Over the last few weeks we've been gradually giving Miss Frugal's room a bit of a makeover and we're both really pleased with the finished result - she's over the moon because it looks exactly like she wanted it to and I'm pleased because we did it on a really small budget.To keep the costs down, we've tried to use things from around the house or make them ourselves and our favourite homemade project was the inspirational wall art picture that we made.We used a picture that I bought for a couple of pounds ages ago and painted it using a light green tester pot of paint. You could use … [Read more...]
I’m not ready….
This morning I dropped Master Frugal off at school (at the ridiculous time of 6am might I add) for his first school residential.He's going away for three nights which is by far the longest I've been away from him before and if I'm honest, as he rushed on to the coach with all of his friends laughing and chatting at the tops of their voices about how much fun they were going to have, a teeny tiny tear may have escaped.I just don't think I'm ready for him to grow up yet.I'm worrying now about what he'll eat, whether he'll miss me, who'll hug him if he hurts himself and most … [Read more...]
5 easy Steps to becoming more frugal….
(OK, there is a slight possibility that I *may* have lied about it being easy) 1. Know your monthly budget First things first, you need to calculate your monthly budget (you can use my free printable budget planner if it helps) and work out how much money you have left over at the end of the month. Then you can identify where you need to cut back and also have a better idea of how much money you have left over at the end of each month. 2. Stick to your monthly budget Next you need to get the hang of staying within your budget. If the money you should have left over doesn't match what … [Read more...]
Family Fun at the beach (it doesn’t even need to be sunny)….
We live two minutes away from our local beach and lately we've been spending more time than usual there!We don't only go when the sun is shining though, we've been at night in the dark (with torches) and when it's been raining (wearing wellies) and we've had fun every single time so I thought I'd share with you today our ultimate list of fun things to do at the beach.Sunbathe Bury someone in the sand Paddle in the sea Play Frisbee Have a picnic Play noughts and crosses in the sand Have a sand sculpture competition - we try to make our own faces ;-) Take a sketch pad and pencil … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week to save money {12th June 2015}….
Five frugal things I've done this week: 1. We finally got around to having a car boot sale (you can read all about it here) and considering it was quite windy and we were mostly selling Miss Frugal's junk things I actually think we did really well. Everything that we didn't sell went straight to the charity shop so I'd call that a frugal and de-cluttering success!2. This one involves a bit of a white lie so please don't hold it against me ;-)As I mentioned last week, Miss Frugal wanted a room makeover because she wanted her room to be a bit more grown up. We went to B&Q … [Read more...]
How to Make Gummy Bear Ice Lollies….
Miss Frugal has been taking more of an interest in blogging lately but rather than post on her own blog, she likes to share her ideas on here. She researches what she wants to make, makes me a little shopping list and then makes whatever it is, obviously being the child of a blogger she also knows to photograph every step of the way. ;-)So far she's made Shamrock Shakes and homemade Mint Lemonade and today she's turning her attention to ice lollies, specifically gummy bear ice lollies!She's made a little video to show you how to make these very delicious tasting lollies so I'll let her … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 291
- 292
- 293
- 294
- 295
- …
- 481
- Next Page »
