wehn you’re done with all those magazines, scan your favourite recipes or pull out your favourite articles, and then pass them on! Waiting rooms at Plunket rooms, hospitals, doctor surgeries etc all like fresh (free!) magazines, or maybe there is a charity in town that collects them. Alternatively, donate any relevant ones to playcentres and childcare centres for cutting up!!
