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Five Frugal Things I’m going to do in 2020….

353591 Comment2020-01-03+10%3A42%3A25Cassandra January 3, 2020 By Cassandra
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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. Today's post is a little bit different though as I'm going to share five things that I plan to do this year instead of five things I've done this week...I have some very definite plans for 2020 - they're written down in a notebook and everything. ;-) 1) I need to get serious about getting old! ;-)I don't want to be working until I'm too old to enjoy my … [Read more...]

The ULTIMATE guide to meal planning….

299662 CommentsThe+ULTIMATE+guide+to+meal+planning....2020-01-02+10%3A05%3A12Cassandra January 2, 2020 By Cassandra
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If one of your New Year's Resolutions is to spend less money then meal planning is a great place to start and this post covers exactly what you need to know.If you don't already meal plan then you'll be amazed at easy it is and how quickly you'll start seeing the results - literally as soon as you write your first meal plan and do your first shop you'll be spending less! And even if you do already plan your family's meal, I'm pretty sure you could up your game and save yourself even more money! How I write our meal plan Our meal plan runs from Monday through to Sunday and … [Read more...]

The Real Cost of Poor Health in The UK….

35354Leave a Comment2020-01-02+10%3A00%3A02Cassandra January 2, 2020 By Cassandra
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Did you know that being in poor health has the potential to cost you big in the future?An unhealthy person typically earns a smaller income, sets asides fewer savings, and will generally mount up less wealth in the next few years compared to a healthy individual. Studies have shown that having bad health can help to explain up to forty per cent of variations in lifetime utilities.Over the years, several studies have established that:Healthy individuals are likely to amass more wealth and earn more with the passage of time. Generally speaking, they are likely to earn about … [Read more...]

Slimming World Syn Free Pizza….

301001 CommentSlimming+World+Syn+Free+Pizza....2020-01-01+17%3A00%3A15Cassandra January 1, 2020 By Cassandra
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Slimming World Syn free pizza is definitely my new favourite tea! Not only is it Syn free, but it's also cheap to make, quick to prepare and uses whatever you have in your fridge as a topping!It's syn free as you use a Weight Watchers wrap as the base rather than a dough and if you're shaking your head right now and telling yourself that a pizza made with a wrap is not a real pizza then bear with me - I was just as cynical until I tried it! How to make Slimming World Syn free pizza What you need: 1 Weight Watchers wrap (Healthy Extra B Choice) 1 Portion Cheese, grated … [Read more...]

A savings challenge with a difference – get a FREE £10….

353471 Comment2020-01-01+09%3A00%3A08Cassandra January 1, 2020 By Cassandra
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As always at this time of year, my social media feeds are filled with all sorts of money goal challenges encouraging you to start the year off as you mean to go on when it comes to money. Whilst encouraging people to save isn't a bad thing at all, I do worry about the fact that lots of these challenges are unachievable and will have people giving up just a few weeks in. They're not really tailored to your own personal circumstances and although they start off with super low amounts, lots of them soon build into higher amounts that would have most of us giving up.I have a … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {27th December 2019}….

349132 Comments2019-12-27+10%3A00%3A37Cassandra December 27, 2019 By Cassandra
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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. I'm not going to lie, being frugal hasn't been my top priority this last couple of weeks! Aside from my trip to New York with Miss Frugal and her friend, I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed with general life stuff recently and I have a lot to think about going into 2020. Right now though, I'm just trying to enjoy what's left of 2019.I do have a couple of … [Read more...]