After this weekend's freakish (but very welcome) mini heatwave, there's a definite chill in the air tonight. So much so, that I've just had the heating on for an hour to warm the house up which is only the second time I've needed it on since before the Summer. Don't get me wrong, I'm not the sort of person who waits until there's icicles on the end of our noses before I turn the heating on but I do try to balance having it on as little as possible with having a nice warm house. I'd love to be the type of person who could just put on an extra couple of jumpers and pairs of socks rather than … [Read more...]
Pay Day Loans – No Thanks….
I must have done something bad to someone in a former life because I seem to have been placed at the top of some sort of mailing list that seems to indicate I have no money and will do anything to acquire some! I receive at least one e mail a day and one text a week from so called pay day loan companies who promise they can lend me some money to get me through to my next pay day.The e mail I've just received promised me that this particular company could make my pay day come early with an instant online approval for up to £1000 of same day cash and has a nice big green button for me to … [Read more...]
A Sad Day and a New Challenge….
First of all, if you've popped over from Netmums or Tesco - Welcome. I really hope you stick around. You can subscribe if you want to by clicking on the logo over there in the sidebar. Go on, you know you want to ;-) >>Now, on to the sad part of the post - Today's the day I've finally got rid of my gorgeous Smeg Fridge. We've had loads of problemssince we bought it form someone I know from work, the seal went on the door, the freezer compartment door snapped and it started leaking every few weeks so when it leaked again last night we decided to put it in the garage and bring … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Homemade tortilla style wraps….
I haven't done a meal plan for the last couple of weeks as we've had a couple of trips to London (more details will follow) and the kids have been ill (now there's a surprise ;-)) but we're back to normal from tomorrow so I'm hoping to be able to stick to our meal plan for the first time in a couple of weeks. I'd love some new ideas for meals though so if you have any great recipes on your blog, leave a message in the comments and I might steal borrow your idea for my next weeks plan.Monday: Bacon, egg, sausages, chips and beans with toast (mmmmmm)Tuesday: Macaroni … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Roasted Chicken and Vegetables….
This week we're following the Sainsbury's 'Feed your Family for £50.00 challenge' which is a bit of a test for me as I usually like to stick to my old faithful recipes. You can find all of the recipes on the Sainsbury's website along with loads of others.Monday - Lunch: Pate, tomato and cucumber sandwiches. Dinner: Chicken and roasted vegetables with rice (recipe below)Tuesday - Lunch: Ham, tomato and cream cheese sandwiches. Dinner: Spaghetti CarbonaraWednesday - Lunch: Carrot, cottage cheese and rocket pittas. Dinner: Sausage, tomato and cannelini pot with mashThursday - … [Read more...]
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