I first published my traditional English trifle post a good few years ago now but with the jubilee celebrations approaching, I thought I'd reshare it because my lovely Nana would have been over the moon with me sharing her with you all!I am planning to make it myself for the Jubilee celebrations so I'll update the photos when I do (if I remember)!My Nana used to pride herself on two things - her split pea soup and her trifles! When I was about six, I told her that she was the best 'trifler' in the world and I'm not exaggerating when I say that from then on, she reminded me of … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {20th May 2022}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐1) I needed some Germolene this week but my tube was empty! Did anyone else's Nana used to roll out the Germolene for any kind of cut, spot, bite, sting or even a bruise? Mine did! I grew up thinking Germolene was some magic cream that would fix anything so these days, I always have a tube handy.So this week, I managed to cut myself when I … [Read more...]
This month’s pre-loved bargains {May 2022}….
You all know that I love a good pre-loved bargain, whether it's from a charity shop, the car boot sale or even from somewhere online and this is my monthly post to share some of my bargains with you!You'll probably know this by now but I'm a huge Vinted fan and there's not a monthly pre-loved post goes by without me sharing at least one Vinted bargain. If you want to find out more about how to find bargains on there yourself then this how to buy on Vinted post is perfect for you!Also, I know I say this each month but when I buy things anything pre-loved, I try and only use money … [Read more...]
15 Basic Money Management Tips….
We're going back to basics today with these 15 basic but essential money management tips!Over the last six months as my life has been ridiculously busy and if I'm honest, budgeting has probably been the last thing on my mind most of the time - manageable only because our outgoings were significantly less with the kids on lockdown at home and our income was significantly increased due to all of the overtime I was working. Now we're having to deal with the fact that this is our new normal and our outgoings are creeping back up while the overtime is on the decline so I don't have … [Read more...]
Homemade Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce Recipe….
This homemade Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce recipe had really upped my meal planning game this year! If you've seen any of my meal plans on Meal Planning Made Easy for the last couple of weeks then you'll probably have seen that a new regular on our meal plan is Prawn Pasta with a spicy arrabbiata sauce. It's a bit of a twist on my homemade tomato sauce recipe which I've been making in bulk for years now as it's so versatile and brilliant to batch cook and freeze so you always have some in the freezer. Basically, spicy arrabbiata sauce is just tomato sauce with a kick! It … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {6th May 2022}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐1) It's not often I share a photo of myself on here but I thought I'd share a photo of my new sunglasses which cost me a grand total of £2.43. They started off at £3 in Morrisons but I have a Family and Friends discount card so I get 10% off which was 30p and then, because I bought them as part of my weekly shop and spent over £30 in total then I get … [Read more...]
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