Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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.  Hey!I don't know about you but I always find November to be one of those months where my spending can really creep up without me realising - I start to rely on the heating more as the weather turns, there's more pressure to spend with Black Friday and Cyber Monday and Christmas is approaching ridiculously quickly. That all means that I'm trying to be … [Read more...]

Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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.  Hey!Did you miss me last week? 😁I've not been very well lately so I spent most of the last couple of weeks in the house resting up and relaxing which means that money saving has taken a back seat if I'm honest although spending as much time doing nothing as I have has given me lots of time to think about my life and my own general well-being and the … [Read more...]

Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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.  Hey!1) I thought I'd start this week by sharing one of my staple meals for this time of year - corned beef hash. I made a big batch of this overnight on Monday night in the slow cooker and it did a small tea for me on Tuesday, two nightshift meals on Tuesday and Wednesday, a tupperware bowl filled with enough for a meal for Master Frugal (who, at 20, is … [Read more...]

Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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.  Hey!1) What better way to start a post than to share some bargain flowers that I got this week...I love having fresh flowers in the house and a bargain bunch is so much prettier than a full price bunch if you ask me. 😁These beauties were reduced from £6 to £1.66 and they're just the thing to cheer up my post-holiday blues this … [Read more...]

Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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.  Hey!We've just got back from a week in Iceland so I thought I'd make today's post all about the things we did in Iceland to save money - which was very necessary as Iceland is genuinely the most expensive country I have ever visited.  Honestly, some of the costs here would make your eyes water! We had a set budget for our week away and with … [Read more...]

Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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.  Hey!We're going on holiday to Iceland tomorrow and I'm super excited but it does mean that this week has been chaotic to say the least. We've had so much to get sorted before we go that we're both a bit wiped out and genuinely in need of a week's sleep, never mind a holiday where we know we'll be on the go a lot of the time. But we've definitely managed to … [Read more...]