So, last week I made a big batch of Mexican style Mince that I then made into a Mexican Pasta Bake for tea on Thursday with the leftovers transformed into super quick Instant Pot Beef Enchiladas for tea on Friday!I thought you might like to see how I make my Mexican Style Mince and then a couple of the ways that I turn it into meals - I absolutely love it made into a pasta bake and regularly make a giant pasta bake just so we can eat it for lunchtime leftovers too! It's one of those meals that's absolutely made for batch cooking because it freezes so well and it's also one where you can … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {13th November 2020}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐1) I've done a bit of Christmas prep this week and cashed in some of my vouchers from Swagbucks so I now have a good amount sitting in my Amazon account and a gift card ready to go on the Boots website along with around £50 worth of Boots Advantage Points.I made myself a list of things that I know I want to get for the kids for Christmas but … [Read more...]
No Bake Gingerbread Fudge Recipe….
This recipe for no bake Gingerbread Fudge Recipe is just amazing! It's perfect for a sweet treat but makes a great homemade gift too!After the success of my peanut butter fudge a couple of weeks ago, I decided to use the random tin of condensed milk that I had left in the cupboard to experiment with a fudge recipe using my homemade apple pie spice mix. The spice mix is made using lovely warming spices so the natural choice for a fudge flavour that would bring out the warmth of the mix was ginger so I just went with it and it really did work!I bagged it up into my little sweet … [Read more...]
Six ways to use Lockdown 2.0 to sort your finances out….
Why not use Lockdown to sort your finances out?So, the UK is now back in Lockdown for the next four weeks and I don't know about you guys but I'm planning to use some of the time that I'm going to have on my hand to make a bit of extra money. If you want to join me and sort your finances out over the next month then here are six ideas on how you can do it. 1. Sort your finances out with a monthly budget review OK, I say this all the time but if you don't have an accurate monthly budget then you don't know where you're going wrong or what you're doing right. How can you sort … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {6th November 2020}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐1) So, there wasn't much in the way of trick or treating last weekend so I made some lovely Halloween bark with the sweets we had leftover.We did bag some up for the neighbours kids rather than keep it all for ourselves. 🌈2) It's been a long week this week so I'm planning a bit of a pamper night tonight! I made a batch of my … [Read more...]
How to make a homemade Gift Hamper on a Budget…
About this time pretty much every year, I share some ideas with you on how to make a gift hamper on a budget because I just feel like homemade gift hampers are just the perfect homemade gift - for Christmas or any other special occasion.A homemade gift hamper is an ideal way to show someone you care because you can personalise it to exactly what you know they'll enjoy. It's also a great way to budget for gifts and to spread the cost as you can just buy bits and bobs when you're shopping each week. What to use for the hamper itself I love a good wicker basket but they can ramp up the … [Read more...]
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