When I was growing up, I dreamed about a big white wedding to the man of my dreams and then settling down to family life with two children (a boy and a girl obviously) and a dog. We'd have weekly visits from the grandparents and huge family gatherings where everyone would gather round and enjoy each others company. And seeing as I'm sharing my childhood dreams with you I might as well tell you that the skies were always blue and the birds were always singing - I'm pretty sure there was a rainbow around most of the time too. ;-)Life didn't turn out that way though.I got the husband, … [Read more...]
The link between basketball and colic….
When we went to New York in April, Miss Frugal and I went to see a basketball game at the iconic Madison Square Gardens between the New York Knicks and the Washington Wizards which was an AMAZING experience!Our little trip to Madison Square Gardens was probably the only thing we did when we were in New York that Mr Frugal felt he missed out on as he's been a bit of a closet basketball fan since Miss Frugal was a baby.We were super lucky with her as she slept through from a couple of days old but after about two or three weeks she started suffering with colic which always seemed to … [Read more...]
What to pack for a great family day out….
I don't know about you but when we decide to go on a family day out, there’s always that moment just after we’ve left when I think I’ve forgotten something.That's one of the reasons that we have a Summer bag in the back of our car - our bag has lots of things in it that we might need on a day out like sun tan lotion in case it's hot, a beach towel in case we get wet, hats for sunny days and even change for parking. It's looking a bit depleted right now as we've been using the things in it over the last few months and haven't gotten around to replacing the things we've taken out so I … [Read more...]
How to make money from Mystery Shopping….
It's Saturday morning which means it's time for the fourth post in my 'How to Make Money' series.I do hope you're enjoying the ideas that I've been sharing and that you've enjoyed reading my fellow UK Money Bloggers experiences, I know I've learned a lot personally from them and I think it's better for you guys that I ask others to share their real life experiences instead of me just googling the information to share with you. ;-)This week's post is all about how to make money from mystery shopping which is something that I have done personally but not for a few years so I've asked … [Read more...]
10 Last Minute Fathers Day gifts for under £10….
I'm not going to lie, Fathers Day has been the furthest thing from my mind this week and in typical me fashion, I now have one day to sort a present. I also have two uncooperative children who have other plans for today meaning that a homemade gift is out of the question unless I make it myself and that's kind of not the point is it?So, while they're both out and about today I've asked them to get their Dad something they know he'll like to present to him tomorrow. This could turn out disastrously wrong or it could be quite sweet but I'll let you know either way.We don't really go … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I’ve done this week {16th June 2017}….
1) Last weekend poor little Buddy was scratching himself a lot and was clearly uncomfortable so I called the vets in town and got an appointment for him to see what was going on. Our vets charge £29 for an appointment plus extra for any necessary medication so when I found out he had a bacterial infection that was going to need steroids and antibiotics as well as at least one follow up appointment I knew I was looking at an expensive bill. The receptionist mentioned a monthly care plan that I could take for him which would give me unlimited appointments for free along with free worming and … [Read more...]
