1) Remember when I made frugal french dip sandwiches a couple of weeks ago? They were totally amazing and highly recommended but my first frugal thing is to do with the leftover meat than the sandwiches themselves.One joint of brisket made more than enough for our sandwiches with plenty of leftovers so I popped the meat we didn't eat into a freezer bag (the IKEA ones are brilliant - cheap, strong and reusable) and popped it in the freezer. Last weekend, we thought we'd get the brisket out and see what it was like heated up for our Sunday Dinner and it was so delicious. I love the … [Read more...]
What to do if your partner doesn’t want to be frugal.
I've had a few comments and emails recently from readers asking how they can 'encourage' their partners to be more frugal when they don't really want to be. Honestly, it's a difficult one to answer because in a relationship where things are equal, it's difficult to make someone want to change their lifestyle and spend less money. Especially if they aren't really convinced that there's a real need to change.I thought I'd tell you a little bit about my struggle to convince Mr Frugal to be more frugal and where we're at now in our journey although I'm not sure how much our story will help … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I’ve done this week {10 February 2017}….
1) This is less frugal and more sensible I think but let's go with it! I went to pay some cheques in to the bank this week and out of interest, asked when they would be cleared. In no way did I indicate that I needed the money or that I was desperate for the funds to clear but the lady typed a few things into her little computer and then said 'Not until next Wednesday but I can increase your overdraft by £2000 for you no problem at all'.Really??? I just laughed and said no thank you at the time which I'm proud of as I do like the security of having an overdraft and in the past I would have … [Read more...]
Homemade cleaning spray….
How to make Homemade Cleaning Spray I'm THAT parent who gives their children daily jobs to do around the house and refuses to let them on any electronics until the jobs are done - a fact which doesn't always go down with my two if I'm honest as I know that a lo of their friends don't have to do much at all around the house.One job that they both love doing (I say love, I mean that they hate it less than their other jobs ;-)) is polishing and I have Master Frugal polish the living room sideboard and everything on it every day whilst Miss Frugal has to polish our wooden table every day and … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I’ve done this week {3 February 2017}….
1) This week we've saved some money on our broadband and TV package just by ringing and asking if there was a better deal available for us. I've written a separate post on this but basically we're stuck with the same provider as they're the only ones who do the superfast broadband which is pretty much an essential with a teen, a tween, a gamer and a blogger in the house. The company know they're the only ones who supply this at the moment so it does hamper our negotiating ability a little. ;-)We have the smallest TV package available so that kind of counteracts the price of the broadband … [Read more...]
My Money Story – Jon from The Money Shed….
Today is the second in my series of posts written by some of the brilliant UK Money Bloggers that you can find on my list of UK Thrifty and Frugal Bloggers. I thought of the idea when I updated the post but it's taken me until now to get myself organised and ask some of my favourite bloggers to share their own money stories with you.Today is turn of the brilliant Jon from The Money Shed whose forum has inspired so many people....I’ve been earning money online now for many years and like most people I started at the very bottom. Grasping at surveys that paid pennies hoping to … [Read more...]
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