Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-) 1. I bought bargain Orchids Opening up this week's five frugal things, I have some … [Read more...]
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Why we’re planning a handmade Christmas….
For a couple of years, I've wanted to make a bit of a change to our family's Christmas celebrations - this year I'm finally doing it. Read on to find out why we're planning a handmade Christmas and what that looks like for us...Why we're making a change Usually, from about the middle of November, our lives start to go into overdrive with so much going on across everyone's lives that I get exhausted just thinking about it.There are all the usual Christmas school and work commitments, the fun Christmas days out, the gift choosing and shopping, the wrapping, the visiting, the Secret … [Read more...]
How to make DIY Beeswax Wraps {with a free printable label}….
Today I'm sharing a post all about how to make your own DIY Beeswax wraps! What are Beeswax wraps? Just in case you're not sure what they are, Beeswax wraps are a fantastic eco-friendly replacement for cling film and foil - they're basically a piece of cotton that's been infused with a mix of food-grade beeswax, pine resin and jojoba oil. The wrap is mouldable, grippable and a little bit tacky which means it can be shaped around containers or food products to keep them covered. How do Beeswax wraps work? The combination of beeswax, pine resin and jojoba oil is what makes … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {1 November 2019}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-) 1. Financial resilience This is something we've been thinking about a lot lately and … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {18 October 2019}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) For the third week running, I've done some overtime at work which if you know … [Read more...]
#MealPlanningMonday {14th October 2019}…
I haven't done a #mealplanningMonday post over here for ages so I thought we'd kick off the week with what we'll be eating this week.I've been sharing my weekly meal plans over on Meal Planning Made Easy recently but I thought I'd share this week's over here for a change - mainly because I'm having a big focus on it this month to try and save some extra pennies. I used to plan super cheap meals to cut our food bill to as little as possible but over the last few years, as our budget has started to look a bit healthier, I've increased the amount we set aside for food … [Read more...]
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