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) So, this week I put my name down on the waiting list for an allotment plot near where I live. I imagine it will be 2037 or something before I get to the top of the list but I've done it and hopefully, one day I'll be a proud allotment keeper.  For now, I'll have to stick to my little greenhouse.I don't think I'll ever be a super mad … [Read more...]

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) The M&S food hall near us has started to do big bags of bananas that are about to turn for 25p later on a night - usually when I'm out on a driving lesson with Miss Frugal so twice this week we've practised parking in the car park outside M&S and then I've ran in and bought a bag of bananas!They're fab for two days and each bag has … [Read more...]

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 was planning on making Instant Pot chicken and rice for tea on Sunday for us using some shredded chicken from the freezer but I got out the wrong sized portion from the freezer so ended up having some extra to use up which I couldn't (or wouldn't) freeze again after it had defrosted.So, I made a batch of the most amazing slow cooker … [Read more...]

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) Last night was supposed to be Instant Pot chicken and rice for tea using some shredded chicken from the freezer but I popped into M&S to take something back and I found some bargains...I moved the Instant Pot chicken and rice to Sunday which means I won't need to buy a joint of meat as I was planning and we had gammon and pineapple last … [Read more...]

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 love chopped pineapple but it's not the cheapest thing in the world to buy when you buy the ready prepared fresh pineapple chunks so this week, I decided to have a go at chopping my own up into chunks.I know, it's not rocket science that it's cheaper to prep your own but for some reason, I just always thought it was too much hassle to … [Read more...]

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! 👐Last Sunday morning, I was pedalling away on my exercise bike in the kitchen (because having it where I have to literally walk around it to let the dogs out in the garden is the biggest reminder to actually go on it) when I was trying to think of anything other than the fact that my legs were dead and I still had another 6km to go to get to my target … [Read more...]