Getting sick can feel like the end of the world for many people. You feel weak, exhausted and possibly have a sore throat, cough, itchy eyes and maybe even a fever. If you've found that you’re getting sick more often than not when the kids are sick then continue reading to find ways you can try to stay healthy when the kids are sick.From just before Christmas until the end of January there was someone in our family poorly every single day. The kids both started off ill with an awful sickness bug that was doing the rounds and then Mr Frugal got it between Christmas and New Year. It … [Read more...]
Why you shouldn’t panic if your debit card is declined….
You don't necessarily need to panic if your debit card is declined as there are lots of reasons why your payment might not have gone through!Last week, I was trying to pay for my shopping with my debit card and the machine came up with the dreaded 'not authorised' message. My heart sank immediately and I felt a little bit sick - a feeling not helped by the fact that the lady serving me might as well have put a tannoy out as she was that loud when she announced to the world that my payment had been declined.I quickly grabbed my other card out of my bag and the payment went through … [Read more...]
13 things in your house that you could sell right now and make some money….
Do you want to declutter your house and make some money at the same time? If you do then this post is just what you need as I'm going to give you lots of ideas for things in your house that you could sell and make some money!13 things in your house that you could sell right now and make some money Games Consoles - there's always a demand for games consoles so if you have any that are sitting around then consider selling them to make some money and clear some space. Check online and see what sort of price the console you have is selling for and make sure that you check how much the … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I’ve done this week {2nd March 2018}….
1) We've finally got around to selling our old car which we were planning to sell for spares and repair or scrap as it's got issues and is now out of it's MOT. I got a quote for £50 from one of those we buy any car businesses and they are the hassle-free version so I was super tempted just to go with them and save time and hassle. I decided to spend half an hour shopping around though and managed to find someone who offered £150 and collected within the hour which was fantastic.We only paid about £600 for the car about three years ago as it is just to get Mr Frugal to work and back (just … [Read more...]
That was…. February!
Happy 1st March!At the end of last year, I decided that it would be a nice idea to do a post once a month giving you a bit of an update on our lives. I added a reminder to my calendar for the first of every month and planned to share a round-up of all the fun we've had as a family throughout the month.January's update wasn't as much family fun as is was struggling to get through the month but I had high hopes for February's update post as we had a good five days with everyone free of the lurgy at the end of January.Let's see how we got on shall we?Last month I reported how … [Read more...]
Slow down and Simplify Life….
Back in January, I shared a post that I called 35 ways to slow down and simplify your life. I realise now that sharing so many ways to slow down and simplify life could be a bit counter-productive so I thought I'd dial it down a bit and share the five most important (to me) ways that are easy to get started with...With the ever-growing demand to be busy in life, it’s no wonder more and more people are feeling overwhelmed. Stress has taken over people in society and it’s unacceptable. Life simply seems too busy sometimes and then everything seems to get out of control. While life will … [Read more...]
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