Both of my children have received pocketmoney for a good few years now as I really believe that learning to manage their own pocketmoney is a great way to help them learn money management skills that will be invaluable when they’re older.We don’t have rules on what they have to do with their money as I’d rather they learned themselves so I don’t tell them what they can and can’t buy (within reason) and I don’t make them save a set amount out of their weekly allowance. I think this has helped them learn more because they've had the chance to make mistakes with their money – they now realise … [Read more...]
Are you a camper or a glamper….
We went camping a few years ago and had an amazing weekend - we barbecued, played family rounders, had a couple of great trips out, had water fights and in general, had some good old fashioned family fun. It was so much fun and amazing value for money considering it cost less than £40 for all of us to over the long Bank Holiday weekend.The one thing I wasn't keen on though were the nights and I can honestly say that I got hardly any sleep between two wriggling children, a snoring husband whose snores seem to be magnified 10x in the great outdoors and various trips to the toilets … [Read more...]
{Free Printable} A Bored Jar Fit for a Tween….
After my tween grew out of some of the activities in our old bored jar, I made her a bored jar fit for a tween! It's filled with ideas to keep her occupied over the Summer and I've even made a free printable for you so you can print off the ideas and use them to make a jar of your own.One of my all-time most popular blog posts is a post from a few years ago where I told you all about our Bored Jar and shared 80 ideas with you in case you wanted to make your own version. Ours has seen us through rainy days, school holidays and after school blues and we still have it now. … [Read more...]
25 Amazingly Delicious Cakes to WOW people with….
Who doesn't love cake?The official dictionary definition of cake is that it's 'a sweet food made with a mixture of flour, eggs, fat and sugar' which, although true, doesn't seem anywhere near enough of a definition to do justice to some of the wonderful creations that I see almost every time I fire up my laptop.So today I'm celebrating cake by sharing some of my favourite cakes that I've seen online recently....The Crazy Kitchen - Bailey's Chocolate LasagneThe Crazy Kitchen - 5 layer Sprinkle Covered Ombre CakeYellow Days - Cherry and Almond CakesActually Mummy - … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week to save money {22nd May 2015}….
Five frugal things I've done this week: 1. We now have a mini herb garden - actually it's more of a pot but it's in the garden and it has three different herbs in it so we're calling it a garden. ;-)I think I've said before that we're not great with the actual growing of plants so when we saw that Morrisons had their herb plants on offer we bought Mint, Rosemary and Chives. Now we just have to keep them alive long enough to benefit from our £3 investment!2. I love Jo Malone perfume but it's not very frugal so I only ever get it when Mr Frugal decides to splash the cash for a … [Read more...]
Divine Chocolate Fudge Cake Pudding….
Chocolate Fudge Cake Pudding130g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 135 sugar 6 tbsp cocoa 120ml milk 2 tbsp melted butter 1 tsp vanilla essence 135g soft brown sugarMix together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and 2 tablespoons of the cocoa powder. Add in the milk, melted butter and vanilla. Mix it until it’s smooth and then pour into a lightly greased baking dish. Next you need to mix together the remaining cocoa powder and the brown sugar and just sprinkle it over the mixture in the dish. Over the top of the mixture, you then need to pour … [Read more...]
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