Every week (ish) I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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.  This week is a bit of a special edition as it's about what I plan to do this year and why... :-)Hey! 👐Happy New Year. Last year wasn't the easiest year for me health-wise but this year is going to be so much better - I feel like I have a bit more of a handle on my diabetes and everything that comes with it so I'm feeling really positive … [Read more...]

Every week (ish) I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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) Anyone who has stuck with me and read these weekly posts for a while now, knows that my favourite way to start one is with a bunch of bargain flowers and these beauties were probably my biggest bargain yet.It was definitely a case of right place, right time for this one as I was in the queue at Asda when a member of staff … [Read more...]

Every week (ish) I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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)  Our tree is up.I've read that it takes around 20 years for a fake Christmas tree to become more sustainable than buying a real one each year and although this one isn't 20 years old, it's about half way there and I love it so much that I can't imagine it not lasting another 10.We did consider a real tree this year but … [Read more...]

Every week (ish) I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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 sold one of my favourite handbags.I bought it during lockdown as a treat using some of the overtime pay I got from work. It wasn't an easy time for lots of reasons aside from the obvious so I bought this as a real treat for myself and have loved it since.But I've come to realise that it's not practical and I've barely used it … [Read more...]

Every week (ish) I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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) OK, so this isn't the nicest photo but what you can see here is a too good to go veggie carvery trimmings box from Too Good to Go.It cost £3,39 and you'd have seen much better what was in the box if I'd been a bit cleverer and would have scraped off the big splodge of stuffing that was dolloped on the top and squished massively … [Read more...]

Every week (ish) I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous 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 Sunday, we had a date day (or most of the day as my partner was on nights) and over breakfast we sat and talked about what we were going to do. Choices were (a) Farmers Market and a wander around a nearby town, (b) IKEA as I want some black frames for our holiday photos, (c) Car Boot sale or (d) watching the Stock Car Racing at … [Read more...]