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Homemade Gingerbread Wreath….

29943Leave a CommentHomemade+Gingerbread+Wreath....2019-12-09+10%3A00%3A48Cassandra December 9, 2019 By Cassandra
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Last year, Master Frugal made the most amazing 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!How to make a gingerbread wreath 350g plain flour 175g brown sugar 100g butter 1 egg 5 tablespoons of golden syrup 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 2 teaspoons of ginger (Master Frugal used more because he loves the smell of the ginger so ours was very gingery) Icing … [Read more...]

Christmas Traditions even your teenagers will enjoy…

346962 Comments2019-12-04+10%3A00%3A34Cassandra December 4, 2019 By Cassandra
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Are your teenagers too cool for lots of your Christmas traditions now? Mine too! Here's some Christmas traditions that even your teenagers will enjoy!Ever since we had kids, one of the best things about Christmas has always been the Christmas family traditions that we've either started as a new family or carried on from when Mr Frugal and I were children ourselves.Last year though, we really noticed a difference in the things that the kids wanted to do with us and some of the things we've done ever since they were toddlers didn't go down as well as they used … [Read more...]

Sprout Gratin – the posh way to eat your sprouts….

299151 Comment2019-12-02+19%3A00%3A01Cassandra December 2, 2019 By Cassandra
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I made Sprout Gratin today which didn't exactly thrill the kids if I'm being honest but that's probably to be expected as we're most definitely NOT a family of sprout fans! I feel like if you're sprout lover then this is something you're going to want to try!If you're wondering why a sprout-hater tried to make sprout gratin, it's because our veg box delivery this week included a bag of sprouts. Rather than let them go to waste, I thought I'd try and do something to make them a bit more appetising which is why I found myself serving up the little green balls of yuck for our tea … [Read more...]

#Competition – Win one of eight Festive M&S Hampers…

352495 Comments2019-12-01+17%3A56%3A33Cassandra December 1, 2019 By Cassandra
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It's been a while since I've had a competition on here so when I saw that some of the lovely UK Money Bloggers were running a competition I thought I'd chip in and join in with them. The prizes are perfect for this time of year so I'm really excited to share this with you.There are eight Christmas Afternoon Treats with Flowers M&S hampers up for grabs, worth £50 each which that means eight lucky winners will receive a hamper in time for Christmas! I'm a bit jealous to be fair so I hope you're up for sharing. :)The UK Money Bloggers are the loveliest bunch of people … [Read more...]

How to say no at Christmas…

350021 CommentHow+to+say+no+at+Christmas...2019-11-30+10%3A00%3A55Cassandra November 30, 2019 By Cassandra
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Today I'm sharing a few tips to help you decline Christmas party invites in a nice way without damaging your relationships with friends and family.If you're anything like me, the closer Christmas gets, the more invites start piling up for various different Christmas social events - there's the work Christmas party, the drinks after work with one group of friends, the night out in town with another group of friends, the meals out with friends you rarely see (sometimes with good reason) and even just the invites to pop round to friends and family's houses.Some I wouldn't miss for the … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {29 November 2019}….

349043 Comments2019-11-29+08%3A00%3A53Cassandra November 29, 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) Fresh flowers make me happy but paying full price for flowers doesn't make me happy … [Read more...]