This Christmas is going to be a challenging one for many families in comparison to recent years.Inflation continues to bite and the cost of living continues to squeeze the pockets of millions of Brits nationwide. The festive period is, after all, a time for giving and celebration – both of which usually cost a substantial amount of money.The average British household spends an extra £700-800 more per month in December in preparation for Christmas, which is a sizeable amount when budgets are already tight. This festive period this year is going to be a tricky one for families … [Read more...]
Higher Costs: Car Insurance Rates To Increase In 2023…
Like me, you've probably noticed that car insurance has increased substantially over the last year or so - my renewal came through a couple of weeks ago and had gone up by £8 a month, despite there being no difference to anything in the policy. I'm actually canceling mine anyway as my Audi was stolen a couple of weeks ago and I've now replaced it with a 15 year old Ford Fiesta that costs around 60% less to insure but for those of you who are seeing the same increases that I would have seen then I feel for you.Many experts claim that we should probably buckle in because the rates … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {2 December 2022}….
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. Hey! 👐I've had a bit of a dramatic week this week which started with my lovely little Audi A1 being stolen, was followed by numerous interrogations with the insurance company and the police, and has ended with me still not having my bank cards back.I have learned a few things from my experience though so I thought I'd share five learns from this week, … [Read more...]
Why camping in the UK makes an amazing family holiday….
I can't recommend camping in the UK highly enough as a cheaper option for a family holiday - today I'm going to tell you why!We're going through a tough time here in the UK right now with the cost of living crisis with prices soaring and some families having to make some really tough decisions about where they can cut back on costs simply to be able to live.This is not one of those tough decisions though and I almost didn't publish this post as I feel like many people aren't going to have the luxury of having a holiday at all, never mind getting to make a choice between camping in … [Read more...]
Review: The Deep, Hull….
Check me out getting out and about to all these new places - last week you got a Beamish Open Air Museum review and this week you're getting a cheeky review of The Deep in Hull. 😂Before I tell you about The Deep itself, I thought I'd just let you know that I used my Tesco Clubcard Vouchers to pay for our entry which was a bit more complicated than it usually is when redeeming vouchers.The actual buying of the vouchers was just as simple as it always is, just choose The Deep on the Tesco Rewards site and redeem however many Tesco Clubcard vouchers you want to redeem to pay … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {25 November 2022}….
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. Hey! 👐1) This week, I've given my washing machine a good old clean because it hadn't had one for a while and cleaning it not only helps it to work better but also prolongs its life which is important as I really don't want to shell out for a new washing machine until I absolutely have to.I also spent some one-on-one time with my Shark hoover cleaning … [Read more...]
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