I know I'm late to the party here as the UK seem to be easing out of lockdown slowly but surely right now but I wanted to share a few ways that I thought you could use some of the time you're stuck in the house to improve your finances.1. Sort out your monthly budget OK, I say this all the time but if you don't have an accurate monthly budget then you don't know where you're going wrong or what you're doing right. How can you improve if you don't know where you need to improve?So why not use some of your free time to print out my monthly budget planner, gather together your … [Read more...]
Bored Jars for everyone – from Tots to Teens…
Sick of hearing the kids say 'I'm bored'? Had enough of them playing on electronics all day? Going loopy at the thought of having to entertain them for another day?Well, this post could be just what you need!I've written about bored jars a few times over the years since I started blogging and last week, I realised that I had one that was appropriate for pretty much any child from a tot to a teenager. It's because I've relied on them so much as my children were growing up because I can't stand hearing the words "I'm bored" but equally, as much as I've always … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {12th June 2020}….
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. Hey! 👐 1) Miss Frugal has a job! We sat together and updated her CV which she then dropped off at a couple of places that we knew were hiring and they called her yesterday afternoon for a quick phone interview and then let her know that she could go along on Saturday afternoon for her induction. It's not a permanent job and it's just for a small … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {5th June 2020}….
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. Hey! 👐 Another week in lockdown means that it's been another week of forced frugal-ness! 1) I had some very tired looking bananas sitting in the fruit bowl last Sunday morning when I went downstairs to let the dogs out, so by 8.30 am, I'd already whipped up a batch of banana and blueberry muffins...I knew that I was making my … [Read more...]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bread…
This yummy show-stopping chocolate peanut butter bread is easy to make and tastes AMAZING! It's going to be your go-to domestic goddess recipe from the first time you make it!You know I love a good super easy recipe, right?Well, this recipe for chocolate peanut butter bread is genuinely one of the easiest recipes I know yet it tastes and looks like it takes so much more effort than it does to make.Don’t miss out on future posts like this - receive updates directly to your inbox by email by adding your email address here and hitting subscribe. You can also follow me on … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {29th May 2020}….
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. Hey! 👐 I know I've been MIA lately and as much as I keep saying that I'm going to try and get my blogging back on track, lockdown life keeps getting in my way. I'm pretty sure I've said this before but aside from being a blogger, I also have a full-time job which has been keeping me super busy since the lockdown began. I've been working … [Read more...]
