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...]
Get Organised – Make some money by de-cluttering….
Before Christmas, I shared my top three ways to save your pennies but now, with Spring fast approaching, it's time for our annual de-clutter which hopefully means we can make some extra money from our clutter ;-)1. eBay, eBay, eBay I can't stress enough how much money you could potentially make by using eBay to sell your unwanted things. I've written about how to sell on eBay in more detail here but it offers a quick way to make money which is perfect when you need money fast. The vast majority of people pay by Paypal who can now transfer payments to your bank account using the Faster … [Read more...]
Cheap Family and Friends Railcard….
We love travelling on the train when we go for days out. I find it a much more relaxing way to travel and we all enjoy the journey much more - especially me as I often put my headphones in and relax, leaving Mr Frugal in charge of the in-train entertainment.It does work out good value for money most of the time as you don't have to pay for petrol or parking but it's even better value if you have a Railcard. We have a Family and Friends Railcard which has saved us a fortune over the last couple of years and it easily paid for itself when we booked our first journey using it.You can … [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...]
Frugal alternatives to Christmas cards….
What sort of person are you when it comes to Christmas cards? Do you...a) love writing out Christmas cards.b) make your own Christmas cards and take great pleasure in giving them out to your nearest and dearest.c) only give Christmas because you feel like it's expected but hate having to sit down and write them out.d) just not bother with them at all.I'm a definite C with my Christmas cards although I'm very jealous of all you A, B and D's ;-)Over the last few years though, I've found a few ways to reduce the number of cards I write our by lots (without making me look … [Read more...]
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