I've been busy this week trying to get as much as possible done for Christmas because I like to be all ready for the 1st December so I'm free to enjoy the month of December without any stress or rushing about. I have to get things done as early as possible because I have so little time free in December between work, school events and other Christmas nights out and fun!1. I've had a trial run of the no-cook fudge that I want to make as a gift for my lovely team at work - they're all lovely people to work with and are really understanding if I have a poorly child or I need to leave early … [Read more...]
Couponing – the laid back way to do it….
I'm sure we've all seen the extreme couponing stories in the media about people who use discount vouchers and coupons to pay for a big chunk of their grocery shopping. These are people who really take their couponing seriously and fair play to them, they get some great discounts and save a huge amount of money.Personally, I don't really have the time or the inclination to search out these coupons and then visit the various different shops necessary to redeem the coupons that I find. Having said that, I do like a money saving opportunity and I certainly don't mind using coupons or vouchers … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week to save money {20th November 2015}….
1. We don't go to the chip shop very often but when we do go Miss Frugal loves the curry sauce from there, in fact the curry sauce is probably the only reason she likes having a cheeky chippy tea. When I was shopping last week I found some Bisto curry sauce granules that I just have to add boiling water to and chip shop style curry sauce appears. ;-) And before you say it, I know it's filled with crap but she'd be having it from the chip shop at a pound a time and this only costs 99p for 10 portions. It has a long sell by date so it'll last for lots of chippy tea treats to come!2. … [Read more...]
Seven easy ways to spend less on fruit and vegetables….
My children are like chalk and cheese when it comes to food but one thing they do have in common is a love of fruit and most vegetables. Clearly this is a good thing as far as I'm concerned but I have noticed my fruit and vegetable spend increasing lately so I've had to be a bit clever lately to make sure that I'm getting value for money.Here's my top tips to help you to spend less on fruit and vegetables.... Buy Frozen Some people see frozen fruit and veg as a bad thing but we have a drawer full of frozen fruit (great for smoothies and crumbles) and frozen veg. It can actually be more … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week to save money {13th November 2015}….
1. You might remember from last week's post that we had a cheeky weekend away? Well we had a great time and I'm pleased to say that it was the sort of weekend where we didn't really spend any more money than we would have at home. Apart from our entrance fee to the Gretna Green museum, we used our English Heritage cards to visit Carlisle Castle and spent the rest of the time using the facilities at the holiday park where we were staying.We didn't eat out at all as the kitchen had everything I needed to cook just as well as I could at home. We didn't even go for a drink or to the … [Read more...]
Who needs a Sat Nav when you have your phone….
Last week, I shared my new discovery with you all, an app that you can use as a scanner, and this got me thinking that there must be lots of other things that can be replaced by an app these days.Looking through my phone, I have a few apps on my phone that replace something I used to have so I thought I'd share a few of them with you, starting with the most useful app I think I have on my phone - Waze. Now I know I mentioned this app a few months ago in one of my weekly ‘Five Frugal Things posts but having used it again last weekend, I’ve decided it needs a post all of its own!I’m not … [Read more...]
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