Today, I'm sharing five things you can cut from your budget to save BIG! 1. Subscriptions This is kind of an obvious one but if you go through your bank statement with a fine tooth comb, I bet you'll find a subscription or two that you can cancel. Lots of us have them whether it's Netflix, Apple Music, a gym, a magazine subscription or one of any numerous other things that you pay on a regular basis.It's so easy to sign up for things these days with a handy 'pay monthly' option that makes something so much more attractive than if you were paying it in a one-off … [Read more...]
Snickers Cookie Dough Bars….
Usually, on a Monday, you'd expect to see a meal planning Monday post but seeing as today is the first day of the Summer Holidays for us we're changing it up a bit by sharing these delicious Snickers Cookie Dough Bars.You can still see my meal planning Monday post over on my foodie blog but over here, I'm concentrating on snacks for the kids today as they seem to eat me out of house and home when they're off school. Yesterday I made a batch of these little beauties and a batch of my homemade packed lunch cake so I'm hoping that should keep them and their friends happy for a … [Read more...]
An ‘Electronics Prison’ My Secret to an attitude free summer of good behaviour….
This month's 'Blast from the Past' post is one that I was reminded of this week when I had to threaten Master Frugal with confiscating his Xbox controller if he didn't get his room tidied. I remembered the electronics 'prison' that we made and used for a good few Summers and I thought with the long Summer holidays ahead of us that it was a good time to share again!My children are pretty well behaved most of the time and I rarely have cause to tell them off for anything more serious than a bit of attitude or tidying up after themselves.I know I'm lucky in that respect but … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {19 July 2019}….
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) Last night we popped into M&S right before closing as we were at the retail park … [Read more...]
July in my garden….
It's been a while since I shared a garden update...So, there's good news and there's bad news!First up, the bad news... The Christmas tree seems to be dying a slow death in the corner of the garden despite all of our efforts to keep it alive - we've moved it, we've repotted it and given it everything it could possibly want or need and it's still not looking good for it! Secondly, the blueberry bush has disappeared. It was looking a bit feeble and literally just looked like a twig in a pot the last time I remember seeing it. Then last week, I noticed that … [Read more...]
Homemade gift ideas to make with the kids….
When it comes to gift buying, there's no doubt that the internet has made things so much easier to get the perfect gift for that special someone in your life. But on the flip side, it’s super easy to get lost in the selection of gifts available out there and you can spend hours browsing only to end up not buying anything because there's just so much to choose from. There are so many online stores offering everything from electronics to jewellery and from clothing to cool gadgets. And if you want to buy something a little bit more individual then there … [Read more...]
