My problem is that, as much as I love having a tidy house, I'm not great at putting in the time to do the housework itself. I have managed to develop a bit of a system over the years to help me keep my house looking tidy with minimal effort though, it just takes a bit of delegation and a little routine.Here's the five things I think you should be doing each day if you want to have a tidy house with minimal effort.... Hoover or sweep your floor I always think the house looks tidier if the floor is clear so every day after school one of Master Frugal's daily job is to hoover downstairs … [Read more...]
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Five habits that are leaving you with no money at the end of the month….
Do you ever find that you have no money left at the end of the month? If so, you're not the only one!But more often than not, the reason for this isn't because you can't afford to pay your bills or that you don't have enough money coming in. It's because you have a few bad habits that are making it hard for you to stick to your budget.Let;s ha a look at a few of them, Starting with the most important one of all.... Not knowing what your monthly budget actually is! It’s surprising how many people don’t have a monthly budget at all let alone reassess it on a monthly basis to allow … [Read more...]
Five alternatives to chips to serve with your tea tonight….
What do you serve as a accompaniment to your main meal on a night? When I was younger we used to have chips or potatoes with just about every meal but the meals that I serve to my children are completely different - for a number of reasons but mainly because they just aren't huge potato fans. We've found lots of other alternatives that we can serve with a meal and I thought you might like to see some today.... Sweet potato friesSweet potato fries are delicious and super easy to make and homemade sweet potato fries taste about a hundred times better than the ready made versions that … [Read more...]
Five ways to make sure you get a bargain on this year’s Summer holiday….
Are you planning a family holiday abroad this year?We were planning a week in August (the only time off we all have together this year) but the prices were sky high so we ended up booking to go away in this country instead but Miss Frugal and I are having a cheeky long weekend away in the sun in April instead. It was only us who wanted to go away really as the men of the house aren't fans of the heat or the travelling involved so we decided to get away for some girly time together - I told you I was going to do things that made me happy this year, didn't I?We got an AMAZING deal when … [Read more...]
OK Monday, let’s do this! 7 things to cheer you up on a miserable Monday Morning….
I don't know about you but I find Monday mornings are the hardest morning of the whole week, especially when it's still dark outside when we're waking up! The kids definitely seem to be grouchier and harder to get out of bed on a Monday and I always ending up hitting that snooze button one time too many on a Monday which leaves me feeling no less tired and if anything, more grumpy than I would have been as I've had more time in bed to think about how much I hate Mondays!Last week was worse than usual as I was feeling ill on the Sunday night so I relied on the kids to get everything … [Read more...]
125+ things to do this October Half Term….
Keeping the kids occupied during the October half term can be more challenging than during the rest of the school holidays thanks to the often miserable weather so I thought I'd put together a little round up of a few of my posts to give you some ideas on what you can do to stop the usual 'I'm bored' whinges....And then there's this post which features five of our favourite cooking with kids recipes and these ten posts which are about little DIYs that Miss Frugal has done recently.And I always find that our bored jars come in very handy at this time of year.... … [Read more...]
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