There are so many different ways to save money (here's 50 of them) that it can all feel a bit overwhelming sometimes. Here are 10 simple changes that you can make that will make you richer than you are right now!1) Meal PlanningOK, I know you're probably bored of me telling you how much money you'll save by meal planning but I'm going to keep doing it because it's totally true. If you don't already, start meal planning and if you're already on the meal planning bandwagon then look at your weekly spends and see what you can do to cut that down by 10% (or more if you're … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {26 April 2019}….
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.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) My rotary washing line has been on the way out for a while now but last weekend it … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {19 April 2019}….
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.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) Did you see this week's meal plan over on Instagram earlier in the … [Read more...]
Things That Frugal People Don’t (Usually) Do….
{I'm re-sharing this post today as I've seen some super negative comments on Instagram this week where people have been judging others for the way they choose to spend their money - not on my posts in case you're wondering but I just hate seeing people be judged for spending their hard earned money how they want to spend it so I thought I'd dust off this post and get on my soapbox again}Last week someone left a comment on one of my posts to say that they didn't think that having a holiday was very frugal which is something that I completely disagree with. As I've said many times … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {12 April 2019}….
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.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) Did you see my post yesterday where I shared our monthly budget review? I … [Read more...]
When was the last time you did a monthly budget review?
We do a full monthly budget review at least every six months but more often than not, we'll try and do it every three months so we can keep a close eye on what's happening with our money and make changes if we need to.I thought I'd take you through the process and give you a bit of an update on our budget today as it must be a good year or so since I've shared something like this. First up, I always print out two copies of my free monthly budget planner which you can find here. There are two versions to choose from - a plain and a pretty version but obviously, I always … [Read more...]
