I need to get myself organised.Everything's been really hectic in the last few months (in a good way) and it's getting harder and harder to keep track of who should be where and when. The house is in a bit of a state as I never seem to have time to do everything that I need to so. My usual organised morning routine has gone out of the window and due to some unexpected expensive car repairs the month before last, we're still playing catch up with our money.I managed to miss the open afternoon at school today as I completely forgot it was today and yesterday, Miss Frugal went to school … [Read more...]
Normal (ish) service is resumed….
We've just got back from a lovely relaxing family holiday in Majorca and I'm sure you're dying to see some of my holiday pictures aren't you? I hope so, because I ended up taking about 500 pictures which is a lot even for me....It wasn't a perfect holiday by any means. The first day is a bit of a blur of tears and arguments due to the fact we had to leave home at 3am to get our 6am flight so the children were so tired when we got there and refused to have any sort of a nap as they wanted to be out and about straight away. I discovered Master Frugal has a new-found hate of sun tan … [Read more...]
Saturday Science Guest Post – Raincatchers….
Hi everyone, it is Jen from The Mad House, A Thrifty Mum and Frugal and Fun here. I am taking over A Frugal Family today whilst Cass and the mini frugals are sunning themselves.Sun is something we seen to be lacking, so why not make some rain catchers and make the most of the wet weather we are havingMaterials:Large bottle (A 2 litre pop bottle or a water bottle) Scissors Wooden spoon Ruler Permanent markerInstructions:We took a couple of water bottles and I cut the top third off and we turned it upside down and fitted it in the bottom two thirds of the bottle to use as … [Read more...]
My New Project – Frugal and Fun….
If you follow me on Twitter, you might already be aware that I've been working on a new project with my lovely friends Becky and Jen over the last few months. We've been frantically e mailing, DMing and Tweeting each other to try and pull everything together ready for our big launch and I'm pleased to say that we're finished and ready to share it with everyone.We've written an ebook called Frugal and Fun, enjoying creative family life which will be available for you to buy very soon. It's filled with ideas for frugal and fun ideas to make sure you get the most out of this year's Summer … [Read more...]
What does ‘Frugal’ mean to you…..
Being Frugal means different things to different people.Some people are frugal as a way of life, lots of people are frugal out of necessity and some are frugal to enable them to free up money for other things.We come under the third category, we save money where we can so that we have more spare money to spend on the children and to do fun things with them. I want them to have a happy childhood and whilst I'm fully aware that money certainly doesn't bring happiness, the money that we manage to save means that we can take them on holiday, go camping, buy them treats, have family days … [Read more...]
If I had a lot of money….
You know when your children are quiet for more than 15 minutes and you start to worry about what they're up to?Well yesterday, Miss Frugal got herself some paper and a pen and sat at the dining room table for almost an hour in silence. She was making a list (I know, I'm so proud) of things that she would buy if she had a lot of money and when she was done, she made her list into this:I love the things she would buy although I do feel guilty about the felt tips that work one - I could possibly stretch our budget to that one without having to wait until we win the lottery ;-) I'm not … [Read more...]
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