'Worth its weight in gold' - Gaby Roslin
'Great for the pocket and the planet' - Daisy Upton, Five Minute Mum
Saving money doesn't have to cost the earth.
How can you remove even the toughest stains?
How can you make the best use of your microwave and keep meals healthy and tasty?
How can you remove mould safely?
Sunday Times bestselling author and Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle is here to answer all of these questions and more, featuring 101 budget-friendly and time-saving tips and tricks on how to run your home - all while protecting the environment.
From the astonishing 12p laundry detergent to stain removal top tips and the wildly popular recipe Pure Magic, The Green Budget Guide includes all this and more inspired, sustainable and budget friendly hacks that have made Nancy Birtwhistle so loved by readers and with an ever-growing social media following.
Born in post-war Hull in the 1950s, and formerly a single working mum to two kids, Nancy is no stranger to frugality. Here she shares her tips and tricks from a lifetime spent running a household efficiently by saving time and money, while keeping the environment and plight of our planet in mind.
'Previous generations were very good at being "budget-friendly" long before "eco-friendly" became an everyday word, so by combining the two we can begin to meet these difficult challenges and actually feel empowered, resilient and resourceful.' - Nancy
Rezensionen / Stimmen
This is wonderful. The planet and we need more Nancy! This book is so accessible and it reads as she speaks and it does as she does. It's worth its weight in gold and so is Nancy. -- Gaby Roslin, broadcaster and author of <i>Spread the Joy</i> What a wonderful pick and mix of tips and tricks. Nancy has done it again! Since Nancy told me to use cereal packet liners, I haven't bought a single roll of cling film so I am excited to dive into all these hacks and tricks to save even more pennies. The five minute veg stock is RIGHT up my street! The win here is two-fold because it's great for the pocket and the planet so we all win. I keep my other Nancy books in my utility because that is often where I am when I think 'what would Nancy do?' -- Daisy Upton, Five Minute Mum From baking, to gardening, to organization, resourcefulness, and just her incredible energy . . . she creates art out of everything in her life, and takes so much joy in the process. -- Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye
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Interest Age: From 18 years
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Höhe: 205 mm
Breite: 135 mm
Dicke: 30 mm
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978-1-0350-2673-9 (9781035026739)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Nancy Birtwhistle is a Sunday Times bestselling author, lifelong gardener and Hull-born baker who won the fifth series of The Great British Bake Off in 2014. Motivated by protecting the planet for her ten grandchildren, Nancy decided to change how she used plastic, single use products and chemicals in her home. Sharing her tips online, she amassed an engaged international following of devoted fans interested not only in her delicious recipes, but also her innovative ideas and time-saving swaps that rethink everyday house and garden tasks to make as little an impact on the environment as possible. Nancy worked as a GP practice manager in the NHS for thirty-six years until she retired in 2007. She lives in Lincolnshire with her husband, dogs and rescue hens. She is the author of Clean & Green, Green Living Made Easy, The Green Gardening Handbook and The Green Budget Guide.
