The Diary of a Frugal Family

Did you see my last 'Facebook MADE me buy it' post?Basically, I realised a little while ago that I'm like an advertisers dream right now as I've bought things recently that I may not have even known existed if it hadn't been for Facebook and its advertising algorithms that somehow know what I want before I even know myself.(To be clear: none of these items are sponsored or gifted, they're all things that have genuinely appeared in my Newsfeed - usually numerous times before I give in!)Before I start telling you what I have bought, let me tell you what I haven't bought that I … [Read more...]

Today's post is all about the places you can cash in coins for free but before I do. that, let me tell you what inspired my post. 😂I was in my little Asda yesterday looking for Easter Eggs (which is a whole other story but the moral to that one is don't presume your 18-year-old won't want an Easter Egg just because she's 18) when I heard raised voices at the front of the shop. I have no clue what was going on but I did hear an angry man saying that he was going to come back and pay for his shopping using the contents of his copper jar. The lovely man in the shop handled him … [Read more...]

This homemade Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce recipe had really upped my meal planning game this year!  If you've seen any of my meal plans on Meal Planning Made Easy for the last couple of weeks then you'll probably have seen that a new regular on our meal plan is Prawn Pasta with a spicy arrabbiata sauce. It's a bit of a twist on my homemade tomato sauce recipe which I've been making in bulk for years now as it's so versatile and brilliant to batch cook and freeze so you always have some in the freezer. Basically, spicy arrabbiata sauce is just tomato sauce with a kick!  It … [Read more...]

I want to tell you about some daily habits that changed my life for one reason or another although some of them might not be what you were expecting from me. I know the title sounds all zen and you might expect some deep and meaningful daily habits to be included in my list but tit's much more practical than that. These are simple daily habits that I've done to make me a happier person and I think they'll work for most people. You might notice as you read down the list that all of my daily habits are based around either the morning or bedtime which is deliberate because they're all about … [Read more...]