{Updated for 2016} This is the time of year when all of us bloggers are sharing our top tips on how to get the most out of the Summer Holidays and to be fair, if you're anything like I was when my two were younger then you can do with all the help you can get to fill your days with fun and avoid the dreaded 'I'm Bored' words being uttered. Anyway this morning when I woke up, the sun was shining and the clouds in the sky weren't grey and angry for a change so I thought today would be a good day to share my ideas with you all. But then it occurred to me that over the years I've been blogging, … [Read more...]
How we make no spend days work for us….
Have you ever had a day where you haven't had to spend a single penny?Imagine how much money you could potentially save if you could go a few days each week without spending any money. It sounds much harder than it is you know and let's face it, if I can do it then anyone can!With the expensive Summer holidays coming up I've decided that we really need to focus on money and one of the ways that I'm doing that is by setting myself a target of 15 no spend days in the month of July.A no spend day is exactly as it sounds - a day where you don't spend any money at all although I don't … [Read more...]
My July 2016 Goals….
I read a post yesterday by Nicola over at My Frugal Cottage about her goals for July, both financial and personal, and it really got me thinking about whether that's something that would work well for me. I've seen a few similar posts recently and every time I read one, I say to myself that I'm going to do something similar but I've never actually got around to doing it until today.... July's Financial Goals It's an expensive month this month with the end of the school term fast approaching and the new school uniform I need to buy for Master Frugal. I can buy his sister's over the Summer … [Read more...]
14 Amazing Blueberry Recipes to make your mouth water….
Miss Frugal loves blueberries so they're a regular on my shopping list - they're not the cheapest fruit though so we often buy the frozen bags of it or buy as many as we can when we come across them reduced and freeze what we don't eat.Frozen blueberries are amazing in smoothies and most of the recipes I'm sharing with you below and it makes a relatively expensive fruit cheaper which is a huge plus.My favourite way to cook blueberries is our traditional Sunday morning breakfast of American style blueberry pancakes (even though it's been mostly replaced by waffles and waffle omelettes … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {1st July 2016}….
1) I've finally finished my garden table and chairs which started out as a tatty set that we've had for the last few Summers. I bought some Valspar garden paint from B&Q and painted the table and two benches with that pot and then I bought a few of the tester sized pots to paint the chairs. I might be biased but I think it looks amazing!The paint goes on really well and much better than the tin of paint I bought from Cuprinol which I bought in Ivory originally to do the chairs. It just wouldn't cover the first chair despite a couple of coats which is fine as it was a dark wood … [Read more...]
My secret to planning some spontaneous fun….
That doesn't make sense does it? The words planning and spontaneous aren't supposed to go together at all but they do, they really do!I have a bag that I keep in the back of the car in the Summer which is filled with things that mean I can say YES when they want to do things - let me explain how we're prepared for Summer with our Summer bag!The first things in our Summer bag are two old towels which mean that the kids are free to paddle in the sea if we have a trip to the beach or we decide to stop off there on the way home from somewhere. In the past I might have said no because … [Read more...]
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