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. Hey! 👐1) As always, my favourite way to start one of these weekly posts...These ones look a bit sad but they only cost 50p so I'm hoping they might cheer up once they've had a soak. I say this all of the time but I love fresh flowers, they really do make me smile so they're never a waste of money to me. 2) OK, we finally gave … [Read more...]
Sinking funds – what they are and how to use them….
Last week, I asked if you were financially resilient and one of the things I mentioned was using sinking funds to save for some of your expenses which is something that I don't currently do. I wanted to tell you a bit more about them though so I asked the very lovely Steph from Debt Free Family to pop over and tell you how she uses sinking funds.Hello! I’m Steph and I blog over at Debt free family (https://debtfreefamily.co.uk) where I write about family finances, earning a bit more and spending a bit less! I’m going to write today about sinking funds, what they are, the … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {31st July 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. Hey! 👐1) There's been a dress that I've wanted from Laura Ashley for a good six months or so but I couldn't bear the thought of paying £70 for a dress so even though I wanted it, I left it on the rack every time I saw it. Anyway, last weekend, I walked past Laura Ashley and thought I'd just nip in on the off chance that the dress was in the sale and I … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {24th July 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. Hey! 👐1) If we're talking about getting life back to normal then one of the best ways to do that is to start this post off in my favourite way...I've definitely seen happier looking bunches of flowers but these Sunflowers were reduced to the bargain price of £1.50 and they've been brightening up my kitchen for the last five days!2) I'm still … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Self-Care Ideas….
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. Hey! 👐 I started to write this week's post and decided it was a bit boring with most of the money-saving things that I've done this week being very much the same as what I've done for the last three months so I thought I'd do something a little bit different. I wrote a post on Sunday about how self-care is super important for people who are working from … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {10th July 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. Hey! 👐 1) Did I tell you that I've set up my Starling account to round my spending up to the nearest pound, double it and then move that amount over to my holiday savings account? I haven't been using my card much at all lately thanks to the fact that most shops have been closed and it's free food and drinks at my work but this last week, I have … [Read more...]
