All of the talk around me at the moment about who got into what school has reminded me of last year when poor Master Frugal didn't get his first choice school. I thought I'd tell you a little bit about our experience in case it helps someone else....We thought Master Frugal getting into the same school as his sister was pretty much a done deal, even though it's a faith school that everyone wants to get into because of it's excellent reputation. The school did wonders for Miss Frugal in her first couple of years there turning her from a shy un-confident child into a bubbly, happy … [Read more...]
The cheat’s version of McDonalds Shamrock Shake….
It occurred to Miss Frugal last weekend that we were going to be in New York not long after St Patricks day so she spend a good 15 minutes excitedly Googling and trying to find out if the Shamrock Shake will still be selling in McDonalds at that point. We're still none the wiser to be honest but when she was searching online, she came across our very own copycat recipe from a few years ago in the search results so she decided to give up on the Googling and just make her own version.Seeing as it's almost St Patricks Day, I thought I'd re-share the original post for you guys too in case … [Read more...]
Helping your parents with money….
A couple of things have happened lately that have made me more aware than ever just how old my lovely old Dad is getting - he's always been such a strong, independent (and stubborn) man so it's hard for me to see him as anything but the Dad I'm used to.I think he's struggling with it all too if I'm honest and I know he hates asking me for help but often has no choice these days - the dilemma for me is when to step in and offer my help without him feeling a little bit useless.It's a subject I want to write about but right now, I think I'd go off in a million and one tangents to do with … [Read more...]
The perfect spicy bean burger recipe….
Today I'm sharing the perfect spicy bean burger recipe with you!A couple of week's ago we went bowling to a place called TenPin in York and treated ourselves to a cheeky burger and fries while we were there. I had a spicy bean burger and it was honestly the nicest burger I've had in a long time!I've been trying to recreate the recipe but I couldn't pin down the various different tastes and I can't find any info online so my version is very different to the one I was originally trying to recreate. It's still a lovely spicy bean burger though so I thought I'd share it with … [Read more...]
Slimming World on a Budget {Week 3}….
So, rather embarrassingly, my last Slimming World update was way back at the end of January and I don't have too much more to report since then as I've struggled more than I expected.My first struggle was that I was getting stomach cramps on about day 2 or 3 each time I tried it for some reason so I gave up each time. My specialist mentioned that Slimming World may not be the best diet for me to follow as it doesn't necessarily encourage the best eating habits ( apparently the 'free' foods can encourage over eating of the wrong foods) and he suggested I give Weight Watchers points system … [Read more...]
5 un-frugal things that I spend my money on….
Mr Frugal was having a read through of my blog last night and he made me smile when he said how frugal I sounded from all my frugal posts this month and he wondered what you would think of some of the very un-frugal things that I choose to spend some of the money I save on.He said that some of you would be very un-impressed with some of the things I spend my money but I think he's wrong. I said you would understand that one of the reasons that I choose to be frugal in some areas of my life is so that I can be un-frugal in others.Let's see what you think of some of the un-frugal things … [Read more...]
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