Is a New York Pass worth the money?  Read on and I'll tell you...The first time we went to New York we bought a New York pass but we never got around to doing half of the things we'd planned to do so it wasn't really worth the money for us.  I wrote about what we did and why we never really got our money's worth but it was basically because it was our first time in New York and Miss Frugal was more interested in the shopping and visiting the places she'd seen on TV than doing much else.  We had lovely weather on our first visit so being outside was easy - a walk across … [Read more...]

It's been a while since I've had a competition on here so when I saw that some of the lovely UK Money Bloggers were running a competition I thought I'd chip in and join in with them.  The prizes are perfect for this time of year so I'm really excited to share this with you.There are eight Christmas Afternoon Treats with Flowers M&S hampers up for grabs, worth £50 each which that means eight lucky winners will receive a hamper in time for Christmas!  I'm a bit jealous to be fair so I hope you're up for sharing. :)The UK Money Bloggers are the loveliest bunch of people … [Read more...]

You all know that I'll all about meal planning but for the last three weeks, I haven't planned a single meal. Want to know why?Three weeks ago, our fridge freezer decided to go on strike! By the time we realised, the whole freezer had defrosted and everything in the fridge felt way warmer than it should.Food-wise, we couldn't salvage much at all as the contents of the freezer were fully defrosted so we weren't sure how long it had been off for - I'm all about reducing waste but I couldn't bring myself to cook food or refreeze it in one of our other freezers where there was a chance … [Read more...]