Miss Frugal has always been a nail biter and no matter what we've tried, she just couldn't seem to kick the habit.But then we booked New York and she asked if she could have her nails done properly with gel polish if she could grow them to a reasonable length. I agreed half because I thought we'd tried everything else to try and help her stop biting them and half because I really didn't think she would manage seeing as she's tried so many times before.Turns out that having amazing nails in time for New York was a better motivator than anything else we've tried in the past as she now … [Read more...]
Style on a Budget – the one with the full outfit for under a fiver….
A couple of weeks ago I told you about how Miss Frugal and I try to fulfill her love of designer labels without breaking the bank and today I wanted to share a charity shop triumph with you. We found a full outfit that she loves for under a fiver at the Age UK charity shop in our town. I love the Age UK shop as they don't charge ridiculous prices and they're a goldmine for clothes that Miss Frugal will actually wear.We think all three things will be fab to take to New York as they're quite versatile and can be worn with other things to make different outfits....The picture … [Read more...]
Style on a Budget – the one with the 99p dress….
Miss Frugal loves her designer makes but my purse doesn't like paying for them!We have a rule where I pay for her basics and she tops it up with her own pocketmoney if she wants something more expensive. So, for example, if she needs a pair of jeans then I'll give her what I think is a reasonable amount for a pair of jeans and she can either buy a middle of the road brand or she can add money to what I've given her to buy a more expensive pair.As an example, she's been after some Top Shop jeans for ages but at £42 a pair, I'm really reluctant to buy them for her as I know she can get … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to update your wardrobe on a budget….
As part of our de-cluttering process we had a good old sort through Miss Frugal's wardrobe at the weekend. We were pretty ruthless and got rid of anything that hadn't been worn in a while, anything that she no longer liked and anything that was past it's best.After we'd sorted through every single piece of clothing that she owns, we ended up with two full black sacks to take to the charity shop which seems like a lot but we haven't been through her wardrobe since the start of Winter. Even then, we were much less ruthless that time as we kept lots of things that we probably shouldn't have … [Read more...]
Wembley Bound….
I apologise in advance for writing another football related post for this week's Wednesday's Wardrobe but Master Frugal has had his Boro shirt on almost non-stop since we told him last week that he was off to Wembley to see them play in the Championship Play Off Final on Monday just gone.They had an early start on Monday as Wembley's a long way from us - they had to get from our house to the Riverside stadium first and then on from there to Wembley on one of the supporters coaches. They had to leave our house before 5am which made me a little bit grateful that I'd chosen to stay at … [Read more...]
Wednesday’s Wardrobe – Master Frugal’s Favourite Shirt….
Welcome to this week's Wednesday's Wardrobe!Wednesday’s Wardrobe is a weekly linky that I'll be co-hosting along with two fantastic bloggers, Emma and Sarah.Usually my Wednesday's Wardrobe posts are focused on Miss Frugal - mainly because she has more clothes than any of us put together and has a genuine interest in clothes and make-up (as most girls do at her age I suppose) but this week it's all about her little brother who wanted to share his favourite shirt with us all....(Apologies for the awful picture, Miss Frugal took it to send to me at work the day he got the … [Read more...]
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