It's been a while since we've talked about cashback websites so I thought we could have a quick refresher today because when you make a purchase using a cashback website, it really is money for nothing!I know that some of you will already use cashback websites regularly already and will probably be smiling to yourself quite smugly right about now because you'll know just how much money you can earn from these sites just for doing what you would normally do anyway!  You lot can move on for today. ;-)  The rest of you, don't be going anywhere because this is something you're going to want to … [Read more...]

Right, unlike last week I'm feeling pretty confident that I'll get to five easily this week!1) Did you see my new meal planner and matching pictures that I made from some cheap Ikea frames and a free wallpaper sample?  They're hiding some awful greasy blu tac marks on the kitchen wall so not only do they look great, they've also saved me from having the hassle of painting AND they're giving me a much needed boost in the meal planning department.2) Last Sunday was a great de-clutter day for me.  I sorted out all the kids DVDs and took them to our local cash converters where they … [Read more...]

I'm so pleased it's Friday!After another very long and tiring week, I'm not sure if I actually five frugal things to share with you, let's see if I can make it to five....1) I bought some bags of pre-prepared veg from Tesco reduced section this week reduced to 23p a pack.  I managed to make four portions of my favourite spicy butternut squash and sweet potato soup and the rest was used to make a super quick casserole in the slow cooker.  I just added the veg, two chicken stock cubes some leftover chicken and a bit of boiling water  and popped it on high for two and a half … [Read more...]