I love a good Secret Santa with my friends at work but we generally opt for a lower budget because, let's face it, Christmas is expensive enough as it is.We've had a year where we set the budget at £1 per person with the idea being that you had to get the most creative gift that you could for that amount. We got all sorts of gifts from candles to cactus plants dressed up as Santa and it was much more fun than opening the inevitable chocolates, biscuits and alcohol that we would have no doubt seen if we'd had a higher budget.This year, we're going for a slightly higher budget of £5.00 … [Read more...]
#ThriftyThursday – Five ways with one frame….
My mission for about the last six months has been to find the perfect picture frame for a mini-project that I've had in mind but I've really struggled to find exactly what I wanted - until a couple of weeks ago at the Festival of Thrift in Darlington.I found exactly what I was looking for and for the bargain price of £10 which I was quite pleased with after my long search....I love it and it's perfect for what I have in mind but before I show you my plans for it, I wanted to show you a couple of other things you could do with it!1. Make a posh padded notice board.Follow … [Read more...]
Stop wasting money on Energy drinks….
This is a bit of a two pronged rant about energy drinks so I apologise if you drink them or you allow your child to drink them - this is just my opinion!I may have said this before but Mr Frugal loves his energy drinks.He started drinking them when he worked nights for six months as he used to come home from work at about six am and not go to bed until the kids were packed off to school. He moved to a different department after that but even though his job no longer involved night shifts, he would still have his morning can of Monster.Several years later, he's still having his … [Read more...]
Our (much cheaper) alternative to a portable DVD player….
Keeping children occupied on a long journey isn't an easy task because no matter how prepared I am for the general boredom, there's only so much I can do to keep the kids occupied before they get bored of me too.We considered buying a portable DVD player because we do travel quite regularly but then we thought about the fact that we'd either have to buy a double screened one (more expense) or buy two separate DVD players to avoid the inevitable arguments over what they watch (even more expense) so ended up deciding against that idea.But then a couple of weeks ago, we called Sky up to … [Read more...]
The budget version of Elf on a Shelf….
I know it's a bit early for Elf on a Shelf but lots of people have started following my Elf on a Shelf Pinterest board over the last week so I figured people might be starting to plan their elf activities a little earlier this year!I love the idea of Elf on a Shelf at Christmas (although last year a few people did get a bit too elf obsessed ;-)) but I absolutely don't love the idea of paying £25+ for a doll that looks more than a little scary and would more than likely give me nightmares and a book that explains what Elf on a Shelf is all about.This is what the original Elf on a Shelf … [Read more...]
Win a beautiful blossom tree in time for Christmas….
It's not too soon to write about Christmas when both the John Lewis and the Coca Cola adverts have been on TV is it?I hope not anyway because I have a great competition for you today to win a beautiful blossom tree from Christmas Tree World.A blossom tree is a lovely alternative to a traditional Christmas tree although it appears that a blossom tree is not just suitable for Christmas as I have Miss Frugal looking over my shoulder right now asking if she can have one for her bedroom all year round!All you need to do to get your hands on a five foot blossom tree of your own is tell … [Read more...]
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