I read a post yesterday by Nicola over at My Frugal Cottage about her goals for July, both financial and personal, and it really got me thinking about whether that's something that would work well for me. I've seen a few similar posts recently and every time I read one, I say to myself that I'm going to do something similar but I've never actually got around to doing it until today.... July's Financial Goals It's an expensive month this month with the end of the school term fast approaching and the new school uniform I need to buy for Master Frugal. I can buy his sister's over the Summer … [Read more...]
5 Hotspots you can de-clutter in 15 minutes!
This weekend has been lovely as I finally seem to have shaken the lurgy that's been following me around for the last few weeks. I'm still not sleeping well though as my body seems to have forgotten that it's supposed to go to sleep when it's dark - this means that I don't have that much energy through the day at the minute so I'm trying to tackle everything I want to do in short sharp blasts.I've had a list of areas at home that I've wanted to start de-cluttering since I read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo so I decided to tackle a few of the smaller areas over the last … [Read more...]
Clear your Clutter – Week 2….
Last week we managed to completely clear out our cup cupboard which left enough space to move the candyfloss maker into the cupboard. The knock on effect of this is that I was left with space where the candy floss maker had previously been stashed in our bureau which means that I can now open the bureau door without everything falling out!This week, I decided to look at the kids DVDs (not Mr Frugal's as that's a whole other task that he can do himself) and see what I can get rid of from their collection which seems to have accumulated to a ridiculous amount over the years. We did have a … [Read more...]
Clear your Clutter – Week 1….
I've been reading a book which has pretty much revolutionised my thinking about tidying at home (and also in my life but that's a whole other story for another time ;-)) and it got me thinking that maybe there was a way that I could help you clear some of the clutter in your house without you having to do too much at once.I would say though, that the book I've been reading ( ) is amazing and actually recommends doing everything at once rather than bit by bit and I can definitely see the logic in that. Unfortunately, between work, the kids and everything else I'm juggling at the moment I … [Read more...]
7 ways to clean a burnt pan – easily….
It's no secret that I'm easily distracted so it probably won't come as too much of a surprise that I often very occasionally burn the tea which leaves me with a burnt pan to clean.The fact that my husband refuses to wash my burnt pans (he does all the rest of the pots usually) because I should have been more careful means that I 've become a bit of a 'how to clean a burnt pan' expert! Not something I'm particularly proud of but hey ho!Anyway, after another burnt pan incident last night (not my fault this time as someone came to the door), I thought I'd share a few of my tips with you … [Read more...]
Let’s talk about what happens when you can’t afford to pay the bills….
I've written before calculating your monthly budget using my free printable budget planner but today I wanted to try and help with some advice about what you can do if you don't have enough money coming in each month to cover what you're paying out and you can't afford to pay your bills.I'm by no means an expert on this subject but I do know that if you realise that you don't have enough money to pay bills then you need to take action - sooner rather than later. I know that this might seem like a bit of an obvious thing to say but from experience (work not personal) I know that some … [Read more...]
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