I hope it's not just me who's counting the days until January pay day!1) This week I've taken my lunch to work every day which is an achievement in itself for me - especially when you consider that I was able to say the same last week too!  It's saves me a fortune and considering it takes me less than five minutes on a night to make then I really need to make sure that I keep it up.  I've bought another little packed lunch box this week for my crispbreads and cheese triangles (my current favourite lunch) so now I have my sistema containers for soups and leftovers and this little … [Read more...]

Welcome to the first 'Five Frugal Things I've done this week' post of 2016.I'll be honest, it hasn't been the most frugal week we've ever had but I like to think that the money we've spent is well spent....1) I've joined Slimming World which isn't the cheapest way to lose weight as I'll be paying £4.95 a week for the pleasure.  I do think it's a worthwhile investment in myself though and I think going to the group each week will help me to stay on track.  I did manage to save some money though as I found a voucher (in the Woman magazine) which meant that I didn't have to pay the … [Read more...]

Remember I said that 2016 was going to be an exciting year for me and that I had lots of great plans for the year ahead?Well today's the day that the first of my many plans gets put into action....I've written a book which I am officially launching today!It's only a short e-book and it's definitely nothing flash but I'm really pleased with it.You can download it from the Kindle Store on Amazon here if you'd to have a little look.I actually wrote myself a little 'To Do Before I'm 40' list last Summer and writing a book was at the top of the list so when the kids went … [Read more...]

Welcome to the last 'Five Frugal Things I've done this week' post of 2015.This week I'm not going to tell you any of the frugal things I've been up to and it's not just because I can't think of five to share with you. ;-)It's actually because I want to tell you about five of the frugal things that I plan to do in 2016....1. I'm going to continue to plan our meals on a weekly basis and more importantly, I'm going to stick to the plan more than I have done this year.  When I don't plan our meals I spend more when I go shopping so I need to make sure that I'm consistent with this to … [Read more...]

 The week before Christmas is a time that I find hard to be frugal and not be tempted by all the goodies in the shops that I know I really don't need and I do buy things that I wouldn't normally buy - it is Christmas after all....1. I tried to make some wall art for an extra Christmas surprise for Miss Frugal's little quote wall in her bedroom and it turned out really well - the only problem was that she came downstairs as I was finishing it off and fell in love with it so she ended up taking it back upstairs with her!The 'Throw Kindness Like Confetti' picture image was … [Read more...]