Christmas can be an expensive time of year for most of us and it's so easy to overspend on things you don't really need and end up paying the price in January (and beyond)!I've put together a little list of things that help me to save me money at this time of year in the hope that some of them will also help you to save a little bit too. A lot of them are genuinely common sense and you're probably already doing most of them but it's always worth a quick reminder, isn't it? ;-)If you're not going to be visiting someone until after Christmas then you could always buy their presents in … [Read more...]
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The Activity Advent – 40 Fun and Frugal things to do at Christmas with the kids….
Last year, over on my Christmas blog, I started my Activity Advent with the aim of doing one Christmas activity a day throughout December. The only problem was actually finding the time to write up what we did so this year, I thought I'd share all the things we have on our list to try. It's a pretty big list so I'm sure that we'll not have chance to do everything on the list but at least we have plenty of choice!Make homemade cinnamon stick tree decorations Make an alternative kind of advent calendar.Make Homemade S'mores and drink them with hot chocolate while watching Christmas … [Read more...]
Secret Santa on a budget – 10 presents for under a fiver….
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...]
Let the Christmas Preparations begin – #53 Sleeps….
Halloween is over and even though the warmer than usual weather is doing it's best to convince us otherwise, it's now November which can mean only one thing....I've been busy getting ready for a while now and I've got lots of Christmas money saving to share with you in the run up to Christmas year. There'll be everything from homemade presents and decorations to bargain buys and gift lists and from favourite family traditions to things for you to make and do as a family.If you're reading this with a smug smile because you're almost done with your Christmas preparations then well … [Read more...]
Crocktober – the third week….
We're still enjoying taking part in Crocktober but I'm starting to run a little short of ideas now so it looks like Google is going to be my friend this week. ;-) MondayWe had beef stew on Monday although I got a bit potato happy with it and it looks in the photo like it was actually potato stew! It was delicious though and tasted really nice with some home made Yorkshire puds! TuesdayLast nights beef stew leftovers went in a pie although I strained most of the gravy off so the pie wasn't soggy. The gravy was heated up separately and poured over the pie. Don't tell anyone but … [Read more...]
How to cheat when making a show stopping Birthday cake….
I love to bake but I'm well aware that my skills don't necessarily match my level of enthusiasm.My cakes don't always turn our the way that I plan and even though I've made some good ones in the past, I've also had a few disasters! My last few Birthday cakes for the kids have been sucessful though so when Miss Frugal turned 12 a few weeks ago, she asked me to make a cake for her.She had a look through my Instagram pictures for some inspiration and was torn between the last two Birthday cakes that we've made:Then she had a look through the photos of some of the people who I … [Read more...]
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