{Updated for 2016} This is the time of year when all of us bloggers are sharing our top tips on how to get the most out of the Summer Holidays and to be fair, if you're anything like I was when my two were younger then you can do with all the help you can get to fill your days with fun and avoid the dreaded 'I'm Bored' words being uttered. Anyway this morning when I woke up, the sun was shining and the clouds in the sky weren't grey and angry for a change so I thought today would be a good day to share my ideas with you all. But then it occurred to me that over the years I've been blogging, … [Read more...]
How we make no spend days work for us….
Have you ever had a day where you haven't had to spend a single penny?Imagine how much money you could potentially save if you could go a few days each week without spending any money. It sounds much harder than it is you know and let's face it, if I can do it then anyone can!With the expensive Summer holidays coming up I've decided that we really need to focus on money and one of the ways that I'm doing that is by setting myself a target of 15 no spend days in the month of July.A no spend day is exactly as it sounds - a day where you don't spend any money at all although I don't … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {1st July 2016}….
1) I've finally finished my garden table and chairs which started out as a tatty set that we've had for the last few Summers. I bought some Valspar garden paint from B&Q and painted the table and two benches with that pot and then I bought a few of the tester sized pots to paint the chairs. I might be biased but I think it looks amazing!The paint goes on really well and much better than the tin of paint I bought from Cuprinol which I bought in Ivory originally to do the chairs. It just wouldn't cover the first chair despite a couple of coats which is fine as it was a dark wood … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {24th June 2016}….
1) This is one of those thing that isn't frugal but is at the same time but basically Miss Frugal has been getting a monthly subscription box called Birchbox for about four months now and she LOVES it! We pay half each for it and it's quite good value for money in my opinion although I'm not usually a huge fan of these types of boxes generally. That's the non-frugal part....The frugal part is that I encourage her to review everything she receives in her monthly box as she gets points which translates into money that she can spend in the online shop. The points add up quite quickly … [Read more...]
26 super simple ideas to help you spend less money!
In my head there's a difference between saving money and spending less even though I know they both really equate to the same thing.Saving money is easy, it really is! I've written a post about my top 50 ways to save money and if you have a look then you'll see that lots of them don't even involve you cutting back or doing without in any way. A quick phone call here and a change of suppliers there and you're saving money without any sacrifice on your part which is the best way if you ask me.Spending less is a bit different to me because it often means me seeing something I want ( … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {17th June 2016}….
1) When I cleared out Master Frugal's room this week I realised that there was a huge amount of Lego that he never played with any more plus various other toys from other the years. I made some of it into a pen pot holder to go on his desk and I'm so pleased with it. It was really easy to make - I just used a small flat Lego board from one of his kits and built up around it to the height I wanted which turned out to be 12 layers.2) We made our own Fathers Day cards using nothing but paper and sharpies - no special equipment or talent needed here. I can't reveal them before the big … [Read more...]
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