If I'm honest, I don't really like the words 'frugal' or 'thrifty' because I think some people (not all) hear those words and make a bit of an instant judgement that someone who's frugal is a tight penny pincher who hates spending money, doesn't have nice things or do fun stuff.Clearly I know that's not the case and I hope you do too, but there's lots of people who would disagree.So, what do the words actually mean?Reading those definitions it looks to me like being thrifty is all about making the most of what you've got and being frugal is about saving money where you can - … [Read more...]
Bloglovin Claim Post (with a cute puppy picture as a bonus)….
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Top Ten moneysaving Theme Park tips….
There's no getting away from the fact that visiting a theme park is not the cheapest way to spend a day. But.... There's also no getting away from the fact that a theme park is in a league of it's own for a fun day out and it's pretty much a given that anyone with children will be visiting one at some point. So if you are going make sure you follow my top tips to make sure that you have a great day while spending as little as possible. Before you goMake sure that the theme park you're planning on visiting is suitable for the ages of your children - some parks are geared towards older … [Read more...]
Eating veggie for a week….
This is a bit of a back to front meal plan because I'm going to tell you what we ate last week instead of what we'll be eating this week.....Seeing as last week was National Vegetarian Week we decided to have a (mostly) veggie week which was great for me because it gave me a bit of an excuse to cook a few different things as I'm a bit stuck in a rut with our meals at the moment. I've got back into the habit of cooking the same old meals which is not only boring but it also makes me feel a bit bleugh about cooking so I'm more tempted to not stick to the week's plan.The veggie meals … [Read more...]
Learning about Consequences….
I was discussing Miss Frugal the other day with someone much wiser than me last week and they said something to me that I thought was very true and something I hadn't really thought about before: Part of growing up is learning that some of the decisions you make will be wrong. I filed that little quote in the 'useful parenting advice' section of my brain until we had a situation yesterday where it was appropriate.... Those of you who've been around for a while will know that Miss Frugal can't eat any form of processed meat as it causes quite bad abdominal migraines at worst and at best, … [Read more...]
Eight stealth money saving tips….
Stealth money saving is what I call the little things that I do to save money that my family don't know about.For example, Mr Frugal would never, ever eat Quorn. For no particular reason - just because he doesn't like the thought of it.But.... he actually eats Quorn mince at least once a week as I add some to anything that I use minced beef in to pad it out a little bit because Quorn mince is cheaper than minced beef and you really can't tell that you're eating it when you add it to something like I do.So I've been thinking about what other secret money saving I do and … [Read more...]
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