Over the years, our water bill seems to have got progressively higher and I think I accepted the increases thinking that it was something I had little control over. Don't get me wrong, I did a few of the obvious things to reduce the water we use (no hosepipe use, only washing a full load, no dishwasher, water saving devices in the toilets are the main changes) but it never really made much of a difference to the amount we were charged on our bill so I just continued as we were and accepted that our bill was always going to be a bit higher than I would have liked it to be.Then … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {26 October 2018}….
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'm not sure if you've ever read my post … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {19 October 2018}….
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 just had to call British Airways about my … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {12 October 2018}….
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 hate to use the 'C' word when it's only the … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {5 October 2018}….
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 think I mentioned last week that we're having a … [Read more...]
October 2018 Goals….
Well, I never expected September to turn out the way it did!It was such a dramatic month with Master Frugal's concussion/burst appendix situation so the goals I set for myself weren't as easy to achieve as I'd hoped so some of them might be making a return for October's goals.I shared my September Goals with you here if you want to have a read through of the full version but here's a quick summary along with how well I did... Financial GoalsOverpay my mortgage by £400 - DONE Pay the remaining balance of my trip to LA with Miss Frugal next month - DONE Make a plan for … [Read more...]
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