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, I do want to 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 - we're frugal so we can afford to do nice things together.1) This week was my Dad's funeral and whilst I didn't … [Read more...]
How to Find Your Perfect Home….
I love my home and have since we moved into it but if I'm absolutely honest with you, it's not my dream home. I almost got my dream home though way back before Miss Frugal was born so today, I'm going to tell you how I knew when I'd found my dream home and how you will too.You get the butterflies Think of just about every romantic comedy you’ve ever seen - cast your mind back to the moment the lead characters spot each other from across the room and see each other for the first time. That’s how you should feel when you first see the house!It's how I felt as I wandered around my … [Read more...]
How the 50/20/30 Budget Method Helps You Financially….
Today I am going to share how the 50/20/30 budget method works and tell you how it can change your financial future forever.I've recently been trying a new budgeting method which a few people I know recommended to me - it's called 50/20/30 and I find that it’s an amazingly easy way to learn how to save and be financially savvy. It's not for everyone and I get that, there are lots of us who don't have the luxury of allocating funds to our financial goals and to unnecessary spending but for those who can, I definitely think it's worth a go to see if it suits your budgeting style more … [Read more...]
Dear Dad….
As you read this, I'll be at my Dad's funeral saying goodbye to the man who's been there for me since the day I was born. It feels like a good day to share this letter that I wrote to him the day after he died.I wasn't planning on sharing it as it was simply a post that I wrote to make myself feel better by getting it all out but as I thought about writing a post to share with you today, it just felt right to share this with you.Dear Dad,I can't believe you're really gone, that I really held your hand last night as you took your last breath last night.It doesn't feel real … [Read more...]
We’re considering extending….
As a parent of two teenagers, the space we have in our home is something that's been on my mind a lot lately and I've been considering the various different options we have to give us a little more space at home.Our house isn't a small house but it's definitely not a big one either - we have a new build three bedroomed semi with an average sized garden and an integral garage which means that we definitely have options if we decide to extend.We've ruled out the idea of an actual extension because of the costs involved and the fact that we don't want all of the upheaval and hassle … [Read more...]
Homemade Sweet Potato Bread….
This recipe I was given for amazing sweet potato bread is actually a recipe that calls for canned sweet potatoes which we don't get here in the UK (that I know of) so I adapted it using my own homemade version of canned sweet potatoes - it's AMAZINGBecause this recipe for sweet potato bread is a recipe that I know that my American readers might appreciate, I decided to use both grams and cups as measurements - I'm interested to see if that's something you'd like to see in future recipes, so please do let me know in the comments if you would.Ingredients for the mashed sweet … [Read more...]
