Welcome to the last 'Five Frugal Things I've done this week' post of 2015.This week I'm not going to tell you any of the frugal things I've been up to and it's not just because I can't think of five to share with you. ;-)It's actually because I want to tell you about five of the frugal things that I plan to do in 2016....1. I'm going to continue to plan our meals on a weekly basis and more importantly, I'm going to stick to the plan more than I have done this year. When I don't plan our meals I spend more when I go shopping so I need to make sure that I'm consistent with this to … [Read more...]
My top blogging moments of 2015….
This year has flown by but I didn't want to let it go completely without a bit of a round up of my top moments of the year, starting with my top five blog posts of 2015....50 ways to save moneySix things to do before you go to bed that will make the next morning easierSyn free chickpea dahl loafFree downloadable budget planner80 ideas for your bored jar As you'd probably expect, my top five Pinterest posts are pretty similar to my top five blog posts and include the top three posts above. The other two are slightly different though and one especially was a bit of a … [Read more...]
When Christmas doesn’t go according to plan….
I hope you've all had an amazing Christmas!We certainly have although it didn't go according to plan as we woke up on Christmas morning to find our central heating boiler had decided to choose Christmas Day as the day it was going to go on strike!We had no heating and no hot water and although the weather's been mild lately, there was a definite chill in the air in our house! We spent most of the day wrapped up in our dressing gowns wearing thick fluffy socks tucked up under blankets which wasn't in my plan for Christmas Day!It was freezing but even worse than the temperature in … [Read more...]
Here’s the one question you should be asking your children every single day to encourage positive thinking….
I recently read an article about two brothers who founded a company which is now worth more than $100million. Their story was particularly inspiring because they didn't have a very easy childhood and believe that their mother's way to encourage positive thinking and her positive outlook on life is what inspired them to start their business.Their mother does indeed sound like an inspiring lady who believes, as do I, that happiness isn't necessarily dependent on your circumstances. Happiness is a choice!I choose happiness by always looking on the bright side of things which is quite … [Read more...]
A review of my favourite Christmas Present – The Morphy Richards Soup Maker….
Mr Frugal excelled himself this year with my Christmas present of a Morphy Richards soup maker and even did well by giving it to me on Christmas Eve morning because he knew I'd want to use it as soon as I got it and wouldn't have been able to if he'd given me on on Christmas morning.I love making soups and often make a batch at the start of the week for my work lunches so he decided to buy me the Morphy Richards soup maker to make life easier for me bless him.I've wanted a soup maker for ages but when I looked at the price of them (usually between £50 and £100) they seemed like a bit … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas….
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