This week's five frugal things post is a little bit different because I wanted to share with you five frugal things that I'm going to be doing in 2017.1) I'm going to be doing my own affordable weekly savings challenge again next year because as much as I love all of the ones you see floating around the internet at this time of year, they're just un-manageable for us and I think by about week 10 we'd be struggling. My version means that you don't save as much over the year but at least it's easy to stick to so you won't end up giving up part way through the year. Do you fancy joining … [Read more...]
How much SHOULD you be spending on your weekly shopping?
One thing I often get asked is how much people should be spending on their weekly shopping and I always struggle to answer it because what's right for one family isn't necessarily right for another. I thought I'd have a go at explaining how I think you should decide on your shopping budget, with a little help from my friends. ;-)The right amount to spend on your weekly shopping each week for your family depends on a number of different things, although these are the main three deciding factors in my mind:(a) How much money you have available to spend after paying for … [Read more...]
My secret to an organised freezer….
This post is probably going to make me sound more than a little obsessed with freezer organisation but I'm not that bad, honestly. I just think that if you have an organised freezer then life is easier. ;-)I'm lucky enough to have three freezers - one as part of my fridge freezer, one under the counter freezer that we bought last year and one that we've just been given that lives in our garage. The one in the garage is pretty big and has a LOT of space over 5 biggish drawers and I was probably more excited than I should have been when it arrived a couple of weeks ago.I try to be quite … [Read more...]
Why you NEED to set realistic targets….
Have you made a New Years Resolution this year?If you have, then just have a think about it for a moment - have you set realistic targets for yourself or are your goals going to be a real stretch? Because if your resolution is too difficult and you struggle too much then you're going to get disheartened in no time at all and you'll just give up completely.I'm going to use the savings challenge that's doing the rounds at the moment as an example? You start in week one saving just £1 which is totally achievable but every week you're supposed to save an extra pound, so week two would be … [Read more...]
How to Meal plan – EVERYTHING you need to know about how to meal plan in one place….
I've written about meal planning and shared my thoughts on how to meal plan lots of times on here but I never get tired of telling you about it because I know just how much money meal planning can save you!Whenever I'm asked what I think the best way to save money at home is or what my best money saving tip is, I always say to start with meal planning. Without a doubt in my mind I can tell you that meal planning is the easiest way to save money quickly by far.You could literally start meal planning today and the very next time you go shopping you'll see a reduction in your shopping … [Read more...]
My January Goals….
I know I've said this many, many time before but I really do love New Year. Logically, the date on a calendar shouldn't inspire me to want to improve things as much as they do but seeing as it does, I'm going to take full advantage and set myself some January goals while I'm feeling so motivated.January Goals - PersonalI want to get back to work this week and get myself settled back in. I'm in two minds about it because I've been off ill for so much of last year that I'm dreading it because there's going to be so much to catch up on but excited because I really do enjoy my job. … [Read more...]
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