I love the start of a new year, it's like opening a shiny new notebook and writing on the pages for the first time.Being a bit of a list-aholic and a planner, I always like to set myself some New Year's Resolutions, some targets for the year and most importantly to me, a word of the year.A word of the year might sound a bit geeky if you don't do it yourself but it's actually a great way to set your focus for the year ahead and having a word of the year over the past few years has genuinely helped me to focus and achieve some of the things I wanted to achieve. My word isn't a specific … [Read more...]
Easy Chocolate Traybake recipe {Baking on a Budget}….
One of my most popular posts ever is my famous (in my mind) packed lunch cake which I used to make regularly to add to my children's packed lunches which I could make for 6p per portion.The cake itself is delicious although the 6p price per portion does reflect the smaller portion size as it's made for a child's packed lunch. Even taking into account the portion sizes, it does work out at great value and if you wanted to cut it into less portions you could have a slice double the size of the one pictured above for just 12p!I haven't made this cake in ages as both of my children are … [Read more...]
Ten ways with Turkey leftovers….
I actually wrote this post originally four years ago today when I was faced with about three quarters of a huge turkey to try and use up in the days following Christmas. These days we don't do turkey on Christmas Day because we're not overly keen (hence all the turkey leftovers we had when I wrote this) but I did think it might be helpful for those of you who do have leftovers!On another note, it makes me smile to look at my photos from back then and even the way I used to write - it's a bit cringey (as Master Frugal would say) and I almost didn't re-share this but then I thought of all … [Read more...]
Manage your finances better next year with my new Financial Planner….
I hope you all had an amazing Christmas!We had a lovely day yesterday and I've woken up this morning feeling refreshed and happy after the lovely relaxing day we had yesterday. Christmas doesn't always live up to expectations with excited children and tired parents but I have to say that yesterday was great and we all really enjoyed our day.Now that it's over, I'm sat eyeing up the Christma tree trying to decide how soon is too soon to take it down and I know you're all going to tell me it's much too soon but I'm literally having to sit on my hands to stop me from packing everything … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas, and thank you for being there in 2016….
Dear lovely readers,By the time you read this, my laptop will have long since been turned off and I'll be having a peaceful family Christmas with my amazing family - that is as long as I remember where I've hidden all the presents and I don't burn Christmas dinner!There is one thing I want to do before I switch off for Christmas though, I want to say a huge Merry Christmas and thank you to all of you lovely readers who have shared 2016 with me.I'm not going to lie, it's been a difficult year with me being ill for a lot of the year but you've put up with my whinging and moaning and … [Read more...]
Christmas Eve in our house….
Christmas Eve marks the official start of Christmas in our house and I think I probably enjoy it more than Christmas Day itself if I'm honest. I know that sounds a bit odd so I thought I'd tell you a little bit about Christmas Eve in our house....Mr Frugal often has to work on Christmas Eve so it's usually just me and the kids until he gets home around 4pm and we normally have a leisurely morning with pancakes or waffles for breakfast and a snuggle on the settee watching a Christmas movie (normally Elf for the 99th time since the first of December).After we've watched a film, we'll … [Read more...]
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