Do you ever get working parents guilt during the school holidays? Today's post is all about how you can survive the Summer Holidays as a working parent!This Summer I have a week off at the start of the School Holidays and a week off at the end just before they go back to school. I have every weekend off but for the Monday to Friday when I'm not off on holiday with them, they'll be managing on their own for at least a couple of hours depending on Mr Frugal's work schedule as I'll be working until 3 pm.I don't buy into the whole working Mum's guilt thing because I work because (a) I … [Read more...]
Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps – the UK version….
I first came across Dave Ramsey a few years ago now and I kind of discounted them as they were very US centric and also seemed very much like common sense things to do. More recently though, I've gone back to them and adapted them to myself so today, I'm going to share with you Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps - the UK version, adapted to fit what works for me.You shouldn't feel you have to do everything exactly as you're told - use them as a guide for what works for you!Now, I know I mentioned already that one of the reasons I wasn't a fan right away was because I thought the steps were … [Read more...]
Homemade Blackberry Vinegar….
Homemade blackberry Vinegar is a great way to use up leftover blackberries, which I always have when we go blackberry picking as we never fail to pick more than we need!I bet you're wondering what blackberry vinegar is though, aren't you?Well, it's nothing fancy, it's literally blackberry infused vinegar but it makes an amazing salad dressing and is said to ward off a cold if you drink a teaspoon a day in hot water when you feel the cold coming on. I can vouch for the first one but the second, I suspect is nothing more than an old wives tale although I'll try anything to stop a … [Read more...]
Whipped Pink Lemonade Body Scrub…..
Miss Frugal loves a good body scrub, as do I, and this one is my favourite so far - whipped pink lemonade body scrub!Honestly, I'm pretty sure we could give The Body Shop a run for their money with all the homemade beauty recipes that we've tried recently. Pinterest has a LOT to answer for - Miss Frugal currently has a very full board that she calls 'DIY recipes to try' and we're working our way through it pin by pin.Today was pink lemonade body scrub but not just any pink lemonade body scrub - this is whipped pink lemonade body scrub and I can guarantee that you're going to like … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I’ve done this week {13th July 2018}….
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, I do want to 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 - we're frugal so we can afford to do nice things together.I'm going to be totally honest with you here and tell … [Read more...]
What to do when someone dies….
I'm so sorry to keep randomly posting these miserable posts but I wrote a series of them just after my Dad died to keep myself busy and I didn't want to post them in a big chunk so I've spread them about a bit over the last few months. Basically, if it was something I struggled with, I wrote about it so today's post is a list of everyone you need to contact when someone dies.I was a little bit lost when my Dad died as far as getting organised and for a good week or so, aside from registering the death and getting the death certificate, I kind of put my head in the sand and didn't do … [Read more...]
