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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.  Hey! 👐1) A while ago, I shared how I'd painted my lovely old dining room table white.A couple of people at the time asked me why I'd chosen white to paint the table as white isn't the most practical colour for a dining room table - a fact I totally get!  I went for white because, at the time, I was on a mission to paint all of the walls in my house … [Read more...]

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.  Hey! 👐1) I'm kind of disappointed with this first one but it is what it is I guess - I bought a tumble drier after 10 years+ of managing without one.  We got rid of our tumble drier when we moved house as it wasn't the most energy-efficient model even back then and I just felt like it was unnecessary so we popped it on Freecycle and a very … [Read more...]

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.  Hey! 👐1) This week's potato pancakes were a huge success now that I've figured out my secret ingredient (which clearly isn't such a secret seeing as I shared the recipe on Monday! I'd planned to have a little leftover mashed potato from the dinner I was planning but ended up with more than I expected Miss Frugal was asked to work at the last … [Read more...]

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.  Hey! 👐1) As always, my favourite way to start one of these weekly posts...These ones look a bit sad but they only cost 50p so I'm hoping they might cheer up once they've had a soak. I say this all of the time but I love fresh flowers, they really do make me smile so they're never a waste of money to me.  2) OK, we finally gave … [Read more...]

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.  Hey! 👐1) There's been a dress that I've wanted from Laura Ashley for a good six months or so but I couldn't bear the thought of paying £70 for a dress so even though I wanted it, I left it on the rack every time I saw it.  Anyway, last weekend, I walked past Laura Ashley and thought I'd just nip in on the off chance that the dress was in the sale and I … [Read more...]

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.  Hey! 👐1) If we're talking about getting life back to normal then one of the best ways to do that is to start this post off in my favourite way...I've definitely seen happier looking bunches of flowers but these Sunflowers were reduced to the bargain price of £1.50 and they've been brightening up my kitchen for the last five days!2) I'm still … [Read more...]