Comments on: Thrifty and frugal ways aren’t always the cheapest ways….

By: Philip

Philip — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:45:03 +0000

No no no, you can't make soup in 21 minutes 🙂
The only soup (particularly vegetable soup) is "second hand soup", when you have some left over and eat it the next day, and it tastes so much better.
So ideally, make it the day before you need it, but then you have to resist eating it that day. Even thought it's not second hand, it's still better than no soup.
It's not easy is it!

By: Karen Langridge

Karen Langridge — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:08:01 +0000

We have a soup maker I better dust it off and start using it 🙂 Love the handles on the bedside cabinet x

By: Kara

Kara — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:57:55 +0000

I have my own bags that sit in the boot of my car, just have to remember to take them into the shop with me

By: TheMadHouse

TheMadHouse — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 17:56:54 +0000

I am a great believer in value and have the buy once and buy right mentality. Sometimes cheap can mean tatty

By: Stressy Mummy

Stressy Mummy — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 20:32:24 +0000

I love the idea of a soup maker, I might start hinting to my husband as i think I would really use one.

By: romanianmuminlondon

romanianmuminlondon — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:53:45 +0000

Oh i have a soup maker but its now about 6 year old so could do with replacing it! great advice there

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:56:41 +0000

My slow cooker is definitely something which helps me be more frugal in SO many ways. It costs less to run than a normal cooker, I find that cheaper cuts of meat commute really well to being slow cooked and I often bulk-cook so that we have meals for later dates. We opted for a Crock Pot with a larger volume, so it was by no means the cheapest model available (although we did wait until there was an Amazon sale!) but it's saved us so much in the long run.

By: Gude H-G

Gude H-G — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:58:40 +0000

You are SO right about frugal not always being the cheapest option. And I LOVE your new definition!
I'm going to go with that in future 😀

By: Siobhan

Siobhan — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:16:45 +0000

I maintain my gym membership (£16.99 a month) because without it I would end up traipsing around the shops at lunchtime!

By: angiemwebster77

angiemwebster77 — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:15:56 +0000

I totally agree with you, I use the word frugal a lot and I believe that frugality is such an individual thing and can't be defined by one catch it all definition. Frugality to me could be totally different to someone else. I will quite happily spend more on an item for the quality and longevity, buy cheap buy twice so they say.