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Gus' Recipe for Dhal
Most delicious, nutritious, low cost dinner! This is my all time favourite food. Gus, @thevegetarianbuilder, just makes it by eye, no...
Anna | Not Needing New
Nov 23, 20232 min read
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Are you From a Big Family?
Have a quick look through this list. If you recognise any of the following as behaviours demonstrated by you, your siblings, or your...
Anna | Not Needing New
Sep 28, 20233 min read
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33 comments


Shop Gorgeous Preloved Clothes with NNN x Damson
From 7pm this evening (26.09.23) you will be able to find a special little section on the Damson Preloved website which has my Not...
Anna | Not Needing New
Sep 26, 20232 min read
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How to Keep Cool in a Heatwave
I am going to share the things that I do, that cost very little, to keep cool when it's too hot. I really do need to use these methods as th
Anna | Not Needing New
Sep 7, 20233 min read
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22 comments


How to Have the Perfect Low Cost Wedding
I was thinking about weddings this week. If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen the post about my 'End of Summer Essential'...
Anna | Not Needing New
Aug 28, 20234 min read
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22 comments

Screentime Antidotes
A small but tangible thing that we can do to support our families, our young people and ourselves, is to find a few anchors...
Anna | Not Needing New
Aug 20, 20235 min read
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8 comments

5 Kids, New Partner, Budget holiday - what could possibly go wrong?
You probably know by now that Gus and I love having inexpensive trips. We are masters of the low cost, high value holiday and we manage...
Anna | Not Needing New
Aug 16, 20235 min read
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Guardian: 'Live your best (and cheapest) life'
Here's the section from the Guardian's March 2023 piece on Top Tips from money saving influencers. Anna Kilpatrick set up not.needing.new...
Anna | Not Needing New
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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Why you Need a Good, Old-Fashioned Flannel.
Next to my basin is a stash of cotton flannels, the old-fashioned towelling flannels that your Grandparents would recognise. Soaked in...
Anna | Not Needing New
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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