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Super Tasty Homemade Mini Cheddars….

29459Leave a CommentSuper+Tasty+Homemade+Mini+Cheddars....2018-10-15+09%3A00%3A22Cassandra October 15, 2018 By Cassandra
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Homemade mini cheddars are on the menu today!So, one thing I feel like I'm getting back to these days is making things from scratch and really thinking about the food we're eating - making it more enjoyable, better for us and definitely more interesting. Last weekend I made some amazing little homemade mini cheddars and they went down so well that I baked them again yesterday.They're a fab little snack and would be great for packed lunches throughout the week. I've made similar in the past and they've frozen really well so I can't see why these wouldn't. How to make Homemade … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {12 October 2018}….

292004 Comments2018-10-12+09%3A00%3A33Cassandra October 12, 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.1) I hate to use the 'C' word when it's only the … [Read more...]

Seven EASY things I do after I’ve been shopping to save to money….

294451 Comment2018-10-09+09%3A00%3A48Cassandra October 9, 2018 By Cassandra
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We all know how important it is to be organised before you go shopping, don't we? We know that a few minutes spent planning your meals according to what you have in and writing a shopping list to include everything you need is going to massively reduce those extra little mid-week trips to the shops.But have you ever thought about the things you could be doing when you get home from shopping that's going to save you even more money?1) Check Your Receipts Always have a scan through your receipts to make sure everything is as it should be. I don't do an item by item check or anything … [Read more...]

Butternut Squash and Ginger Soup…

29407Leave a CommentButternut+Squash+and+Ginger+Soup...2018-10-08+09%3A00%3A24Cassandra October 8, 2018 By Cassandra
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Judging by the sky outside today, it's definitely a soup for lunch day! Which means that today is the perfect day to share my super warming butternut squash and ginger soup recipe!One of my all-time most popular posts is my recipe for spicy butternut squash and sweet potato soup - especially at this time of year!It's my favourite soup recipe most of the year round (I'm all about Pea and Mint in the Summer) but I made a big batch if it last weekend which I had over a few days for lunches. I fancied a bit of a change this week so when I spotted some reduced price ginger root in the … [Read more...]

Completely Free 2019 Financial Planner Just for YOU….

262572 Comments2018-10-06+09%3A00%3A44Cassandra October 6, 2018 By Cassandra
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After the success of my FREE financial planner over the last few years, I thought I'd make an even bigger and better planner to help keep us all on track with our finances in 2018. Introducing my 2019 FREE financial planner...I shared the first version of this planner a couple of years ago now and even though it was pretty basic, lots of you downloaded it and told me how helpful it was and how motivating you found it to be.The second version was very similar to the version that I'm sharing today and included lots of new pages that you lovely lot asked me to include. Again, I … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {5 October 2018}….

291983 Comments2018-10-05+09%3A00%3A17Cassandra October 5, 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.1) I think I mentioned last week that we're having a … [Read more...]