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

Easy Baked Oats Recipe…

37751Leave a CommentEasy+Baked+Oats+Recipe...2021-04-11+09%3A00%3A50Cassandra April 11, 2021 By Cassandra
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Today, I'm going to share Miss Frugal's easy baked oats recipe because so many of you messaged me over on Instagram when I shared a photo of it earlier this week.This easy baked oats recipe makes a brilliant meal prep breakfast as you can cook it the night before but it's also great for lunch or a snack too as we discovered this week. Miss Frugal decided to make me a bit of a healthy snack when I was working one afternoon (she's a star encouraging me as I'm trying to be healthier) and it was so nice that me and both of the kids just grabbed a spoon and ate some from the bowl … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {9th April 2021}….

376253 Comments2021-04-09+07%3A00%3A36Cassandra April 9, 2021 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) Ah, back to my favourite way to start one of these weekly posts!These little beauties were reduced to 49p a bunch so I bought two and look how beautiful they look after a drink of water and the sunshine through my kitchen window! Fresh flowers, especially reduced fresh flowers really brighten up a room and are guaranteed to boost … [Read more...]

Facebook MADE me buy it {Part 3}….

36676Leave a Comment2021-04-08+09%3A00%3A37Cassandra April 8, 2021 By Cassandra
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Did you see my last 'Facebook MADE me buy it' post?Basically, I realised a little while ago that I'm like an advertisers dream right now as I've bought things recently that I may not have even known existed if it hadn't been for Facebook and its advertising algorithms that somehow know what I want before I even know myself.(To be clear: none of these items are sponsored or gifted, they're all things that have genuinely appeared in my Newsfeed - usually numerous times before I give in!)Before I start telling you what I have bought, let me tell you what I haven't bought that I … [Read more...]

Tried and tested super easy Muffin recipe….

1354418 Comments2021-04-06+18%3A30%3A11Cassandra April 6, 2021 By Cassandra
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This super easy muffin recipe is EXACTLY what you need to up your muffin game! What if I told you that I had a super easy muffin recipe that you can use as a base for all your favourite sweet muffin flavours?What if I then told you that this super easy muffin recipe freezes really well so you can make a week's worth of packed lunch treats in one go?Would you be excited? Have I whipped you up into a muffin frenzy yet?Feel free to roll your eyes at this point but in my defence, I'm sat here eating one of the muffins that I made earlier and it really is delicious. … [Read more...]

Where to cash in coins for free….

37725Leave a CommentWhere+to+cash+in+coins+for+free....2021-04-06+09%3A00%3A10Cassandra April 6, 2021 By Cassandra
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Today's post is all about the places you can cash in coins for free but before I do. that, let me tell you what inspired my post. 😂I was in my little Asda yesterday looking for Easter Eggs (which is a whole other story but the moral to that one is don't presume your 18-year-old won't want an Easter Egg just because she's 18) when I heard raised voices at the front of the shop. I have no clue what was going on but I did hear an angry man saying that he was going to come back and pay for his shopping using the contents of his copper jar. The lovely man in the shop handled him … [Read more...]

Homemade Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce Recipe….

36938Leave a Comment2021-04-05+09%3A00%3A40Cassandra April 5, 2021 By Cassandra
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This homemade Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce recipe had really upped my meal planning game this year! If you've seen any of my meal plans on Meal Planning Made Easy for the last couple of weeks then you'll probably have seen that a new regular on our meal plan is Prawn Pasta with a spicy arrabbiata sauce. It's a bit of a twist on my homemade tomato sauce recipe which I've been making in bulk for years now as it's so versatile and brilliant to batch cook and freeze so you always have some in the freezer. Basically, spicy arrabbiata sauce is just tomato sauce with a kick! It … [Read more...]