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 bought a pre-prepared leek and potato soup mix … [Read more...]
Things That Frugal People Don’t (Usually) Do….
Last week someone left a comment on one of my posts to say that they didn't think that having a holiday was very frugal which is something that I completely disagree with. As I've said many times before, we're all frugal for different reasons - some of us because we want to be, some because it's something we grew up with and some of us are frugal simply because they have no other choice. One thing we all have in common is that we make the best of what we're lucky enough to have and we make sure that we get our money's worth from whatever we do buy. That got me thinking about what … [Read more...]
How switching energy suppliers and tariffs saves you money….
Today I'm going to tell you about how easy it is to switch energy suppliers and hopefully reassure you that it's easy to do, takes no time at all and can give you significant savings on your current energy spend each month.Energy suppliers usually have to up their prices when there are changes in the industry and increases in inflation. When these price hikes get passed on to us - the customers – it makes me think about switching to get the best deal. Switching energy suppliers is probably one of the easiest things you can do to shave some money off your monthly budget but it's often … [Read more...]
‘Things are Looking Up’ Essential Oil Roller – will help with Depression, Stress and Anxiety….
Today I'm sharing an essential oil roller which I believe will help with depression, stress and anxiety. It's certainly helped me to get through the last couple of weeks which have been pretty awful with my lovely Dad passing away.Over the last year or so, I've been enjoying learning a little bit about essential oils and the effects that they can have on your moods. I've learned that they can be energising (peppermint oil), relaxing and calming (lavender), uplifting (bergamot) as well as stress relieving (frankincense) and my homemade sleep spray using essential oils was such a … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I’ve done this week {13 April 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.1) This week was my Dad's funeral and whilst I didn't … [Read more...]
How the 50/20/30 Budget Method Helps You Financially….
Today I am going to share how the 50/20/30 budget method works and tell you how it can change your financial future forever.I've recently been trying a new budgeting method which a few people I know recommended to me - it's called 50/20/30 and I find that it’s an amazingly easy way to learn how to save and be financially savvy. It's not for everyone and I get that, there are lots of us who don't have the luxury of allocating funds to our financial goals and to unnecessary spending but for those who can, I definitely think it's worth a go to see if it suits your budgeting style more … [Read more...]
