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#OldSchool Meal Planning Monday {28th April}…

43678Leave a Comment2025-04-28+12%3A47%3A55Cassandra April 28, 2025 By Cassandra
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As part of my frugal reset, I've been sharing our weekly meal plans on here again and I'll be honest, I've really enjoyed the old school blog posts again along with the accountability that I get from sharing something with you all!Meal planning makes me feel more organised and saves me time and money, every single week and these weekly posts, as old style as they are, really help keep me accountable for sitting down and making my plan each week and then through the week, actually sticking to it.I am going to hold my hands up though and say that at least once a week, sometimes … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {26th April 2025}….

435981 Comment2025-04-26+13%3A00%3A35Cassandra April 26, 2025 By Cassandra
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Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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) A free cup of hot chocolate tastes better than one that costs £2.50, right? Not that I'd know about what it tasted like as I didn't actually drink it myself (thanks Diabetes) but Big A assures me that it was very tasty. 😁I used the offer from Octoplus (Octopus Energy's loyalty program) to get a free drink from Greggs … [Read more...]

Low Carb Airfryer Pancakes….

43600Leave a CommentLow+Carb+Airfryer+Pancakes....2025-04-24+10%3A28%3A07Cassandra April 24, 2025 By Cassandra
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Being a diabetic, I often feel like I'm missing out on certain foods so now that I feel like I've got a bit more of a handle on managing my diabetes, I'm trying to look for diabetic alternatives to the foods I enjoy so that I can continue to enjoy them. Today, I'm going to share my recipe for Airfryer low carb pancakes. I've recently started to use almond flour as an alternative to normal flour because it has a much lower carbohydrate content which makes it better for diabetics. It contains around 21g of carbohydrates per 100g compared to normal flour which typically has … [Read more...]

This month’s pre-loved bargains {April 2025}….

43536Leave a Comment2025-04-23+10%3A56%3A49Cassandra April 23, 2025 By Cassandra
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You all know that I love a good pre-loved bargain, whether it's from a charity shop, the car boot sale or even from somewhere online and so I love to do a monthly post dedicated to sharing some of my bargains with you!I'm sharing a very spendy purchase to start this month's post with but bear with me. 😁We travel as much as we can, both in the UK and abroad, and I've been looking for a rucksack to take on my travels with me for a while now. I wanted something that I loved the look of but that was functional with enough space to pack enough for a night or two away … [Read more...]

Homemade Wood Polish to make your home shine….

30037Leave a Comment2025-04-22+19%3A29%3A36Cassandra April 22, 2025 By Cassandra
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Over the last year or so I've been experimenting more and more with homemade cleaning products. Today, I'm sharing my latest creation - homemade DIY wood polish.I have lovely dark wood bannisters which can look quite grubby quite quickly thanks to the kids often grubby hands so they need a regular wipe down and polish to keep them looking as lovely as I want them to.I really love my homemade cleaning spray but for my bannisters, I wanted something that would leave a little bit of a shine on the wood so I tried adding some olive oil to the mix.I had a disaster with the first … [Read more...]

#OldSchool Meal Planning Monday….

43625Leave a Comment%23OldSchool+Meal+Planning+Monday....2025-04-21+16%3A37%3A50Cassandra April 21, 2025 By Cassandra
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As part of my frugal reset, I've been sharing our weekly meal plans on here again and I'll be honest, I've really enjoyed the old school blog posts again along with the accountability that I get from sharing something with you all!Meal planning makes me feel more organised and saves me time and money, every single week. Since I got back into meal planning (after an expensive break from it 😁), I've really enjoyed spending time on a Sunday planning what we'll be eating over the coming week. I love the feeling of being organised when I go to the shops using the list I've … [Read more...]