I don't think I've ever heard anyone say they have enough money - whether you worry about having enough money to pay your bills, to buy those little extras or even for the luxuries in life, most people would say no if you asked them if they had enough money (I think they would, am I wrong?).So this week, we're going to look at ways to make a little bit of extra money. Some you'll see the benefit of straight away but some are a little more long term but all of them will make you some extra money, which I'm sure will come in handy at this time of year.Car Boot Sales - Perfect at this … [Read more...]
This is what’s making me laugh right now….
We bought Just Dance 4 for the kids this afternoon and they've been playing it ever since. This is them being Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing....(I only realised half way through that the video would be better if I filmed them from the front ;-)) Just click the X on any ads - it's because Youtube recognises the song playing in the background so they put an ad on at the start - nothing to do with me! … [Read more...]
Another proud parenting moment….
When we were on holiday a little while ago, Mr Frugal thought he would teach the kids what he thinks to be an amusing game. You might know it if you're a certain age and fans of Dick and Dom....Basically, when you're in a public place, you take it in turns to say the word bogie - starting quietly and building up to as loud as you can go before:a) someone gives you a dirty look or tells you to shut upb) your mean mum tells you that if she hears the word one more time she'll screamc) you collapse into a fit of giggles that makes it impossible to speakor d) all of the … [Read more...]
Get Organised – the paying your bills edition….
I get a few e mails each week asking me how I manage our monthly budget and if I have any tips to help others to manage theirs so this week, I'm going to share a few of my tips for calculating your monthly budget, reducing your outgoings and how to make sure all your bills are paid on time.Most of these tips may seem like common sense but I thought it might help you to know what I do....Work out what your monthly budget is First of all, I sit down every few months and calculate my monthly budget. After this month's review,I know that I should have around an extra £500 a month after … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Slow cooker sausage, bean and chorizo casserole….
I should quite probably win the award for the longest title to a blog post with this one!Is there an award for that in the MADs? If not, Sally then you should take note for next year ;-)Anyway, I've had an interesting week this week and *mostly* managed to stick to last week's meal plan so I'm ready to go with next weeks. We're starting to eat more Wintery type food seeing as it's October and the heatings back on so this week's menu has a lot of what I think of as comfort food - not sure how that's going to work with my diet though.Monday - Sausage, chorizo and bean … [Read more...]
Cupcake Sunday – Lemon and Ginger Cupcakes….
We're loving Sunday's since we started Cupcake Sundays, although I can't say that they're doing my diet much good ;-)Today's cupcakes of the day are Lemon and Ginger Cupcakes and they're quite possibly my favourite ones so far! They were inspired by a lovely lemon and ginger tea from Teapigs that I've been drinking this week.150g butter 150g sugar 150g self raising flour 3 eggs 2 lemons 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger Icing sugar 150g cream cheeseTo make 15 cupcakes:Cream the sugar with the butter. Add the eggs and beat the mix together. Add the juice and zest of … [Read more...]
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