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. Hey! 👐1) I haven't been into the office for the last two or three weeks which, considering my commute is 40 miles each way, has saved me an absolute fortune.I've had the option to work from home since the start of Covid but I like to be around people so for the first six months or so, I went in every day, and then for the last year or so I've just been … [Read more...]
10 Foods you didn’t know you could freeze….
You probably know by now that I'm a total fan of using my freezer to help with my meal planning - whether it's batch cooking things like tomato sauce or using ice cube trays to freeze small portions of things like wine. Freezing food is a great way to extend the shelf life of items you use but may not use fast enough to make it economical to store fresh. I thought I'd share a few things that you can freeze because there have been a few things that I've discovered over the years that have literally changed the way that I'm able to save money on our family … [Read more...]
Festival of Thrift 2021….
You guys all probably know by now how much I love the Festival of Thrift and that I've been just about every year since it started. Well, I've just got back from this year's and thought I'd share some of the great stuff that was going on with you...The Festival of Thrift is all about sustainability and promotes great ways to reuse, recycle and reduce consumption with some amazing craft and food stalls mixed in with all kinds of workshops and fun that fit in with the sustainability theme. It's spread out over a very small local village taking over some fields, barns, a beautiful church, … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {24th September 2021}….
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. Hey! 👐1) When I did my weekly shop, I managed to buy a big pack of chicken breasts in the reduced section for £3.20 so I bought them and used them to make some Instant Pot Shredded Chicken. I served some of the chicken to serve with Yorkshire Puds, Actifry roasties and broccoli for a mini roast on Sunday, I added some to some Mexican Bean Quesadillas on … [Read more...]
Change your money mindset….
Today's post is all about how to change your money mindset - until you do this, you're never going to really take control of your money so it's definitely one to read.Having a positive money mindset is so important You control your money, don't let it control you Easier said than done I know but with an up to date monthly budget plan then you should have a really clear idea of where your money is going. Check in on your bank balance every couple of days, if not daily then you'll be in control of your money rather than just burying your head in the sand and letting it control … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {17th September 2021}….
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. Hey! 👐1) Monday night after work, I had some kind of Domestic Goddess moment and made some roasted sweet potato and bean with feta cheese quesadillas and while the sweet potato was roasting, I made a beef ragu type thing to pop in the fridge for tea on Tuesday. All from food that needed using up in the fridge.So Monday night's tea was the … [Read more...]
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