We don't have any rules around saving pocket money here and we leave it up to the kids whether they want to save their money or spend it. Obviously I want them to learn to save but at aged 10 and 12, I'd rather they saved because they wanted to and not because I told them that they had to if you know what I mean.Miss Frugal has been doing really well with her money management since we got her a debit card with GoHenry. The app really encourages her to save with a great savings tracker which seems to be doing the job as far as making her want to save some of her pocket money but I don't … [Read more...]
Our Day at the Dogs Trust….
Last week we were lucky enough to be invited along for a bit of a VIP tour of our local Dogs Trust centre in Darlington. Miss Frugal was ridiculously excited about the day as she loves the Dogs Trust and regularly sends me emails of dogs that she's found on their site that she thinks will make a good friend for Buddy, our little Bichon Frise.The Dogs Trust centre was very different to what I was expecting and I wanted to share a little of our experience with you today but to more than that, I want to inspire you to pop along to your own local Dogs Trust centre or even better, to sponsor a … [Read more...]
Teaching Children about Money: When’s the right time to let your child have their own debit card?
Both of my children have received pocketmoney for a good few years now as I really believe that learning to manage their own pocketmoney is a great way to help them learn money management skills that will be invaluable when they’re older.We don’t have rules on what they have to do with their money as I’d rather they learned themselves so I don’t tell them what they can and can’t buy (within reason) and I don’t make them save a set amount out of their weekly allowance. I think this has helped them learn more because they've had the chance to make mistakes with their money – they now realise … [Read more...]
{Free Printable} A Bored Jar Fit for a Tween….
After my tween grew out of some of the activities in our old bored jar, I made her a bored jar fit for a tween! It's filled with ideas to keep her occupied over the Summer and I've even made a free printable for you so you can print off the ideas and use them to make a jar of your own.One of my all-time most popular blog posts is a post from a few years ago where I told you all about our Bored Jar and shared 80 ideas with you in case you wanted to make your own version. Ours has seen us through rainy days, school holidays and after school blues and we still have it now. … [Read more...]
{Free Printable} A Week’s Worth of Fun Activity Planner….
It's half term here next week and we're starting to plan all of the fun we're going to have especially as it feels like so long since I've had a full week off with the kids.And what better way to plan what we want to do than to use our brilliant new free printable - A Week's Worth of Fun Activity Planner....You can print our your own planner if you want to use it too - just click on the photo and you'll go the A4 version of it which you can just print out as many time as you want to.It's not only perfect for the school holidays, it's also ideal to use for after school fun … [Read more...]
10 things to do after school that won’t cost you a penny….
We're really looking forward to next week as it's half term here and we've got plans to have a lot of fun as I'm off work too. But it's important to remember that you don't have to wait for the school holidays or the weekend to have fun together.We've been trying to take advantage of the hour or so before tea by spending some time together - here's a few of the things we've done lately....See how much fun you can have without spending a penny!Don’t miss out on future posts like this - receive updates directly to your inbox by email by adding … [Read more...]
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