I thought it was a late April Fool when I read that Stoke council are selling off houses for just a pound but it's true and now that I've read more about it, I think it's a great idea.Basically, the houses that are being sold off are in a bit of a rundown area and they're in need of lots of TLC. The council are selling them on the condition that the buyers agree to do up the houses, live in them for at least five years and commit to being a part of the community. They're also only available to people who have lived in the area for at least five years with no assets and no property … [Read more...]
Do you ever feel misunderstood….
That's definitely not what I meant when I said 'Don't eat all the grapes'!That's not what I meant when I said 'get yourself a snack to go with your hot chocolate'!That's not what I meant when I said 'smile and pretend you're a Man Utd fan'!And that's certainly not what I meant when I said 'Wouldn't it be nice to get a new car'.... … [Read more...]
Pocket money – what do you do….
So, at the grand old age of ten, Miss Frugal gets £10 a month pocket money.She gets £10 a month because I once read somewhere that a good guideline for pocket money would be to give your child £1 for every year old they are but I have no idea how that compares to what other children her age get.I do know that it seems like a good amount - enough that she can start to learn how to budget her money and make decisions about what to do with her money. Does she waste it on little treats or buy one big thing? Does she spend it as soon as she gets it or save it until she sees … [Read more...]
Step away from the computer – all of you….
Do you find it hard to limit your children's (and your own) screen time?By screen time, I mean time spent watching TV, playing on games consoles, the laptop, iPod touches, tablets - anything really that involves electronics in some way!I was struggling with this a month or so ago, mainly because I got a bit too laid back about it when we had the six week plague* at the start of the year. None of us had the energy to do very much at all so I took the easy way out and let them spend a bit too much time on their electronics.By the time we all started to feel better and actually … [Read more...]
Growing up too fast….
I walked past my daughter's bedroom this afternoon and saw this....She's sat on her bed with her teddies practicing how to put make up on by watching Youtube tutorials. Lately, she seems to be in such a hurry to grow up and I just want to slow it down a little bit but I'm not sure how to do that, if at all! Take the make up issue for example, she's not allowed to wear it outside the house (although she'd like to) but I do let her spend some of her pocket money on buying daft bits and bobs (have you seen the Superdrug clearance sections - she got loads of bargains there for between 10p … [Read more...]
Ten quick crafts for the school holidays….
My crafting skills leave a lot to be desired but as the mother of an eight year old boy who loves to get his hands dirty and his ten year old system who loves to make pretty things I've had to find crafting activities that even I can manage ;-)Seeing as it's the school holidays for a lot of us, I thought I'd share tenof my favourite easy crafts and activities with you.... Make a Family treeRecycle your crayonsMake your own mini bookMake a bookmark our of sweet wrappersMake a photo collageMake some story cardsMake your own board gameMake a pop up monster … [Read more...]
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