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. 1) Sunday and Monday's lunches were homemade soup made from some leftover shredded chicken and a leek and potato soup mix that I bought for 55p from Tesco.It was amazing - the shredded chicken which I made with some Italian Seasoning added a lovely flavour to it. I just wish it wasn't such a miserable looking green colour - it would be much tastier if it was a … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {7th February 2020}….
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. 1) We're back in the game with bargain flowers! Just look at these amazing daffodils that cost 50p a bunch...The bunch in the vase behind only lasted until midweek for some reason but the flowers in the vase at the front are still going strong. They've made me smile all week as I love having fresh flowers in my house whenever I can.2) These two … [Read more...]
How Intentional Spending can change your life….
Have you heard of intentional spending before? It's something I first wrote about back in 2016 but it's been on my mind quite a bit lately so I thought I'd share some more thoughts on what intentional spending means to me and how I make it work for our family so we can do more of the things we love to do.Basically, intentional spending (to us anyway) is about consciously thinking about what we spend our disposable income on and allowing ourselves to spend our money on the things that will make us feel fulfilled and happy - either individually or as a family. We cut … [Read more...]
No Council Tax to pay this month? Here’s 21 things you could do with the extra money you’ll have….
Lots of us pay our council tax over 10 months which means that we have a two-month break from paying every year in February and March. Today I'm going to share a few ideas on what to do with the extra money you'll find yourself with over the next two months...First of all, I'm going to tell you what I'm planning on spending mine on and because that's not too money saving, I've asked some of the UK Money Bloggers to save the day and share their ideas which are much better than mine if you want to do something sensible with your money.So, me first then? If you've been … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {30th January 2020}….
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. I know I haven't been around much lately and honestly, I'd love to tell you that there's a super exciting reason for that, but there's really just not. As well as being a bit absent, I also haven't really done very much at all to save money which makes me more than a bit frustrated with myself as I was determined to get the year off to a good start … [Read more...]
Five things you can cut from your budget to save BIG…
Today, I'm sharing five things you can cut from your budget to save BIG! 1. Subscriptions This is kind of an obvious one but if you go through your bank statement with a fine tooth comb, I bet you'll find a subscription or two that you can cancel. Lots of us have them whether it's Netflix, Apple Music, a gym, a magazine subscription or one of any numerous other things that you pay on a regular basis.It's so easy to sign up for things these days with a handy 'pay monthly' option that makes something so much more attractive than if you were paying it in a one-off … [Read more...]
