Summer can be an expensive time, but it doesn't have to be!There's lots of ways to save money on days out this Summer, it just means being a bit organised and planning ahead a little more than you might usually.... Find cheap or free days out in your area:Check your local museums websites to see what they have going on as they usually have some great activities on throughout the Summer that cost next to nothing. You could also see what's going on at your local library although my two are too old for that now apparently. Ask on Facebook if anyone on your friends list knows of … [Read more...]
Days Out: Tynemouth Priory and Castle….
One of the places we've been wanting to visit since we got our English Heritage membership last year is Tynemouth Priory which is billed on the website as being a perfect place for a fun family day out. It was only last month that we finally got around to going though and I'm so pleased we did as it's a beautiful place and we'll definitely be going back for another visit over the Summer.Tynemouth Priory and Castle has a really interesting history and we (by we, I mean Master and Mr Frugal) enjoyed learning about it - it was originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement but over the years it's been … [Read more...]
How to re-upholster your Dining room chairs for under a fiver….
Remember last week when I told you all last week about my new dining room table and how it inspired me to finally reupholster my dining room chairs. I told you that it had cost me less than a fiver to do all four chairs and promised you that I'd let you in on my secret to keeping the cost down this week...I searched all over for some reasonably priced upholstery fabric that matched the vision that I had in my head for the four chairs that needed reupholstering and I couldn't find the 'perfect' fabric anywhere! I really wanted the chairs to be co-ordinated but different if you … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {22nd July 2016}….
1) The kids broke up for school this week and I haven't felt the need to fill the days with trips out or activities that I think they'll enjoy. Instead we've spent absolutely no money and had a chilled out start to the holidays with a couple of evening trips to the beach, an afternoon fruit picking and a picnic at Richmond Castle thanks to our English Heritage membership.2) Talking of fruit picking, I made some delicious strawberry muffins with the leftover strawberries which I shared with you all yesterday. Muffins are a great way to use up any leftover fruit that you have and I … [Read more...]
Heavenly Fresh Strawberry Muffins….
After our strawberry picking adventure last week we ended up with more than a few strawberries leftover in the fridge to use up before they went off. Naturally, my first thought was to make some sort of cake so here's the first of my posts on how to use up strawberries before they go off.... How to make Heavenly Fresh Strawberry Muffins 250g plain flour 100g sugar 75g butter 150ml milk 2 medium eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder 150g strawberries (or raspberries, or even a mix)This is the easiest recipe ever! ;-)In a large mixing bowl, mix together the sugar, baking powder and … [Read more...]
Are my children ‘well trained’?
I know we’ve discussed jobs for kids before but two people in the last couple days have commented to me on how ‘well trained’ I have my children just because they help out around the house.It makes me smile when people tell me what good kids they are simply because they help out around the house or that I must be strict because I give them set tasks to do.My children help out around the house because we all live in the house together and we all contribute to the mess that’s inevitably made and the jobs that need doing. So why wouldn’t they be expected to help out a little … [Read more...]
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