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) Right, earlier this week I shared my Mexican Style Mince recipe which I used to make a pasta bake and some Instant Pot enchiladas.  What I didn't share in the post was the way I also upgraded some almost stale ciabatta bread when i was cooking the last batch.All I did was slice the ciabatta and layer it on top of the mince mix as it … [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've done a bit of Christmas prep this week and cashed in some of my vouchers from Swagbucks so I now have a good amount sitting in my Amazon account and a gift card ready to go on the Boots website along with around £50 worth of Boots Advantage Points.I made myself a list of things that I know I want to get for the kids for Christmas but … [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) So, there wasn't much in the way of trick or treating last weekend so I made some lovely Halloween bark with the sweets we had leftover.We did bag some up for the neighbours kids rather than keep it all for ourselves. 🌈2) It's been a long week this week so I'm planning a bit of a pamper night tonight! I made a batch of my … [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) A couple of years ago, I shared some 'No Trick or Treating' posters for those of you who aren't keen on trick or treating for whatever reason and I know I always wheel them out in one form or another at this time of year but this year, sadly, I'm sharing them as I've printed them out for my own front door.I originally made them for people … [Read more...]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) Lunches this week have been homemade soup and freezer burritos!If you missed my Freezer Burritos post a couple of week's ago - have a look here to see how I do a bit of a batch cook session and make a big batch of these burritos to freeze.Soup wise, I made a small batch of pea and mint soup in the soupmaker on Monday which is basically … [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) What's the best way to use up some over-ripe bananas and slightly squidgy raspberries that are definitely past their best? The answer is obviously muffins. 😇So last week when I discovered some brown bananas in our fruit bowl last Saturday morning, I mashed them up and started making some banana muffins using my one size fits … [Read more...]