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.Before I start though, I do want to say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things.  We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons - we're frugal so we can afford to do nice things together.1) I don't know if you have any beauty staples that … [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.Before I start though, I do want to say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things.  We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons - we're frugal so we can afford to do nice things together.1) I bought a pre-prepared leek and potato soup mix … [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.Before I start though, I do want to say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things.  We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons - we're frugal so we can afford to do nice things together.1) This week was my Dad's funeral and whilst I didn't … [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.1) Mr Frugal and the kids have season tickets for our local football club and every year they have an early bird deal on where you get it cheaper if you renew by the end of March which as you may know is waaaaay before this season even ends, never mind the next one starting.  It's such a saving that it's as if we were getting one of the kids' tickets free so we've made sure that we … [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.1) This week I've started my Spring Clean and my house is smelling amazing!  I've used my homemade cleaning spray for all surfaces around the house and Zoflora on my floors.Considering Zoflora is super cheap and my homemade cleaning spray costs about 10p for a big bottle to make, I'm so pleased with the results.I've also cleared out cupboards that have needed cleaning … [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.1) I made a huge (and I mean huge) batch of chilli last weekend with the intention of us having chilli and rice on Saturday night and then freezing the rest in batches so we had plenty in.  I find chilli to be really versatile as it goes with rice and pasta, is great as a topping on jacket potatoes or potato wedges, works brilliantly on nachos and is perfect just on its own in a … [Read more...]