Today's post is all about how to freezer prep your favourite slow cooker and instant pot meals!If you ask me, freezer prepping meals is one of the best ways that you can save time and money when it comes to meal planning and feeding your family. It's just so easy to be able to reach into the freezer and grab a bag out that just needs to be added to your slow cooker or Instant Pot - perfect after a long day when you really can't be bothered. Benefits of freezer prepping Freezer prepping your slow cooker and instant pot meals can be a great way to save time. When life gets busy it … [Read more...]
How I achieved the perfect work, life, blog balance…
Blogging with a full time job is easier than you might think!Today's a bit of a different kind of post for me - it's all about how I manage to have a great work, life, blog balance!I've been asked a couple of times lately how I manage to balance a full-time job, a happy home life and blogging so I thought I'd share a little bit about my life and tell you how I do it. First, a bit of background. One of the reasons I started this blog was to document our journey into living a more frugal lifestyle - something that we needed to do as I wanted to have the flexibility of working less … [Read more...]
How to save money on your train with Split Ticketing and why I prefer not to….
Have you heard about the amazing way to save money on your train fares? I thought I'd share how to save money with split ticketing today and also tell you why I personally prefer not to do it!What is Split Ticketing? Split ticketing is a way to save money by buying two or more tickets to travel on a journey where you could just buy one. So, for example, your usual train might go from A-B with one ticket that costs a set amount for the whole journey but you could buy individual tickets that would take you A-C before travelling C-B. Here's the example from the … [Read more...]
Let’s Talk about Family Budgeting {the launch our new ‘thing’}….
Do you talk about money with your family?Today, I want you to think about the conversations you do have with your partner and with your children and the impact that talking about money (or not talking about it) can have on your family finances.To me, there are two different types of conversations you should be having about money. The first is with your partner and they need to be more in-depth than the conversations you probably already have. Mr Frugal and I have never really discussed money in that much detail - we have a joint account and I oversee most aspects of our … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Wear a 99p Black T-Shirt…. #SecondHandSeptember
You probably know by now that we're joining in with #SecondHandSeptember this month. ;-) Last week I mentioned in our mini charity shop haul that we'd found a bargain 99p t-shirt and today, I've enlisted the help of Miss Frugal who's volunteered to show us all the different ways you can style the t-shirt so it's perfect for all occasions.The t-shirt she's using today is a H&M oversized black t-shirt which is the perfect length as it's just long enough to pass as a dress as well as be worn as a t-shirt. The best thing about it for me is that it cost just 99p from the sale rack … [Read more...]
Approved Foods Mystery Box – what I actually got….
I ordered an Approved Food Mystery Box last weekend and it arrived yesterday so I thought I'd share the contents with you today!I do want to say up front that although I did work with Approved Food a few years ago, I've continued to use them ever since and this is just my latest order - chosen by me and paid for by me. ;-)So, if you don't know who Approved Food is then I'll quickly get you up to speed before I show you my little Mystery Boxes. Basically they specialise in surplus and short-dated stock, food that is either near or just passed its 'best before' date. They don't … [Read more...]
