Unfortunately, The Frugality Talks have been temporarily cancelled and all tickets refunded. Please email kate@the-frugality.com if you’d like to be on the priority mailing list to be notified of further Talks in the future.
We had a wonderful time hosting the first two talks and hope to continue soon!

Throughout March 2020, I’ll be moving my website offline and into real-life at Working From_ at The Hoxton Southwark, space in a series of talks with experts and women I admire. Join us for talks on money, interiors, fashion, productivity and all that other stuff that goes with it with rooftop views, a glass in hand and friendly faces!
Just a few minutes walk from Waterloo or Blackfriars, The Hoxton Southwark is super chic and we will be taking over the top floor Working From_ co-working space with a set of animated, fun and useful talks (6:30pm doors open) discussing how fashion will change, the role of money and social media, how we set fees when going freelance to being productive and why we’re all addicted to renovations! We’ll be covering a few different topics over the course of the month with women I can’t wait to introduce you to (if you don’t know them already!).



Monday 2nd March
This event is SOLD OUT
Fashion: how are we going to change?
Panel discussion at Working From_ at The Hoxton Southwark with Emma Slade Edmondson, Creative Consultant and Art Director with a focus on social change and sustainability and Hannah Rochell, Journalist, author and editor of En Brogue on slow, comfortable style.
The first talk will be discussing the changing landscape of fashion with Emma Slade Edmondson and Hannah Rochell and the untangling ourselves from constant consumerism, heightened by social media. This talk will be opening up the discussion of sustainability, asking questions and hopefully feeling positive towards change. I hope you can join us!
6:30pm-8pm (Talk starts at 7pm)
Tickets: £12
Monday 9th March
This event is SOLD OUT
Money: the role of social media, comparison and knowing your worth
Panel discussion with Laura Whateley Journalist and Author of ‘Money: A User’s Guide’ and Chloe Forde – Stylist and founder of lifestyle brand Ace & Prince at Working From_ at The Hoxton.
I am thrilled to be discussing money with Laura Whateley, whose book really cuts through the financial jargon I have long been afraid of, and Chloe Forde who worked alongside me in those early underpaid magazine days and now runs her own successful lifestyle brand. We will be discussing the practical side of money, as well as the way it makes us feel and the issue of comparison and knowing what to charge in the era of freelance. Looking forward to it!
6:30pm – 8pm (Talk starts at 7pm)
Tickets £12


Monday 16th March
This event is SOLD OUT
Life: How to declutter and streamline stuff you don’t need (from both your life and your inbox)
Panel discussion at Working From_ at The Hoxton , Southwark with Dilly Carter, expert declutterer and founder of home-organisation service Declutter Dollies and Anna Newton, award-winning content creator at The Anna Edit, podcaster and author of organisation manual ‘An Edited Life’.
An informative and friendly how-to with Dilly Carter and Anna Newton (both organisation gurus!) on streamlining your life, inbox and letting go of unnecessary stuff. Because we all need a bit of reorganisation in our lives. I look forward to seeing you there!
6:30pm-8pm
£12



Monday 23rd March
This event is now SOLD OUT
Work: How to be productive, say no, and define boundaries
Panel discussion at Working From_ at The Hoxton Southwark with Medina Grillo, editor of hugely popular site Grillo Designs and author of ‘Home Sweet Rented Home’, Alice Olins, journalist, podcaster and founder of The Step Up Club and Lucy Sheridan, the world’s first and only comparison coach and author of ‘The Comparison Cure: how to be less ‘them’ and more you”.
This discussion will be focused on defining boundaries within work (and your personal life!) with Medina Grillo, Alice Olins and Lucy Sheridan – we will also be discussing how to be productive (whether freelance or not) and the importance of saying no (this part is mainly for me!). Please bring your own questions too (if you have any), as there will be Q&As at the end, I look forward to seeing you there!
6:30pm-8pm (Talk starts at 7pm)
£12
Monday 30th March
This event is SOLD OUT
Interiors: Tips, style, trends and why we’re all obsessed with renovations
Panel discussion at Working From_ at The Hoxton Southwark with Kate Watson-Smyth, journalist, podcaster, award-winning blogger at Mad About The House and author of ‘Mad About The House, 101 Interior Design Answers’ (out in March), Reena Simon, creator of the award-winning Instagram account @hygge_for_home and columnist for Grand Designs Magazine and Zeena Shah, Art Director, illustrator and author of ‘How to Print Fabric’ with a wonderfully colourful home @heartzeenahome.
The last of our Talks will be with three women whose feeds I adore, I will be discussing interiors trends with Reena Simon, Kate Watson-Smyth and Zeena Shah – what we love about interiors, our fascination with renovation accounts and trends and tips for the year ahead. I look forward to seeing you there!
6:30pm-8pm (Talk starts at 7pm)


