I've shared a couple of versions of my packed lunch cake over the years but I thought I'd share the cake I've just made with you as it was not only super tasty but at 11p per slice, it's really good value.I first started making this when my two were in junior school as the rules guidelines set by the school at that time were that chocolate and bought cakes were frowned upon but a little piece of homemade cake was acceptable if it was part of a healthy and nutritious packed lunch. I wanted to make something that was a small-ish portion size, that could be cooked in bulk at the … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {9 August 2019}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) I spilt nail varnish on my favourite quilt cover and since them, I've had my eye on … [Read more...]
Three things I won’t give up to save money….
Is there anything you wouldn't give up to save money?That's a pretty tongue in cheek title because there's actually nothing that I wouldn't give up if it was a choice between that or paying my bills and feeding my family.But if I look at my current situation, which is debt free and trying to save for our emergency fund whilst overpaying our mortgage each month, there are things in my life that I won't give up without a fight...Giving these three things up would obviously give us more money to put towards our goals each month and would build up the emergency fund and pay down … [Read more...]
Our Long Term Money Plan….
As much as I love my job, I have no intention of working until I'm too old to enjoy my retirement. Mr Frugal feels exactly the same, so a couple of weeks ago, we sat down and had a good talk about money and what our hopes were for the future.I wanted to share our plans with you to show what we achieved in the space of an hour sat on the settee with a cup of tea because I don't think We'd like to be able to retire at 60 ideally which means that we need to really up our game as far as our financial planning is concerned. I've been doing some research and I've found out that … [Read more...]
Win a giant faux fur beanbag….
If you've ever wanted a giant fluffy faux fur beanbag in your life then today, I'm sharing the perfect competition for you.It's been a while since we've had a competition on here but a couple of weeks ago, the team at Bean Bag Bazaar asked me if I fancied reviewing one of their bean bags and at the same time, running a competition to give one away to one of you lot too.I said yes because we really needed some extra seating in our living room and I've been umming and aahing for a good 12 months now over what it is we want in there. We basically have a big sofa which should … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {2 August 2019}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) I shared on here a few weeks ago that after a discussion with Mr Frugal, we'd … [Read more...]
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