You might have seen in my Five Frugal things post last week that I taught Miss Frugal how to mend a hole in her trousers.  This is something I thought would be the first thing they would teach in her sewing lessons at school but no, she can cover a notebook in fabric like a pro but they haven't got to the part where they learn actual life skills yet!It seems a bit like basic skills that our grandparents took for granted have been forgotten about.  Things like sewing can be looked at as being a bit old fashioned which is a real shame because it can save money and give you a feeling of … [Read more...]

Five frugal things I've done this week: 1. Remember the Valspar paint tester pots that I told you about last week?  Well I bought one pot in aqua and another in a bubblegum pink shade and gave an old bookshelf a makeover.  It now stands at the end of Miss Frugal's bed and gives her a bit of extra storage.  I'm really pleased with it actually and even though it's not the best photo ever I hope you can see how pretty the colours are together. ;-)2. I don't know about you but I like to use microfibre cloths for dusting and wiping around the house - they're perfect for most jobs and then … [Read more...]

Five frugal things I've done this week: 1.  The kids are currently enjoying their second week off school and although I've had to work a few days this week, I have managed to sneak in a few days holiday this week so we've been trying to have as much fun as possible for as little money as possible.  We've done lots of free things this week like trips to the beach, trips to the park, bike rides and we've even taken advantage of Miss Frugal's bargain child gym membership for lots of free swimming.  We spent a lot of time on the garden over the Bank Holiday weekend so they've also been spending … [Read more...]

Five frugal things I've done this week: 1.  Not massively money saving but this morning we walked into town instead of taking the car - only about a mile and a half each way but we saved petrol and car parking and even more importantly, we had a lovely catch up while we were walking.2. We decided to make some homemade bracelets using the beads we bought off a lovely lady on our local Facebook selling site.  The beads were a massive bargain at just £12 for two big bags of them - there are literally hundreds, all as pretty as these:We've now got some last minute Birthday gifts ready … [Read more...]