It's that time of year when I share my No Trick or Treating sign... 🎃 There's a couple of extra versions this year too because last year, a couple of you asked for one that said that all the treats were gone. Also, you'll notice that the wording is out of date in the post, I didn't want to update it from when I first published this post eight years ago. It makes me smile to read it so I'm leaving it as it is other than adding in a couple of new versions. Personally, I love Halloween and look forward to the knocks on the door on Halloween night from … [Read more...]
Can You Put Solar Panels on a Flat Roof in the UK?
Solar panels are something I've been thinking about since we moved into our house earlier this year. We're slowly working our way through renovating our lovely old Victorian house and although a lot of what we're doing is about making it look nice, I'm also really interested in anything we can do to make it more energy-efficient and hopefully save ourselves some money in the long run.One thing that's made me think solar panels might actually be a possibility for us is the flat roof at the back of our house. It gets the sun pretty much all day and, to me at least, it seems like it could … [Read more...]
Five little things that have saved us money this week {30th October 2026}….
Every week I share five small things we’ve done to save a bit of money, make life easier or help us spend more intentionally. None of them are usually huge on their own, but that’s kind of the point. Those small choices add up over time and give us more room for the things that really matter — whether that’s days out, holidays, home projects, treats we’ll actually enjoy or just a bit more breathing space in the budget.I genuinely can’t believe we’re at the end of October already. It feels like Halloween has crept up on me this year and now we're just days away from November which means … [Read more...]
Easy Halloween Baking with Kids – Five Fun Ideas to Try….
When the kids were younger, October half term always used to include at least one baking day. Sometimes it was just a case of making some cakes and decorating them with whatever Halloween-themed treats we could get our hands on, but other times we went a step further and made something a bit more technical. ;-)I've been really enjoying looking back through some of my older blog posts recently, especially the ones where I've shared things I've made with the kids over the years. Some of them go back well over ten years now, and it's lovely reading them again and remembering how … [Read more...]
Are you missing out on free money….
I've been thinking about all the little ways that we earn money without really doing anything and it all started with our weekly food shop at Asda yesterday. We did our usual shop, bought everything we needed for the week and came away with £4 in Asda Rewards and another £2.95 in cashback through Sprive.That's almost £7 back from a shop we were going to do anyway and it took literally seconds of extra effort to earn it. And that got me thinking about how much money we actually earn throughout the year just by remembering to scan a loyalty card or going through a cashback app before buying … [Read more...]
Budget-friendly comfort food we’re adding to our meal plans this winter….
As soon as the weather starts getting colder, the way we eat definitely changes. I’m much less interested in salads and lighter meals and much more interested in proper comfort food – the kind of dinners that warm you up, fill everyone up and ideally leave enough leftovers for lunch the next day too.I’ve been thinking about the meals we’ll be eating over the next few months and there are definitely a few old favourites that are going to be appearing on our meal plan quite regularly. Mince and dumplings Mince and dumplings is probably one of the ultimate cold weather dinners for me. … [Read more...]
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