Every now and again, I think we all need a little reminder of some of the things we could (and should) be doing to save some money because no matter how frugal we think we are, there's always something we've forgotten about or something else we could be doing!To give you a reminder on some of the main things that you should be doing to help you spend less on energy bills I've made a nice little infographic for you to share my top six super easy ways to spend less on energy without even trying....I hope you like my first attempt at an infographic. ;-)Some of the savings might … [Read more...]
Delicious ‘Tastes of Summer’ Storecupboard Risotto….
Isn't it mad how the best recipes always come from the times when you just fling whatever you have to hand in a pan? Or is it just me that happens to?This amazing risotto came about almost by accident when I was looking for a way to use up some leftover gammon from the Sunday roast. I'd forgotten to buy some Parmesan cheese which always adds that extra depth to risotto so I decided to use half a tub of Mediterranean flavour Philadelphia soft cheese instead and it was genuinely amazing!This made two generous sized portions so bear in mind you'll need to double the recipe if you're … [Read more...]
Days Out: Ocean Beach Pleasure Park….
Every year since the kids were old enough to go on fairground rides we've kicked off the Summer Holidays with a trip to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields and this year was no exception.I'm trying to find the right words to describe Ocean Beach to you and I'm honestly struggling because it's a bit of a cross between a theme park and a travelling funfair. It has all the traditional fairground rides and games you'd expect to see at a funfair and it certainly has the loud atmosphere with each ride blaring out it's own theme tune. Where it differs from your normal funfair (apart from … [Read more...]
Take a photo walk and see the world through your child’s eyes….
One of the things I often mention in my suggestions for something to do with the kids is to go on a photo walk with them but I don't think I've ever actually shared the photos that we've taken on one of our walks with you.I got a new camera recently and today was the first time we've been on a photo walk using this one so I thought it might be a good time to share the photos we took with you.Considering these pictures have all been taken by Master Frugal who picked up my lovely little Olympus Pen camera for the first time this morning, I think they're amazing! He's using the Kit lens … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {29th July 2016}….
1) We have a vegetable patch!It's not a huge patch but we've claimed a small corner of the garden where we've planted carrots, sweetcorn, lettuce and spring onions in a raised bed that we built, I've also moved my herb pot over to that corner along with two tomato plants and a chilli plant.2) We went to a BBQ at the weekend and decided to take something different to the usual burgers and sausages that everyone usually takes so we made a zesty green been and feta rice salad using some leftover rice and some random things from the fridge.I'll be sharing the recipe for this … [Read more...]
Small things that make me smile {July 2016}….
Without wanting to sound all woe is me, July hasn't been the easiest month for us as I've not been well at all recently. I'm a lot better now thanks to some very strong painkillers and I'm hoping that my appointment at the hospital this week will get me sorted once and for all so there's nothing to be overly concerned about.We've still had a lovely month though with some amazing highs so I'm going to focus on those today and share some of the small things that have made me smile this month.I'll start with an update on Master Frugal because he's made me smile a lot this month and … [Read more...]
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