We don't have any rules around saving pocket money here and we leave it up to the kids whether they want to save their money or spend it. Obviously I want them to learn to save but at aged 10 and 12, I'd rather they saved because they wanted to and not because I told them that they had to if you know what I mean.Miss Frugal has been doing really well with her money management since we got her a debit card with GoHenry. The app really encourages her to save with a great savings tracker which seems to be doing the job as far as making her want to save some of her pocket money but I don't … [Read more...]
Our Day at the Dogs Trust….
Last week we were lucky enough to be invited along for a bit of a VIP tour of our local Dogs Trust centre in Darlington. Miss Frugal was ridiculously excited about the day as she loves the Dogs Trust and regularly sends me emails of dogs that she's found on their site that she thinks will make a good friend for Buddy, our little Bichon Frise.The Dogs Trust centre was very different to what I was expecting and I wanted to share a little of our experience with you today but to more than that, I want to inspire you to pop along to your own local Dogs Trust centre or even better, to sponsor a … [Read more...]
How to make an Awesome Sock Puppet (and save some money)….
Last week was half term here and I learned that (a) you're apparently never too old to play with play doh or to make a sock puppet and (b) it's always a good time for ice cream, even when it's freezing cold and blowing a gale.I'm going to concentrate on the 'never too old to make a sock puppet' today because I really do hate play doh and you obviously already know that ice cream makes any day better. ;-)I was challenged by Cavendish Online to see just how much money I could save by using their site to get a life insurance quote rather than a more well known site like Compare the … [Read more...]
What to do when you have an ‘I don’t want to be frugal’ moment….
Being frugal and thrifty isn't always an easy choice is it?We all have times when there's something that we really want that isn't very thrifty or money saving and we need a bit of a pep talk to help us remember why we choose to be frugal.Here's three things that help me to when I'm wavering.... I remind myself why we started to live more frugally in the first place For us it started because I wanted to work part time so I could spend as much time as possible with the kids while they were younger. Once we'd made the necessary adjustments for that drop in my wages, we started to do … [Read more...]
#Fabulously Frugal {31st May 2015} Join me in my 30 day cleaning challenge….
Things seem to have been so busy lately that cleaning the house has taken a bit of a backseat and we've been doing just the bare minimum needed to keep on top of housework. Don't get me wrong, the house isn't dirty in any way but I can look around each room and see all the little jobs that need doing and that annoys me. I can see a cobweb dangling right nowSo June is going to be my get back on top of the housework month - inspired in a way by the The Dirty 30 challenge which is encouraging us all to do 30 jobs over 30 days and has a great free printable so you can keep track of your … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week to save money {29th May 2015}….
Five frugal things I've done this week: 1. Contrary to popular belief, I'm planning on making more than just mojitos with the mint in my new little herb garden (actually mojitos was my plan but Miss Frugal had other ideas). So this week, we've made mint lemonade which I'll be sharing with you at some point over the next week and after that was a success we even made blueberry version. It tasted delicious - even more so because we made it with our own mint!2. The kids and Mr Frugal headed off to Wembley on Monday to watch their beloved Boro play in the Championship play off. They … [Read more...]
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