I can't recommend camping in the UK highly enough as a cheaper option for a family holiday - today I'm going to tell you why!We're going through a tough time here in the UK right now with the cost of living crisis with prices soaring and some families having to make some really tough decisions about where they can cut back on costs simply to be able to live.This is not one of those tough decisions though and I almost didn't publish this post as I feel like many people aren't going to have the luxury of having a holiday at all, never mind getting to make a choice between camping in … [Read more...]
Is now the best time to buy a pre-loved tent?
Is this time of year the best time to buy a pre-loved tent? I think it is - especially as I just got a great deal on a tent myself on Facebook Marketplace.Next year's holiday is highly unlikely to be a trip abroad for us so after the success of this Summer's camping trip, I thought investing in a bigger tent might be worthwhile. The problem is that tents are actually super expensive and after several trips to Go Outdoors to get an idea of the kind of tent that would work for us, I realised that although camping would mean we could have a really good value getaway next Summer, … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I did last week – the camping edition….
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. I was away on a cheeky break last week so I wasn't about to post on Friday but now that I'm back, I thought I'd tell you a couple of the things that we did to save some money while we were away.Hey! 👐1) So, from Sunday to Friday last week, I was camping in the Lake District - not my usual Summer holiday and not an experience I thought I would love as much as I … [Read more...]
