Summer can be an expensive time, but it doesn't have to be!There's lots of ways to save money on days out this Summer, it just means being a bit organised and planning ahead a little more than you might usually.... Find cheap or free days out in your area:Check your local museums websites to see what they have going on as they usually have some great activities on throughout the Summer that cost next to nothing. You could also see what's going on at your local library although my two are too old for that now apparently. Ask on Facebook if anyone on your friends list knows of … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {22nd July 2016}….
1) The kids broke up for school this week and I haven't felt the need to fill the days with trips out or activities that I think they'll enjoy. Instead we've spent absolutely no money and had a chilled out start to the holidays with a couple of evening trips to the beach, an afternoon fruit picking and a picnic at Richmond Castle thanks to our English Heritage membership.2) Talking of fruit picking, I made some delicious strawberry muffins with the leftover strawberries which I shared with you all yesterday. Muffins are a great way to use up any leftover fruit that you have and I … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {15th July 2016}….
1) I had to buy the last of Master Frugal's new school uniform this week and although it's pretty hard to save money when most of it is compulsory, I did manage to save a little bit. I have no idea why he needs both a short and long sleeved top along with a hoody but I was a good parent and bought them all along with the school socks! I drew the line at the shorts and the tracksuit bottoms as the PE teacher told me that he'd never wear the tracksuit bottoms and any shorts were OK as long as they were black. He has a pair of black nike shorts that he's going to wear and a pair of plain black … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {8th July 2016}….
1) I'm quite proud of my first one this week although it's not something that I've personally done. When I was shopping the other day I picked up a bag of Maltesers for us to share when we were watching a film that night. Miss Frugal looked at the bag and then wandered off for a few seconds, coming back with a box of Maltesers instead. She pointed out that as the box was on special offer that I would get more for my money if I bought the box which was more sweets for the same amount of money.2) I bought a new pack of microfibre cloths from Tesco this week - 4 for a £1 which I think is a … [Read more...]
250 frugal and fun ideas for Summer fun {includes free Summer planner printable}….
{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...]
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