The Diary of a Frugal Family | Living a Fabulously Frugal Family Life

Why we’ve gone back to basics….

397144 CommentsWhy+we%27ve+gone+back+to+basics....2022-07-03+12%3A14%3A07Cassandra July 3, 2022 By Cassandra
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I've started this post about twenty times already this morning and this time, no matter what words end up on my screen, I'm not going to delete them. Maybe. 😂So I know that I've been the worst blogger in the world these last couple of years and I understand that there'll be very few people still here reading my posts but for those of you who are still here, I just wanted to update you very quickly on where I'm at and what my plans are going forward. I'm not going to go into much detail as I don't think this is the place to do that but the end result is that I'm now … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {17 June 2022}….

396911 Comment2022-06-17+08%3A00%3A24Cassandra June 17, 2022 By Cassandra
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Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐I've not been very good at all posting lately, have I? In fairness, I've had a few distractions that I'm going to tell you about one of these days but for now, just know that I have a lot going on. I'm going to try and get back into a bit of a rhythm again and have some time this weekend to make a few blog plans but until then, here's this … [Read more...]

10 ways to reuse glass jam jars…

38326Leave a Comment10+ways+to+reuse+glass+jam+jars...2022-06-11+16%3A30%3A29Cassandra June 11, 2022 By Cassandra
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In the spirit of being sustainable and reusing as much as you possibly can around the house, I thought you might like to see a few ideas on how to reuse glass jam jars.I actually started this post (if taking two photographs counts as starting a post) a good few months ago now and then forgot all about the idea until this week when I saw a post on Facebook about how the owners of the company who make my favourite brand of jam, Bonne Maman, actually hid a family in Paris during World War 2 as part of the Nazi resistance effort. The story was really heartwarming but potentially (as with … [Read more...]

Instant Pot ham, potato and corn chowder….

36046Leave a Comment2022-06-06+09%3A00%3A13Cassandra June 6, 2022 By Cassandra
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Honestly, this Instant Pot Ham, Potato and Corn Chowder is life-changing* and I can practically guarantee that once you've made this once, it'll be a regular addition to your weekly meal plan.*OK, life-changing may be a slight exaggeration but it's AMAZING!**Also, I should say that the photos don't do this justice as it was a grey day outside (hence the need for comfort food like this) and there was no way any amount of editing was going to pep them up!I'm really loving my Instant Pot now that I'm starting to get a bit braver with it! When I first got it, I honestly looked at … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {3 June 2022}….

39675Leave a Comment2022-06-03+18%3A35%3A52Cassandra June 3, 2022 By Cassandra
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Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐1) This is the oddest little bunch of flowers but I got them reduced this week so thought I'd share them with you as the first thing I've done to save some money this week. I love fresh flowers but I love them even more when they're reduced so this little £1.29 bargain are making me smile right now. They were definitely worse for wear when I bought … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {27th May 2022}….

May 27, 2022 By Cassandra
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Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐1) I know I only just shared this month's pre-loved bargains post but I found a beautiful French Connection dress in my local charity shop last Sunday! It was £7.99 which is more than I'd usually pay for a dress in a charity shop but I just loved it and you can feel the quality of the fabric and see from the style that it's a really well-made dress … [Read more...]