Today I'm going to share some tips with you on how to stop spending!It's all well and good having a brilliantly calculated monthly budget and knowing that you should have x amount left over at the end of the month but there are often times when you run out of money well before payday. We've all been there (me more often than you'd think) so we know that it's easily done but what can we do to help stop it? Luckily there are plenty of ways to get your spending under control and stop spending... Have a budget and stick to it This one speaks for itself really, … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {12th March 2021}….
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) Have I ever shown you my breadcrumb bag? (Any yes, I realise that the fact I have a bag in the freezer that I call my breadcrumb bag makes me super sad).I have a cute little hand blender so if I ever have any leftover bread from a loaf then I pop it in the blender and make breadcrumbs to use for things like chicken kievs and … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {5th March 2021}….
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) I not only get to start today's post with a lovely bunch of cheap flowers, but they're also my favourite kind of cheap flowers - tulips!And the reason they were only 59p? Because this little guy was looking a bit worse for wear. 😂He was past saving I'm afraid but the rest of the bunch were perfect! 2) Remember my … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {26th February 2021}….
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) I was off work last week and I spent some time going through my monthly subscriptions to see what I could do without and I managed to get rid of a few blog-related ones which I'd previously decided I couldn't live without for one reason or another. I got rid of the company who hosted my ebook for people to download. I just changed the format of it … [Read more...]
What is the Honey Browser extension? And does it save you money?
Have you heard of the Honey Browser Extension before? Well today, I'm going to tell you all about it and how it's going to save you money when you shop online. I should say before I start (mainly because she made me promise that I would make sure I gave her the credit 😂 ) that today's post is brought to you following some money-saving advice from my eldest teen. I was laid in bed one Sunday morning a few weekends ago with my Macbook having a look for some new clothes suitable for this time of year and Miss Frugal came and sat next to me under the pretence of helping me but I suspect … [Read more...]
What can you give up for Lent to save money?
OK, so I know Lent officially started on Wednesday but better late than never, hey? What's the one thing you can give up between now and the 3rd of April that's going to save you money? In a way, you're lucky I'm late to the party because if you do decide to join in, you've had a few bonus days to enjoy whatever it is you're going to give up and you've only got 38 days to go until the end of Lent.Shall we start with me telling you what I'm going to give up? I've got three things... 1) Alcohol This one isn't too difficult if I'm being honest as I've not had much alcohol at all since … [Read more...]
