As always at this time of year, I start to think about what I want to achieve in the coming year so I thought I'd make todays's 'Five Frugal Things...' post a little bit different.I'm going to share five frugal things than I want to do next year....1) Meal planning is a definite and something I've struggled with a little in the last month or so because, from the last week in November up until after New Year, things are so chaotic around here that managing to plan in some time to actually sit down and eat some nights is an achievement in itself.2) Obviously I couldn't tell you about … [Read more...]

Oh my goodness, I can't believe it's Christmas on Monday!I may struggle to think of five things today as this is a really hard time of the year to be frugal, isn't it?1) You might have read about this one if you're a member of my Facebook group but a few years ago now, I shared a site that I was working with called Swagbucks.  They're a great site where you earn points to swap for vouchers just by completing surveys, downloading apps, signing up for free trials and referring friends among other things.  I'd earned a £25 Amazon voucher on there quite quickly and shared it with you all … [Read more...]

1) I've made a batch of my amazing candy cane spoons this week ready to go with my snowman soup which I make each year.  They look amazing and are great to stir any hot chocolate with!I had a bit of a thing with candy canes last year and made everything from candy cane vodka to candy cane body scrub! I even tried to make a candy cane wreath too but that went a bit wrong!2)  I was in Morrisons one night this week when the team were reducing the flowers and plants that were past their best and after being pushed aside by the 'professional' bargain hunters and witnessing one such pro … [Read more...]