The average British family spends £35,000 on Christmas across their lifetime, racking up £2,494 in interest alone, according to an analysis from ClearScore and economists, Cebr. This makes the lifetime cost of Christmas far higher than the average British annual salary of £28,000.That's a pretty shocking fact if you ask me - most people spend more than a year at work simply working to pay off how much Christmas will cost them over their lifetimes. If that's not going to make you stop and think about how much you spend on Christmas then not much will!Christmas doesn't have to cost a … [Read more...]
Ten ways with Turkey leftovers….
I actually wrote this post originally four years ago today when I was faced with about three quarters of a huge turkey to try and use up in the days following Christmas. These days we don't do turkey on Christmas Day because we're not overly keen (hence all the turkey leftovers we had when I wrote this) but I did think it might be helpful for those of you who do have leftovers!On another note, it makes me smile to look at my photos from back then and even the way I used to write - it's a bit cringey (as Master Frugal would say) and I almost didn't re-share this but then I thought of all … [Read more...]
12 Reasons why your Elf on a Shelf forgot to move last night….
The Elf on a Shelf tradition is one that passed us by when the kids were young enough to really believe but we've definitely got on board in the last few years and it's now a bit of a running joke in our house now that our elf, Jingle, arrives with us on the 1st and proceeds to get up to as much mischief as he possibly can.Personally, I don't put too much effort into it because the kids take great pleasure in making him do naughty things and then denying all knowledge that they've moved him (either that or Jingle really is a naughty elf).The first year that Jingle came to stay with us … [Read more...]
#DealOfTheDay – £10 off a Family and Friends Railcard….
At the moment there's a great offer on where you can save £10 off the price of a Family and Friends Railcard by entering the promotional code of FACEBOOK10 at the checkout.Our railcard has expired and I'm in two minds whether to get this or hang on until June when there's usually an offer on for a free two months Family and Friends Railcard which is then often followed by a discount code if you decide to buy an annual one at the end of the two months.We don't have any travel planned for the next couple of months so it seems like a waste as the 12 months will start as soon as I get it … [Read more...]
Christmas Dinner Moneysaving….
I can't believe that it's only three sleeps until Christmas Day!One of my favourite things about Christmas Day is Christmas Dinner although I think that's probably because I don't have the stress of cooking the meal itself as we always go to my Dad's for the meal itself. It's usually all under control when we arrive and after enjoying an amazing meal, I don't even have to do the washing up afterwards (although I always volunteer).We usually have a gammon joint, a chicken and a side of beef to choose from and it's served with roasties, Yorkshire Puds and whatever veg my Dad fancies … [Read more...]
Seven super simple rules for a great family Christmas!
I'm sure we all know from experience that it's very rare that the run up to Christmas (and the big day itself) will go off without a hitch, a meltdown or even a disaster so what I wanted to share with you today are my seven super simple rules to make sure you have a great family Christmas even taking into account everything that could go wrong....Christmas Day is a day that we spend weeks, if not months, preparing ourselves and our homes for by the time the day arrives we (meaning me) usually have such high expectations of the perfect Christmas that we (again meaning me) stress out over … [Read more...]
