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

Five Days in New York on a budget – Day 1….

30266Leave a Comment2019-02-19+10%3A00%3A03Cassandra February 19, 2019 By Cassandra
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If you follow me over on Instagram then you'll know that right now, I'm in New York with the kids.I've mentioned a couple of times that I'm a bit of a strict budget and so many of you have messaged me to ask me what we're getting up to if I don't have much money to spend so I thought I'd share our days with you.Before I do though, for those of you who don't know, we booked this trip last minute after a few life dramas last year, we paid for it using money we'd saved for a boiler in our Emergency Fund (I know, not the cleverest thing to do) and we didn't really have much time to … [Read more...]

A rail fares system fit for the future

30267Leave a CommentA+rail+fares+system+fit+for+the+future2019-02-18+19%3A00%3A05Cassandra February 18, 2019 By Cassandra
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Collaborative PostI know I've said this so many times before but travelling by train is definitely my preferred way to travel. There's no stress about who's driving, no worrying that the kids will need a wee as soon as we drive past the last service station for 20 miles and no having to worry about getting lost along the way because someone put the wrong postcode into the sat nav. Add to that the fact that you have so much more space on a train and you're not all cramped up in a car and there's pretty much no reason why anyone would choose to drive unless they … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {15 February 2019}….

301844 Comments2019-02-15+10%3A00%3A10Cassandra February 15, 2019 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.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) If all has gone according to plan, I'm on a plane heading to New York as this post … [Read more...]

How to make a tote bag from a T-Shirt….

301421 Comment2019-02-14+10%3A00%3A21Cassandra February 14, 2019 By Cassandra
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OK, so I know this one won't be for everyone but today I wanted to show you how you can make a tote bag from a T-shirt as well as share a few other alternatives to plastic shopping bags with you.I'm really trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle and wherever possible, I'm cutting down on the use of plastics in our household - specifically non-recyclable single-use plastics. I'll probably get all preachy about that in another post one of these days but for today I wanted to share a few alternatives to plastic shopping bags and show you how to make a tote bag from a … [Read more...]

Ten ways to reduce your energy bill….

302071 CommentTen+ways+to+reduce+your+energy+bill....2019-02-12+10%3A00%3A13Cassandra February 12, 2019 By Cassandra
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If you're looking for ways to reduce your monthly energy bills then you're in the right place as I've got lots of tips for you today - including one to get £50 off your bill!Switch to save money and get £50 off your energy bill Shall we get straight to the tip where you can save £50? I switched to Bulb a good few months ago as I'd hear good things about them. Not only is their Trust Pilot score a whopping 9.5 out of 10 but they're also the UK's largest Green energy company which means that I was confident I was going to get good customer service and that I could be happy that the energy … [Read more...]

Cute Valentines biscuits that hang on your mug…

290071 Comment2019-02-11+19%3A55%3A06Cassandra February 11, 2019 By Cassandra
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Did you know biscuits that hang on your mug were a thing? Well, they are and even better than that, they're perfect to make for Valentines Day.Sometime last year, we went to a garden centre and had a sneaky hot chocolate in the cafe there and when it was served, it had a super cute little biscuit hanging on the side of the mug. I didn't even realise that biscuits that hang on your mug were even a thing but after having a quick Pinterest search at the time, I realised it totally was.I've been meaning to have a go at making my own version ever since but I've just never … [Read more...]