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) You might have seen this post from earlier this … [Read more...]
Amazing Frugal and Free Fathers Day Gift…. {Free Printable}
Today I wanted to share with you how to use my Christmas Family Traditions Poster Maker to make an amazing frugal and free Fathers Day Gift.If the Dad in your life is anything like Mr Frugal, he'll pretty much buy himself the things he needs as and when he needs them and don't really want 'stuff' for the sake of giving a gift on Fathers Day.In the past, we've always felt like we needed to buy him something so we've ended up buying something just for the sake of it and although, he's always grateful for whatever we give him I know he would have quite happily not had a gift.So … [Read more...]
A bored jar for teenagers….
Over the years, we've had various different bored jars that have kept the kids occupied during the long Summer Holidays but this year, I'm very aware that, at 13 and 15, the kids are too old for the bored jars we've made and used so much in the past. That's why I thought I'd do an updated version with a bored jar for teenagers!I absolutely HATE the words "I'm bored' and ever since the kids were old enough to say them, I've tried to be prepared with ways to keep them occupied. My favourite things to do this have without question been our bored jars and we've had a few over the years … [Read more...]
Five secrets to teaching teenagers about money management in the real world….
Today's post is all about teaching teenagers about money - something I take very seriously as I want my two to leave home as well equipped as possible to deal with their money in the real world. I'm not going to tell you that my two teenagers are particularly frugal or that they don't crave the latest Xbox games or designer goods because they're normal teenagers who want the nice things they see their friends with.What I am going to tell you is how I'm teaching them money and giving them what I hope to be the skills they need to manage their money in the real world when they don't … [Read more...]
How to make a Pincode to help people find you on Pinterest….
Today I want to share how to make a Pincode to help people find you easier on Pinterest.Before I do though, I should say that having a huge amount of followers is not something you NEED to have to be successful on Pinterest. The key is having great descriptions containing your keywords and relevant hashtags but your followers will be the first people to see your content and in theory, if they engage with it then that's going to add some extra juice to your pin when the Pinterest algorithm is looking at which posts to share more widely.A great pin with everything else going in its … [Read more...]
DIY Beard Oil for the man in your life….
With Fathers Day fast approaching, today seemed like a good idea to share my homemade DIY beard oil with you. And before you roll your eyes at another post dedicated to beards and moustaches in the space of a few weeks, I will completely forgive you if you click away at this point if (a) you don't have a man with a beard in your life and/or (b) last month's Moustache and beard balm was enough for you. Why not go investigate my relaxing coconut oil bath melts and make yourself a treat instead.If you are still here, this DIY beard oil not only moisturises the beard and keeps it … [Read more...]
