Mr Frugal was having a read through of my blog last night and he made me smile when he said how frugal I sounded from all my frugal posts this month and he wondered what you would think of some of the very un-frugal things that I choose to spend some of the money I save on.He said that some of you would be very un-impressed with some of the things I spend my money but I think he's wrong. I said you would understand that one of the reasons that I choose to be frugal in some areas of my life is so that I can be un-frugal in others.Let's see what you think of some of the un-frugal things … [Read more...]
Travel – an enriching experience or a waste of money?
Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer!I can't remember where I first read this travel quote (it was probably a Facebook meme to be honest) but the words really stuck with me.We're not the sort of people who can sit on a sunbed all day (well, Miss Frugal is but the rest of us aren't) and we don't even like the heat that much as we all burn so quickly so we've mostly holidayed in the UK over the last five or six years. There's so many places to visit and things to see and do here in the UK that we haven't seen nearly as much as we'd like to see yet but even … [Read more...]
Five things to do on a morning to make your day easier….
One of the most popular posts I've ever written is my post about six things to do before you go to bed to make your next morning easier and honestly, I genuinely feel better the next morning when I take the time to do these six things.Someone once commented on a Facebook post about this post to say that she 'couldn't be bothered to faff about on a night' but I'm not a morning person and find it much easier if I can just get up and go without having to think about much at all. I also find that getting organised for the next day on a night helps me to relax at bedtime because I know … [Read more...]
30 ways to use your shiny new notebook….
I can trace my love of stationery back to when I was about six years old on holiday in a pretty little town called Zelena Laguna in Croatia. There was a shop there filled with super-cheap exercise books - all with different colours and patterns on the covers and I remember spending far too long choosing just one from them all.I wanted more but my Dad had just bought me a cute mini rucksack and a matching bum bag in the shop before so he'd said I was only allowed one and it felt like the hardest decision I'd ever made at the time.I eventually chose one and that night, I remember sitting … [Read more...]
Life’s too short – use your good stuff….
A couple of years ago someone bought me an a very expensive looking Jo Malone candle in my favourite scent and I loved it. I actually loved it that much that I didn't open it as I didn't want to 'waste' it. ;-)The candle sat, still in it's wrapper in my little ensuite bathroom where I eventually kind of just forgot it was there because it was like part of the furniture in there. Until a couple of weeks ago when I was giving the bathroom a mini makeover and I noticed the wrapper had gotten dusty so I actually got my damp microfibre cloth and dusted the box!!!Mid way through this … [Read more...]
What to do if your partner doesn’t want to be frugal.
I've had a few comments and emails recently from readers asking how they can 'encourage' their partners to be more frugal when they don't really want to be. Honestly, it's a difficult one to answer because in a relationship where things are equal, it's difficult to make someone want to change their lifestyle and spend less money. Especially if they aren't really convinced that there's a real need to change.I thought I'd tell you a little bit about my struggle to convince Mr Frugal to be more frugal and where we're at now in our journey although I'm not sure how much our story will help … [Read more...]
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