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...]

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) It rained quite a bit here last Saturday and for some reason Monty, our puppy, just wanted to play outside in it.  Which is no problem other than the fact that he's super fluffy and I hate the smell of wet dog.He kept going outside, getting all of his fur soaked and then coming in and rolling on the rug to get dry!  Because he's still a puppy and not as good as Buddy at … [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) Have you ever got to the front of the queue in somewhere like Boots and realised that you can't find your Boots Advantage card?  The lovely lady behind the till tells you she'll validate your receipt so if you bring it back then they can still add the points on a late date but then you instantly forget about it so lose out on the points!  Me too!But last week I discovered an … [Read more...]