It's been a while since I shared an idea for something to make with our FREE personalised poster maker so today, as I'm sat here contemplating the fact that it looks very Autumnal outside my house today, I thought I'd share an idea for an Autumn Family Favourites poster.For those of you who don't know, the poster maker tool is right here! I know it's had a few issues lately and I'm so sorry that it took me longer than expected to get it fixed due to the current state of play in the world but it's back up and running now which is brilliant as it's just in time for the busiest time … [Read more...]
10 tips for teaching a teenager to drive…
Teaching a teenager to drive is not an easy task so today, I thought I'd share some of my tips in case you ever find yourself in that position! I never thought I'd be sharing a post filled with tips to help you if you're teaching a teenager to drive! Genuinely, I'm not the best driver in the world myself and I never had any intention of teaching my own teens to drive. But then Lockdown happened!Miss Frugal was desperate to learn to drive as soon as she turned 17 last September but after a couple of lessons with a local firm, she lost all enthusiasm and was reluctant to book more lessons … [Read more...]
Facebook MADE me buy it….
I realised the other day that I've bought a couple of things recently that I may not have even known existed if it hadn't been for Facebook and it's advertising algorithms that somehow know what I want before I even know myself.I thought it might be interesting to show you what I've bought recently and looking back over them as I'm writing this, I'm actually pretty pleased with most of my Facebook purchases. Note that I said most, not all! 🤣😂🤣 About ten pairs of tights (and two more pairs that I just bought today) from Snag Tights This discovery has literally … [Read more...]
30 days of Frugal Autumn Activities – perfect for Social Distancing….
If you're looking for a Frugal Family Autumn Activity which is perfect for social distancing then this is the post for you as I have 30 ideas right here!Autumn has always been one of my favourite times of the year - these days it's more because I love the fact that I can snuggle in warm comfy jumpers, drink hot chocolate with marshmallows in and burn as many candles as I want to without someone telling me it's a waste of a good candle because it's sunny outside (yes, my 17-year-old judges my life choices constantly). 😂When the kids were a bit younger though, it was because I … [Read more...]
Five free things to do in Cardiff….
Today's 'Five free things to do in Cardiff' post is the third in my series about free things to do around the UK as a family. Today's post is from the Claire who blogs over at Money Saving Central who's very kindly put together her favourite free things to do in Cardiff as it's not somewhere that I've ever been and I do really want to share posts from as many different towns or cites from across the UK. Five Free Things to do in Cardiff Cardiff MuseumThe National Museum is a free, public museum and art gallery based in the heart of Cardiff in Wales where you can … [Read more...]
Five free things to do in Ipswich….
Today's 'Five free things to do in Ipswich' post is the second in my series about free things to do around the UK as a family. (In case you're wondering where the first post was, it was way back in March before the world went crazy and was all about the best free things to do in Middlesbrough)Today's post is from the very lovely Faith Archer who blogs over at Much More with Less and is one of my blogging idols - she's such a lovely lady and her blog is fantastic with much more grown-up money advice that I give here so I can't recommend highly enough that you pop over and have … [Read more...]
