<div align="center"><a href="https://www.frugalfamily.co.uk/" title="The Diary of a Frugal Family"><img src="https://www.frugalfamily.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/instagram-image-badge1.png" alt="The Diary of a Frugal Family" style="border:none;" /></a></div> How on earth is it Sunday again already?Thanks so much for everyone who joined in last week - I've been away this weekend so I'm going to have a look at all your lovely links ups tomorrow. I'd love you to join in again this week ;-)Here's my favourite (kind of) Instagram photo of the … [Read more...]

A while ago, Laura from Tired Mummy of Two started a story and the idea was that every day someone else would write the next part of the story and so on until we got to the end.  Well, today is the last part of the story and it's my turn to finish it up. Have a read of the other bits of the story before you read mine and then let me know what you think of the ending - I'm pretty sure it won't end the way you think it will or the way you want it too but I do like a bit of a twist....    Yesterday Jayne from Mums the Word left the story like this: Laura thought for a moment, the events of … [Read more...]

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...]

 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...]

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...]