Back at the start of July our microwave died and I confidently told Mr Frugal that we could quite easily manage without replacing it, he was equally as confident that I would change my mind and we'd be microwave shopping within the month.It wasn't really a cost issue that made me decide I didn't want to replace the microwave as you can get a nice one for under £50 and the running costs are minimal (on average £8.00 a year). It was actually more of a space thing because although my kitchen isn't small, there never seems to be enough worktop space and our old microwave took up valuable … [Read more...]
Out of school activities – how do you choose….
Now that we're two weeks in to the new school year, we're starting to get all the leaflets and hype about all of the various out of school activities that our children should be doing.We've had leaflets sent home from school, leaflets through the door and even some recommendations in the weekly school newsletter and honestly, there's so much choice that you could easily be doing something after school every day and at weekends and still not fit them all in!My two have tried out lots of out of school clubs and activities since they started school but if I'm honest, they've given most of … [Read more...]
It all adds up….
One of the ways that we save up for special occasions and treats is to save all of our small change.At the moment we're saving 1p's, 2p's, 5p's and 10p's but when we're feeling a bit flush (usually around pay day ;-)) we also save 20p's and there may even be the occasional 50p thrown in for good measure.We save them in three vases that sit on the kitchen windowsill - some people have herbs or flowers, we have money!When they get full, we take them along one of the machines in our local supermarket where we change them and get cash. I know the machines usually charge around 8p for … [Read more...]
This week’s meal plan – the tired mummy week….
There doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day at the minute.I have so much to do but all I actually want to do is snuggle up on the settee and do nothing, especially since I bought myself a lovely new throw for the settee last night. How pretty is this?I have jobs to do round the house, blog posts to write, emails to reply to, work to go to, school meetings to attend and I'm not sure if it's the change in weather but I have a sudden urge to decorate!On the plus side, I made the decision about what school to put as our first choice for Miss Frugal's secondary school - it's … [Read more...]
Who knew fish could jump….
So yesterday was Miss Frugal's 11th birthday and we finally relented and bought her a goldfish.As responsible goldfish owners-to-be we bought the tank and all the necessary fishy stuff a couple of weeks ago and started to prepare the tank as per Google's instructions.We very responsibly took a sample of our water to the fish shop to have it tested before we bought the fish and the lady said our water was perfect *proud face*.Miss Frugal chose two Platy fish and the lady accidentally scooped in a tiny baby fish which she said we could have as well as it was the only other fish in … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday….
Happy 11th Birthday to my gorgeous little girl. Only when you're a mother yourself will you understand just how much I love you. … [Read more...]
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