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Things That Frugal People Don’t (Usually) Do….

281174 Comments2019-04-17+19%3A46%3A51Cassandra April 17, 2019 By Cassandra
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{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...]

Review: Fitbit Charge 3 Special Edition….

306191 Comment2019-04-07+09%3A00%3A46Cassandra April 7, 2019 By Cassandra
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Mr Frugal bought me the Fitbit Charge 3 as part of my Birthday present a few weeks ago and because I love it so much, I thought I'd share a bit of a review of it with you.(To be clear, he bought it himself, this isn't an ad in any way)I've been saying for ages that I'd like a Fitbit but they seem quite expensive for what they are (or so I thought) and I just couldn't bring myself to buy one for myself so you can imagine how pleased I was to wake up on my Birthday to this little beauty!It's lavender and rose gold which is perfect for me - so perfect that Mr Frugal said he was … [Read more...]

Super Relaxing DIY Bath Salts….

28223Leave a CommentSuper+Relaxing+DIY+Bath+Salts....2019-04-04+09%3A00%3A48Cassandra April 4, 2019 By Cassandra
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Remember my super-cute unicorn bath salts? Well even after making a few batches of that, I still had lots left of the Epson Bath Salts so I thought I'd try my hand at making a more grown-up version. I've made a couple of smaller batches of this simple DIY relaxing bath salts mix and tried various different essential oils so today, I thought I'd share how to make your own relaxing bath salts mixture and also which combinations of essential oils I've found work well together.My DIY relaxing bath salts are not only easy to make, in small or large batches, they also really … [Read more...]

3 Ingredient DIY Face Oil – the anti ageing blend….

289511 Comment2019-03-28+10%3A00%3A10Cassandra March 28, 2019 By Cassandra
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My 3 ingredient DIY Face Oil is perfect if you're looking for some help in the anti-ageing department without shelling out a fortune on premium beauty brands. As always, please read my post on how to use essential oils responsibly before using any product that includes an essential oil as an ingredient. How to make your own anti ageing DIY face oil The quantities of the following ingredients are going to be determined by the size of your bottle so the measurements are a bit vaguer than usual.Argan oil - just over half of your bottle's capacity Rosehip oil - around a … [Read more...]

Super fun rice krispies pops with Easter sprinkles….

30491Leave a Comment2019-03-23+13%3A38%3A12Cassandra March 23, 2019 By Cassandra
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These super cute Rice Krispies Pops with Easter Sprinkles are so easy to make and I guarantee the kids will love eating them almost as much as they'll love making them with you!We've made something similar to these cute little Easter treats before but we moulded the Rice Krispies into triangle shapes with green candy melts to make them look like Christmas trees but that was obviously when the kids were younger and weren't too cool to make things like this with me. It's been ages since I've made something fun like this but last weekend I was supposed to make some … [Read more...]

Review: Furbo Dog Camera….

March 17, 2019 By Cassandra
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Disclaimer: We were sent the Furbo Dog Camera for review purposes. This is an honest review featuring one dog who absolutely loves it and another who's more scared of it than he is of the soupmaker which is saying something. ;-)In case you don't already know, we have two dogs - Buddy, our nine-year-old Bichon Frise and Monty who's our one-year-old Bichon/Shih Tzu cross. Buddy's our old faithful dog who just plods along without causing any drama whereas Monty is our little hurricane who never sits still and is into absolutely everything. Usually, they … [Read more...]