With all the technology at our fingertips these days, it's really easy to forget about the old fashioned fun that can be had without the help of electronics. So, much like the I'm bored sticks we made for when the kids tell me that they're bored, I've made a checklist for us grown ups for when we're thinking about what to do with the kids...What's your favourite thing to do together that doesn't involve electronics? … [Read more...]
10 different uses for Vinegar….
I'm pretty sure that a lot of you will already know that vinegar isn't just for sprinkling on your chips, but did you know just how much you can do with it?Vinegar has been used for thousands of years and has so many different uses around the house that it's impossible to cover them all in just one post so I'm not even going to try although I am going to tell you what I think the top ten uses for vinegar are. It's chemical free and because of it's acidity it's great for getting rid of germs and bacteria.Clean your microwave by mixing 1/2 cup full of white vinegar with 1/2 cup water … [Read more...]
What would you do Wednesday – Splash the cash or be sensible and save….
We won the lottery last week!Not enough that we can give up work or anything but the £5.90 we won is better in our pocket than someone elses isn't it?It did get us thinking though about what we would do if we did win a larger amount. What if we won, say £10,000, would we use it to pay off debts, mortgage and grown up stuff or would be go our and splurge on treats?I know that the best thing to do would be to use all of it to be sensible but as I said to Mr Frugal when we were talking about it, I think I'd use some of it to go on holiday and maybe buy a new car and some … [Read more...]
The school are trying to bankrupt me….
I'm pretty sure that our school must be of the opinion that I have a money tree in my back garden!Since the kids went back to school less than a month ago it seems to be a never ending stream of letters home - the majority of which require money from me!We've had the letter about the Year 6 residential that cost me £20 as a deposit, the school trip for last week which was £13, the school trip for next week which is costing £10 plus I need specific clothes as listed on the form so they can dress up a second World War refugee. And that's just for Miss Frugal.Master Frugal is doing … [Read more...]
Make some money by reviewing things you already own….
As you probably know, I'm on a mission to make enough money to pay for Christmas and this week's challenge is to make some money using Dooyoo.If you've never heard of Dooyoo before, it's a consumer review website who 'pay' people who submit reviews to the them. They pay you in 'dooyoo miles' and have three different levels of payment depending on what it is that you're actually reviewing:Level 1 is the highest paid category and includes things like most things electronic, household appliances, pushchairs and car seats. For a level 1 review in this category, you'll receive 600 dooyoo … [Read more...]
This week’s mini meal plan and my recipe for slow cooker chilli….
As of Friday afternoon, Mr Frugal and I have a week off work together. It's actually the week we booked in so we could have a week's family holiday and we were intending to take the kids out of school and go away for a week somewhere nice and warm.But then the rules changed and we can't take them out of school for the full week so we're just going to have a nice weekend away this weekend starting as soon as they finish school on Friday. We haven't decided yet what we're doing or where we're going but we definitely doing something!So our meal plan is only Monday to Thursday this week … [Read more...]
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