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A (belated) back to school barbecue….

29227Leave a Comment2018-09-20+20%3A00%3A09Cassandra September 20, 2018 By Cassandra
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Every year since the kids started school we've had a bit of a celebration on the Friday evening of their first week back at school.It started because they were both always so grumpy and tired by the end of their first week back and we wanted to basically take their mind off their moodiness until bedtime and a movie night with popcorn and treats used to be the perfect solution. The movie night morphed into a games night as they got older and it got harder to agree on a film and then changed again into a nice family meal over the last couple of years.This year we were planning a family … [Read more...]

Ten ways to reduce food waste NOW….

730318 CommentsTen+ways+to+reduce+food+waste+NOW....2018-09-19+19%3A49%3A30Cassandra September 19, 2018 By Cassandra
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I first published this post five years ago but when I sat down tonight to write a whole new post about how to reduce food waste, it felt a bit like deja vu and then I remembered this post and thought it would be easier just to give that a polish up and and share it again rather than write a whole new post!We all know that we shouldn't waste food, don't we?But are we all actively taking steps to make sure that we don't actually do it?In the UK alone we throw away about 15 million tonnes of food waste a year and just in case you've never really thought about it before, you're not … [Read more...]

Five simple ways to save money when you spend money….

29231Leave a Comment2018-09-18+19%3A37%3A46Cassandra September 18, 2018 By Cassandra
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To me, being frugal isn't just about not spending money.It's about making sure that when I do spend money, I get the best possible deal. This might mean finding the cheapest price or it might mean getting paying a little bit more for a good reason, a better quality item for example.As a frugal parent who's also reading this blog, I'm guessing you're always on the lookout for ways to save money on behalf of your family because let's face it - the more money you save, the better your family finances will look. You've probably already checked that you're on the best deal for all your … [Read more...]

Three things I promise my teenage daughter on her 16th Birthday….

268272 Comments2018-09-16+09%3A00%3A32Cassandra September 16, 2018 By Cassandra
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I have an agreement with Miss Frugal that I won't share photos or stories about her on here without her agreement which is absolutely fine but today is her 16th Birthday which means that the rules don't apply, right?I'm not going to get all mushy because I don't want to be the recipient of a teenage eye roll today.But what I am going to do is share some of the things that I want Miss Frugal to remember on her 16th Birthday... NOTHING she ever does will make me love her any less! It's so important to me that she knows that there is nothing that she can do that will … [Read more...]

Win a copy of ‘Create Your Own Happy’….

2920812 Comments2018-09-15+08%3A59%3A22Cassandra September 15, 2018 By Cassandra
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Last week my lovely bloggy friends Becky and Penny released the most amazing book!The book is called 'Create Your Own Happy' and is aimed at children aged between 7 and 11 although if you're anything like me, you'll enjoy it as much as the kids will.The book is laid out in three sections - the first one is all about how to make yourself happy, the second section is about making other people happy which in turn makes you happy and the final section is about making the world a happier place which again, is going to help make you happy.The ability to take control of your own … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {14 September 2018}….

290281 Comment2018-09-14+09%3A00%3A08Cassandra September 14, 2018 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, 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.For obvious reasons (well obvious if you read this … [Read more...]