Another lazy week this week as I've just been signed off on work for another week with this stupid chest infection.Monday - Left over Pork from yesterdays roast - sliced cold with chips.Tuesday - Home made fish pie.Wednesday - Chicken Curry with naan bread for the grown ups and naan bread pizza's for the kids.Thursday - Pasta Bolognaise - recipe next week.Friday - Macaroni cheeseSaturday - Chicken fried riceSunday - Some sort of roast - whatever meat is on offer with yorkshires, roasties and vegI've heard a rumour that the weather's going to turn a bit nasty … [Read more...]
Earn money while you spend….
To me, being frugal isn't all about saving money (although that's a definite plus ;-)), it's about maximising what we already have and increasing our income by making a bit of extra money wherever we can. There are lots of ways to do this but one of my favourite ways, and quite possibly the easiest is by earning cashback on a website called Quidco. Quidco is an online company who work with over 3000 retailers to give you the opportunity to earn cashback on your spending. It works because when you click through to a retailers website from Quidco, they earn a commission, based on the amount … [Read more...]
I know it’s only October, but….
There's only 78 Sleeps to go which is just 3 pay days. I now it's only October but I'm going to start my 'How to have a Frugal Christmas' series now because if I wouldn't be a good Frugal blogger if I didn't tell you that you should have started shopping (or at least planning) by now. Christmas happens at the same time every year so there's no excuse - it's not like we don't know it's coming or anything. The first of my 'How to have a Frugal Christmas' is all about presents - don't panic though I'm not about to send you all out shopping or anything but I hope that I can help you plan what … [Read more...]
My Top Ten Winter Preparations….
After this weekend's freakish (but very welcome) mini heatwave, there's a definite chill in the air tonight. So much so, that I've just had the heating on for an hour to warm the house up which is only the second time I've needed it on since before the Summer. Don't get me wrong, I'm not the sort of person who waits until there's icicles on the end of our noses before I turn the heating on but I do try to balance having it on as little as possible with having a nice warm house. I'd love to be the type of person who could just put on an extra couple of jumpers and pairs of socks rather than … [Read more...]
Scandal at the Boot Sale….
I love having a wander around the car boot sale on a Sunday afternoon but yesterday I was quite shocked by something that I saw, perhaps naively so. I was stood at a stall with Miss Frugal when someone pointed out to the stallholder that a lady was filling a carrier bag with items off the bonnet of her car. The stallholder shouted at the lady who was moving away at this point and ended up running after her and grabbing the lady's bags off her. They both started shouting and the 'thief' said she had just forgot to pay! After a bit of a tussle the stallholder grabbed the lady's bags and … [Read more...]
A Sad Day and a New Challenge….
First of all, if you've popped over from Netmums or Tesco - Welcome. I really hope you stick around. You can subscribe if you want to by clicking on the logo over there in the sidebar. Go on, you know you want to ;-) >>Now, on to the sad part of the post - Today's the day I've finally got rid of my gorgeous Smeg Fridge. We've had loads of problemssince we bought it form someone I know from work, the seal went on the door, the freezer compartment door snapped and it started leaking every few weeks so when it leaked again last night we decided to put it in the garage and bring … [Read more...]
