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

Free Printable Christmas Wall Art….

36677Leave a CommentFree+Printable+Christmas+Wall+Art....2021-11-28+10%3A00%3A27Cassandra November 28, 2021 By Cassandra
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This free Christmas Wall Art is just what you need to give your wall a festive touch this Christmas!Anyone who's been a reader for more than a couple of months will probably be aware of how many times I added 'paint the feature wall in my bedroom' to a to-do list or a monthly goals post over the last couple of years. 🤣It was an ugly plum colour with a couple of random chips in the paint above my bed where I'd hung pictures to try and detract from the ugliness of the colour but the fact it was so dark and not in the best condition meant that I just kept putting off doing the … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {26th November 2021}….

38462Leave a Comment2021-11-26+08%3A00%3A42Cassandra November 26, 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) I didn't bother with a Sunday dinner on Sunday as I had some meatballs in the freezer so I made a pasta bake with them and my homemade tomato sauce. It was lovely and there was so much leftover that we ended up having it for tea on Monday night too with the addition of a couple of slices of homemade garlic bread.I do try to make extra when I … [Read more...]

The best essential oils for sleep…

38627Leave a CommentThe+best+essential+oils+for+sleep...2021-11-24+10%3A00%3A30Cassandra November 24, 2021 By Cassandra
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Today I'm sharing the best essential oils for sleep, some different ways to incorporate them into your bedtime routine, and why I'm a fan of using them.I struggle to switch off when I go to bed at night so I have a few things that I do before I go to bed to help me relax which in turn usually helps me to get off to sleep a bit quicker.First up, I do use a homemade sleep spray to spray on my pillows as I'm getting ready for bed. I spritz the pillows as I'm putting my pyjamas on so it's settled ready for when I get into bed. I use a couple of different essential oils for this and do … [Read more...]

Do this before EVERY online purchase you make….

38680Leave a Comment2021-11-23+10%3A00%3A40Cassandra November 23, 2021 By Cassandra
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I think lots of us are shopping online more and more these days so I thought it might be useful to share the things I do before every online purchase to make sure I'm getting the best deal for me.Before I start with the things that I do to make sure that I'm getting what I want for the best deal out there, I do just want to say one thing that I do try to do which doesn't always save me money with smaller items. I try and see if there's a small business, preferably local who I can buy the same thing for a similar cost - I'm not going to pay a lot extra but if I can buy from a … [Read more...]

Homemade Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce….

29729Leave a Comment2021-11-22+10%3A00%3A15Cassandra November 22, 2021 By Cassandra
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Today I'm sharing my version of homemade slow cooker cranberry sauce and I guarantee you're going to LOVE it.I've never been a fan of cranberry sauce really but that's not really surprising when you consider that until last December, I'd only ever tried shop bought versions of cranberry sauce!Last year though, I tried some homemade cranberry sauce during my work's Christmas meal out and it tasted amazing. Honestly, it was almost unrecognisable from the shop bought versions I'd tried previously so I decided to have a go at making my own at the last minute.My first … [Read more...]

Homemade Gingerbread Wreath….

29943Leave a CommentHomemade+Gingerbread+Wreath....2021-11-21+15%3A30%3A48Cassandra November 21, 2021 By Cassandra
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Last year, Master Frugal made the most amazing homemade Gingerbread wreath at school and it looked amazing! It looked that good that when I shared a photo of it on Instagram, I got about ten DMs asking me to blog about it. I tend to shut my laptop over Christmas though so I never got around to sharing it - until now!I'm resharing this today as I've just made some homemade gingerbread biscuits using this recipe and have had a couple of DMs asking for the recipe. This is our tweaked recipe from the version they made at school - ours has more ginger in as we love it and we … [Read more...]