Before I start, I need to point out that I've been feeling a bit fed up with myself this week (Master Frugal has been away for 3 nights and I've had an infection in my finger/hand making pretty much everything painful).Things are on the up now that it's Friday though - I have my boy back home and the infection has almost cleared up so I'm going to try and think of five frugal things that I've done this week although for the first time since I started this, I think I'm going to really struggle to think of five..... Five frugal things I've done this week: 1. We did find a good deal on a … [Read more...]
10 ways to use Bicarbonate of Soda….
I bet most of you have a tub of Bicarbonate of soda (or baking soda) in your cupboard right now and I'd also hazard a guess that if we all went and checked the use by date on it, at least half of them would be out of date.There's a good reason for that - most people don't realise just how versatile bicarbonate of soda actually is so they buy a jar for baking and it sits in the cupboard for months on end, only being brought out when a recipe calls for a pinch of it.But there are so many other uses for it, so why not have a look at the list below and see what else you can do … [Read more...]
5 easy Steps to becoming more frugal….
(OK, there is a slight possibility that I *may* have lied about it being easy) 1. Know your monthly budget First things first, you need to calculate your monthly budget (you can use my free printable budget planner if it helps) and work out how much money you have left over at the end of the month. Then you can identify where you need to cut back and also have a better idea of how much money you have left over at the end of each month. 2. Stick to your monthly budget Next you need to get the hang of staying within your budget. If the money you should have left over doesn't match what … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week to save money {12th June 2015}….
Five frugal things I've done this week: 1. We finally got around to having a car boot sale (you can read all about it here) and considering it was quite windy and we were mostly selling Miss Frugal's junk things I actually think we did really well. Everything that we didn't sell went straight to the charity shop so I'd call that a frugal and de-cluttering success!2. This one involves a bit of a white lie so please don't hold it against me ;-)As I mentioned last week, Miss Frugal wanted a room makeover because she wanted her room to be a bit more grown up. We went to B&Q … [Read more...]
An (almost) live blog of today’s bar boot sale experience….
One of my most popular posts on here is all about how to make money at a car boot sale so when we decided to have a car boot sale this weekend (following a mass de-clutter) I thought you might like to hear about how we prepared for our car boot sale and how it went.Three days before Bday (Boot Sale Day).... Check the weather on my phone and see that the sun is due to be shining. We're definitely doing it!Two days before Bday.... Is that a cloud I see on the weather app? We're not doing it if there's a chance of rain.The day before Bday.... 10am - No rainclouds showing for … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week to save money {5th June 2015}….
Five frugal things I've done this week: 1. I've been wanting to visit the South Lakes Zoo for ages as we've heard some great things about it but it's a good few hours drive away from us so we've never actually made it there yet. Every now and again though I do have a quick search to see if there are any deals around to get the entry cheaper as that would help convince Mr Frugal that it would be worth the long drive. I managed to find a great deal this week which offers entry for the four of us plus some animal feed for each of us for the bargain price of £15 which seems like a great deal … [Read more...]
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