The Diary of a Frugal Family

Opening a bank account for my 16-year-old was so easy that it took me longer to find his passport than it did to do the application!This afternoon, I helped Master Frugal open his own bank account with Monzo and it was so easy that I thought I'd share it with you because it was so much easier than I expected!(BTW - I'm not working with Monzo at all, I'll explain below why we picked Monzo over the other options 😂 )The first reason we chose Monzo was that they advertise an 'easy' online account opening process which was a big sell to me after the nightmare we had trying … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]