1) Last weekend I took Miss Frugal clothes shopping for our holidays and got some great deals on Summer clothes in New Look.  She was over the moon when she came out with two pairs of shorts, a pair of flip flops for the beach, two pairs of sunglasses and a pretty top for £11!  The shorts had been reduced from £14 to £2 a pair and the sunglasses were reduced from about £7 to 5op which made them huge bargains and just shows that buying clothes out of season can save you a fortune.2) Miss Frugal was given a lovely bag this week from a friend of a friend who no longer wanted it but … [Read more...]

No matter how thrifty or frugal you think you are, I'd bet my mortgage that there are more things that you could be doing to save even more money.  I've written loads in the past about my favourite money saving websites and apps so I thought I'd do a little bit of a round up today so they're all in one place.The first ten of the best websites I now on the internet are featured here, I won't list them all again but it's well worth having a read through as there are lots of great ways to save money....The next seven must-visit websites on my list are all amazing blogs - I shared them … [Read more...]

1) I'm not sure that this really counts as being thrifty or frugal but I managed to make it through to January pay day without completely running out of money!  Getting paid early in December added together with Christmas and paying the deposit on a holiday has meant that it really has been a tight month though so I'm proud that we managed it.2) You might have seen my post earlier in the week where I've started running in an attempt to get fit.  I downloaded the free couch to 5k app and am following that at the moment rather than joining a gym and paying out each month.  I'm certainly not … [Read more...]

 I hope it's not just me who's counting the days until January pay day!1) This week I've taken my lunch to work every day which is an achievement in itself for me - especially when you consider that I was able to say the same last week too!  It's saves me a fortune and considering it takes me less than five minutes on a night to make then I really need to make sure that I keep it up.  I've bought another little packed lunch box this week for my crispbreads and cheese triangles (my current favourite lunch) so now I have my sistema containers for soups and leftovers and this little … [Read more...]

Welcome to the first 'Five Frugal Things I've done this week' post of 2016.I'll be honest, it hasn't been the most frugal week we've ever had but I like to think that the money we've spent is well spent....1) I've joined Slimming World which isn't the cheapest way to lose weight as I'll be paying £4.95 a week for the pleasure.  I do think it's a worthwhile investment in myself though and I think going to the group each week will help me to stay on track.  I did manage to save some money though as I found a voucher (in the Woman magazine) which meant that I didn't have to pay the … [Read more...]

Remember I said that 2016 was going to be an exciting year for me and that I had lots of great plans for the year ahead?Well today's the day that the first of my many plans gets put into action....I've written a book which I am officially launching today!It's only a short e-book and it's definitely nothing flash but I'm really pleased with it.You can download it from the Kindle Store on Amazon here if you'd to have a little look.I actually wrote myself a little 'To Do Before I'm 40' list last Summer and writing a book was at the top of the list so when the kids went … [Read more...]