Today I'm going to share a post with you with some ideas for how to save money when you think you can't afford to...I know it's not always easy to save, especially if you don't have much money spare anyway so I wanted to give you a few ideas on how to save when you think you can't afford to... Make it easy If you can, set up a second bank account and add the details to your online banking so you can quickly and easily transfer any money across to your savings account. The easier it is, the more likely you are to transfer money into it. This is my biggest suggestion … [Read more...]
Be Happy Be You – the book your teenager NEEDS!
Today I'm going to tell you about a book that you absolutely NEED to have on your bookshelf if you have a teenager in your house - Be Happy Be You!Be Happy Be You is a book that teaches your teen to understand the importance of being happy, which we all know isn't necessarily the easiest thing to achieve for a level headed adult, never mind a teenager with dealing with all of the inevitable dramas of being a teen. The book is described as being a 'positive and insightful guide for teenagers giving them the tools they need to build confidence, eliminate negative feelings and … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {10th January 2020}….
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 I 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) Every year for the last couple of years, a fair amount of my Christmas … [Read more...]
This Week’s Slimming World Meal Plan {6th January 2020}….
So here's the thing... Every January for the past three years, I've joined Slimming World and lost around a stone each time.I've been having a think about why I never seem to stick to it for longer than it takes me to lose a stone because I really want this January to be different and I've realised that I absolutely have a pattern.I get to the point where I'm a stone down and I'm starting to be able to see a difference in myself and feel good but I find excuses why I need a weekend or a week off of watching what I eat. Last year it was New York with the kids, the year before I was … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I’m going to do in 2020….
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. Today's post is a little bit different though as I'm going to share five things that I plan to do this year instead of five things I've done this week...I have some very definite plans for 2020 - they're written down in a notebook and everything. ;-) 1) I need to get serious about getting old! ;-)I don't want to be working until I'm too old to enjoy my … [Read more...]
The ULTIMATE guide to meal planning….
If one of your New Year's Resolutions is to spend less money then meal planning is a great place to start and this post covers exactly what you need to know.If you don't already meal plan then you'll be amazed at easy it is and how quickly you'll start seeing the results - literally as soon as you write your first meal plan and do your first shop you'll be spending less! And even if you do already plan your family's meal, I'm pretty sure you could up your game and save yourself even more money! How I write our meal plan Our meal plan runs from Monday through to Sunday and … [Read more...]
