Every year since the kids started school we've had a bit of a celebration on the Friday evening of their first week back at school.It started because they were both always so grumpy and tired by the end of their first week back and we wanted to basically take their mind off their moodiness until bedtime and a movie night with popcorn and treats used to be the perfect solution. The movie night morphed into a games night as they got older and it got harder to agree on a film and then changed again into a nice family meal over the last couple of years.This year we were planning a family … [Read more...]
Ten ways to reduce food waste NOW….
I first published this post five years ago but when I sat down tonight to write a whole new post about how to reduce food waste, it felt a bit like deja vu and then I remembered this post and thought it would be easier just to give that a polish up and and share it again rather than write a whole new post!We all know that we shouldn't waste food, don't we?But are we all actively taking steps to make sure that we don't actually do it?In the UK alone we throw away about 15 million tonnes of food waste a year and just in case you've never really thought about it before, you're not … [Read more...]
How to stay out of debt this Christmas….
I’m not being any kind of Grinch here but Christmas has turned into less of a celebration and more into a contest. That’s not just my opinion at all. Figures from polls across the board show that Christmas has added massive pressure on all of us to create the perfect festive experience, especially to those of us with families, and the cost of making that dream come true is becoming higher and higher each year.Research shows that we are spending significantly more every year and that a huge amount of the cost goes on credit cards that aren’t cleared for months after the event — if even at … [Read more...]
Three things I promise my teenage daughter on her 16th Birthday….
I have an agreement with Miss Frugal that I won't share photos or stories about her on here without her agreement which is absolutely fine but today is her 16th Birthday which means that the rules don't apply, right?I'm not going to get all mushy because I don't want to be the recipient of a teenage eye roll today.But what I am going to do is share some of the things that I want Miss Frugal to remember on her 16th Birthday... NOTHING she ever does will make me love her any less! It's so important to me that she knows that there is nothing that she can do that will … [Read more...]
Win a copy of ‘Create Your Own Happy’….
Last week my lovely bloggy friends Becky and Penny released the most amazing book!The book is called 'Create Your Own Happy' and is aimed at children aged between 7 and 11 although if you're anything like me, you'll enjoy it as much as the kids will.The book is laid out in three sections - the first one is all about how to make yourself happy, the second section is about making other people happy which in turn makes you happy and the final section is about making the world a happier place which again, is going to help make you happy.The ability to take control of your own … [Read more...]
Do you know the average cost of a funeral in the UK?
Have you ever considered how your loved ones would pay for your funeral if the worst ever happens? And do you have any idea what the average cost of a funeral actually is?Me neither.Or at least I hadn't until I had to organise my Dad's funeral earlier this year when I was shocked that (a) the overall cost was over £4000 and (b) I had to pay £1400 up front before they would collect him from the hospital.I was also surprised to see how quickly the cost was bumped up from the 'basic' funeral to one with just a few extras because even though I knew that my Dad would begrudge … [Read more...]
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