When Master Frugal had a bit of an extended stay in hospital recently, there were a couple of things we did that made a difficult time that little bit easier.  I thought I'd share them with you today as there were some things that we didn't really realise until the last couple of days and I really wish we'd known then sooner.I'm really sorry to keep wheeling out this photo but it's the only one I took of him when he was in the hospital and that was only taken because he wanted to update his friends on why he was off and what had happened.  Obviously, the way to do that these days is on … [Read more...]

This may come as a surprise (not) but I'm far from perfect when it comes to money saving!  (Actually, this probably isn't a surprise to regular readers ;-))I had a chat with Miss Frugal this weekend about social media and one of the things I said to her was that the people she follows on Instagram who look perfect and put together most likely aren't.  I explained to her that they only share what they want you to see and although that doesn't make them 'fake', it does mean that their life probably isn't as amazing as you might think it is from looking at the photos they choose to … [Read more...]

We've had lots going on over the last couple of weeks and I've had some lovely, lovely emails from you all which I will definitely reply to when I can but there just aren't enough hours in the day at the moment so I thought I'd just write a quick post to let you know how we're all getting on.So, most of your emails have been about Master Frugal and I'm pleased to report that he's doing great. He's still in a bit of pain and he has a pretty scary looking collection of scars on his tummy but he's on the mend and is in much better spirits than he was.Concussion/appendicitis … [Read more...]