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 promise this isn't going to turn into a weekly Vinted selling update but I'm up to £120 profit from there from the last couple of weeks so it feels like I should include it again this week. Miss Frugal has signed up and is working her way through her old clothes and getting those listed and she's up to about £65 (she does have a LOT of clothes … [Read more...]
10 ways to keep cool on a budget….
I know my timing's a bit off with this (well it is for me - your skies might be bluer than ours right now) but I wanted to share a few ideas with you on how you can keep cool on a budget when the weather is too hot to be comfortable!Keeping cool on a budget is something we know a lot about as our house can be super warm in the Summer months and over the years, we've definitely learned a thing or two about the things we can do that will help - even just a temporary reprieve from the heat is welcome and if we can do that without having to switch on the energy-sucking fans then … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {25th June 2021}….
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) Did you catch my 'how to sell on Vinted' post last week?I've made a bit of extra money this week by selling some of the things I listed on there last weekend and it's actually been so easy that at one point I was considering whether to actually do a charity shop crawl tomorrow just to look for things to sell but I'm not sure that it would be … [Read more...]
How to dry rose petals….
When I did a Google search for how to dry rose petals, I got all sorts of complicated instructions that felt like a bit too much faff for what I wanted. I tried a couple of methods with no success as you'll see below but in the end I mastered it - by using the microwave of all things! ;-)Anyone who regularly reads my weekly five frugal things posts will know that I love a good bunch of reduced flowers from the supermarket to brighten up my kitchen snd regularly manage to find some bargains at the end of the day in our local supermarkets. All flowers are lovely but I must … [Read more...]
How to make towels fluffy again….
Even the nicest of towels can eventually end up feeling rough and a bit uncomfortable to use. There's a way to fix it though so read on if you want to know how to make towels fluffy again! First up, let me tell you the reason your towels are no longer as absorbent as they used to be and why they feel more like cardboard than the fluffy towels you want to be wrapping yourself in when you step out of the bath or shower - it's more than likely because you use the recommended amount of washing detergent when you wash them! That's right, the washing detergent you … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {11th June 2021}….
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) My car insurance was due this week and my renewal quote was £433 for the basic policy which was much more than it was last year for no reason that I can tell. I did a bit of a price comparison and found a much better price with another company so I ended up paying £227. Add to that the fact that I used TopCashback so will get £40 cashback at … [Read more...]
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