Before we moved to the house we live in now, we used to have a tumble drier and if I'm honest, we probably used it at least four times a week. It was always just so easy to do a quick mid-week wash and pop the clothes in the tumble drier to dry them ready for the next day and with two small children, my tumble drier was probably my most used appliance.Apart from the obvious costs of using the tumble drier itself, there was also the cost of the extra (usually half full or less) washes that I did through the week because I knew that I could dry the clothes quickly in the tumble … [Read more...]
What if you just can’t afford to pay the bills – would you take out a payday loan….
There may be times when you just don't have enough money to last you until your next payday. It's bad enough if it's just a one off for whatever reason but if it's every month and you're struggling to pay your bills then you really need to get some help as soon as possible. Don't think that by ignoring the problem that it will go away or magically get better.The fact is that the longer you leave it, the harder it is to sort out and once you face the facts that you do need help everything else is a piece of cake.I wrote about the things you can do here last year but what's prompted my … [Read more...]
Share one thing you’ve done today to save money….
To me, being frugal is all about the little things.The little things, like giving up your weekly coffee from Starbucks or your occasional cheeky takeaway might not seem like much when you look at it as a one off. But if you look at it over a longer period then the savings start to mount up! A weekly treat like a coffee from Starbucks when you do your weekly shop adds up to over £150 over the course of a year. Even going without your daily newspaper adds up to savings of almost £175.00 and you don't even have to miss out as you can get all the news you need online!So, what I want you … [Read more...]
My 5 favourite frugal date night ideas….
I don't know about anyone else but the older my children get, the harder it is to find the time (or the energy) to have some quality alone time with Mr Frugal. We used to try and have two nights a week where it was early bed for the kids and we would do something together but now, they want to stay up later and join in with everything we do!I don't mind this really, I actually love our family game nights and movie nights that we can have now they're a bit older but it does mean that we have to be a bit more flexible with out date nights....Do Lunch together Every now and again, we … [Read more...]
Ten ways to keep warm without turning up the heating….
I have a bit of a thing (obsession) about making sure we're all warm.I think that's because my last house was fitted with old fashioned storage heaters which were useful for heating the house but cost us an absolute fortune anyway. The house was so cold and draughty in the Winter and I used to feel awful putting the children to be in cold bedrooms. It kept me awake at night sometimes and I'd sneak in to see them in the middle of the night and although they'd usually be snug in their beds cuddled up under their blankets, sometimes their little noses would be cold which made me feel so … [Read more...]
Get Organised – How to meal plan….
Have you ever wondered how to meal plan successfully? If you have and you want to save your family money then read on....The half an hour a week that I spend planning our meals and shopping list saves us more money than anything else we do so it's well worth the short amount of time it takes to do so I thought I'd make my first post of 2013 all about meal planning and how we do it in our house.I have a meal planning notebook (there's a surprise) and every Saturday, I write down a list of everything we have in the fridge, the freezer and the cupboards. I then sit down and write a … [Read more...]
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