The Diary of a Frugal Family

Every now and again, something happens to remind me of a post I’ve written at some point over the last 10 years or so that I’ve been blogging and I go back and dig out the post to have a quick read.  Sometimes, I wish I could share the post all over again with you so I thought once a month I’d do exactly that and share an old post.Today’s post is about the traumas of Summer Holidays gone by but before I start, I should say that the reason I remembered about this post was that I was thinking about how the Summer Holidays have changed now that the kids are that bit older.  At 16 … [Read more...]

This post is in collaboration with PayPlan.Being a single parent isn't anything that I've ever experienced but how I would cope if I was in that situation has always been a consideration for me when planning our family finances.It's not that I plan to be a single parent at any point but I'm guessing not many people do. Life happens and things change for lots of reasons and whilst I can't plan for how I'd cope mentally, I've always been conscious that I needed to be able to cope financially if the worst happened.I want to know that I could cope if I suddenly went from a … [Read more...]