Our next holiday is coming up at the end of July and this time we're off to the Isle of Wight which is somewhere that we've never been before.  Like all of our trips away this year, it's nothing flash but we are excited and we can't wait to go.We booked it last year and paid a super low deposit of just £25 which was great for us at the time as it was right before Christmas and we've been paying a little bit off each month since then.  Now it's paid off in full we're starting to think about our spending money so I thought I'd resurrect and update a post that I first shared in 2012.It's … [Read more...]

I'm pretty sure I've told you all before (probably many times) that Miss Frugal is a Snapchat fan. She uses the app to keep in touch with her friends and there's nothing she likes more than a good Snapchat filter.Usually I don't have an issue with her using the app - she knows how I expect her to behave when she's using social media and the rules she need follow such as only adding people she knows and never sharing personal details about herself like her address.That last one is a biggie! We've drilled into her repeatedly that she should never share her address online with people … [Read more...]

When I was growing up, I dreamed about a big white wedding to the man of my dreams and then settling down to family life with two children (a boy and a girl obviously) and a dog.  We'd have weekly visits from the grandparents and huge family gatherings where everyone would gather round and enjoy each others company.  And seeing as I'm sharing my childhood dreams with you I might as well tell you that the skies were always blue and the birds were always singing - I'm pretty sure there was a rainbow around most of the time too. ;-)Life didn't turn out that way though.I got the husband, … [Read more...]

I'm not going to lie, Fathers Day has been the furthest thing from my mind this week and in typical me fashion, I now have one day to sort a present. I also have two uncooperative children who have other plans for today meaning that a homemade gift is out of the question unless I make it myself and that's kind of not the point is it?So, while they're both out and about today I've asked them to get their Dad something they know he'll like to present to him tomorrow. This could turn out disastrously wrong or it could be quite sweet but I'll let you know either way.We don't really go … [Read more...]