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1) On Tuesday we decided to have lazy tea instead of what we had planned so we used some naan breads from the freezer that I'd bought for 9p, a pathetic looking green pepper, the last of the leftover ham from our Sunday dinner and some pepperoni that Mr Frugal bought on his way home from work to make some cheap but very delicious pizzas.Even the cheese was frugal as I'd bought a bag of pizza cheese a while ago and portioned it up to pizza sizes for the freezer. Miss Frugal isn't a cheese fan usually but she does like pizza cheese and she loves the odd homemade pizza so I try to always … [Read more...]

Right, unlike last week I'm feeling pretty confident that I'll get to five easily this week!1) Did you see my new meal planner and matching pictures that I made from some cheap Ikea frames and a free wallpaper sample?  They're hiding some awful greasy blu tac marks on the kitchen wall so not only do they look great, they've also saved me from having the hassle of painting AND they're giving me a much needed boost in the meal planning department.2) Last Sunday was a great de-clutter day for me.  I sorted out all the kids DVDs and took them to our local cash converters where they … [Read more...]

I'm so pleased it's Friday!After another very long and tiring week, I'm not sure if I actually five frugal things to share with you, let's see if I can make it to five....1) I bought some bags of pre-prepared veg from Tesco reduced section this week reduced to 23p a pack.  I managed to make four portions of my favourite spicy butternut squash and sweet potato soup and the rest was used to make a super quick casserole in the slow cooker.  I just added the veg, two chicken stock cubes some leftover chicken and a bit of boiling water  and popped it on high for two and a half … [Read more...]

  Every week I tell you about five frugal things I've done to save some money and whilst some things might not be as frugal as others, everything I share is something that I think is frugal or thrifty for one reason or another.But I wanted to do something a bit different this week, I wanted to share some things I've done that aren't very frugal at all - not because I haven't done anything frugal but because I don't want you to think that I'm some sort of frugal wonder-woman who excels in all areas of frugal-ness (is that even a word).1. I bought a packet of Lemsips - … [Read more...]