I don't know about you but I'm finding that keeping the kids occupied (and off their electronics) is becoming a bit of a challenge lately. I think it's a mixture of the miserable weather, the dark nights and the fact that we've all been ill over the last few week that's left us with very little energy to anything other than the essential stuff (school, work, social media - you know the stuff ;-)).But next week is half term and for the first time in about a month none of us are poorly (touch wood) so I'm hopeful that we can have lots of family fun together. We don't have much money though … [Read more...]
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The websites and apps that you need to know about if you want to save money….
No matter how thrifty or frugal you think you are, I'd bet my mortgage that there are more things that you could be doing to save even more money. I've written loads in the past about my favourite money saving websites and apps so I thought I'd do a little bit of a round up today so they're all in one place.The first ten of the best websites I now on the internet are featured here, I won't list them all again but it's well worth having a read through as there are lots of great ways to save money....The next seven must-visit websites on my list are all amazing blogs - I shared them … [Read more...]
Surviving January – Is it OK to sell your unwanted Christmas gifts?
I know that January is a bad month for lots of people following an often earlier than normal payday in December and the cost of Christmas and everything associated with it but I don't think I realised just how bad it can be for so many people until I read some research from the Money Advice Service.According to their findings, more than one in four people will struggle with money this month as the expense of Christmas takes its toll.The same research shows that one in three people in the said that they felt pressure to spend more than they could afford over the past Christmas period … [Read more...]
My top blogging moments of 2015….
This year has flown by but I didn't want to let it go completely without a bit of a round up of my top moments of the year, starting with my top five blog posts of 2015....50 ways to save moneySix things to do before you go to bed that will make the next morning easierSyn free chickpea dahl loafFree downloadable budget planner80 ideas for your bored jar As you'd probably expect, my top five Pinterest posts are pretty similar to my top five blog posts and include the top three posts above. The other two are slightly different though and one especially was a bit of a … [Read more...]
5 Absolutely Free Beautiful Christmas Colouring Pages….
When I saw a colouring book for grown ups in my local supermarket I must admit that I wasn't convinced that colouring in was going to relax me but I decided to give it a go anyway and downloaded some free Christmas colouring pages from t'internet,I got out a selection of colouring pencils and sat down at the table ready to be relaxed and soothed as I coloured in the weird leafy pattern and flowers from the picture I'd printed out.Did it relax me?No, because I like things to look pretty so I was too busy thinking about what colour matched what colour to actually relax.Something … [Read more...]
10 clever ways to save money as a pet owner….
I can't remember what out house was like before we got our dog but I can tell you that our beautiful Bichon Frise Buddy has completed our family perfectly and we can't imagine not having him now.He's quite a high maintenance little pooch if I'm honest but we knew that before we got him because we researched the best breed for our family extensively. The thing that sold me on him was the fact that he wouldn't shed his hair everywhere (it had nothing to do with that cute face, honest!) and the fact that, as a breed, they're known to be a very friendly and playful dog.Before we … [Read more...]
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