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...]
Windfall Homemade Applesauce – easy to make and super tasty….
I'm resharing this post a couple of years after it was first published as I made a batch of applesauce over the weekend with some apples that a lovely friend brought round when she popped in for a cuppa - this time I added some of my lovely apple pie spice mix too and I've saved some to make a batch of Autumn Crumble tarts so I can share some with the friend who gave me the apples.One of my best bargains from the Festival of Thrift this weekend was the big bag of free windfall apples. I was planning to make an apple pie with them but I thought I'd make a batch of homemade applesauce … [Read more...]
Social Media MADE me buy it….
Does anyone else buy random things after seeing them advertised on Social Media?I realised a little while ago that I'm like an advertisers dream right now as I've bought things recently that I may not have even known existed if it hadn't been for Facebook and its advertising algorithms that somehow know what I want before I even know myself. Then Instagram joined the party and started targeting me with some pretty accurate ad targeting so I changed the name of this series to Social Media made me buy it.(To be clear: none of these items are sponsored or gifted, they're all … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {10th 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) OK, now we're properly into September, I thought we'd be good to start talking about a Christmas every now and again?I'm not planning on going overboard so don't worry but some of the things I want to make as gifts do need a bit of prep in advance like the homemade Limoncello that I started making last weekend. I bought a 35cl … [Read more...]
Don’t have time to read self help books?
If you're anything like me, you don't have time to read self help books but could really benefit from some of the advice in them then this is the post for you!Over the years, I've bought more than a few self help books that sound like they're going to really change my life based on the reviews I'd seen online and the amazing write-up on the back cover of the book! The problem is that the book is so wordy and in-depth that I tend to lose interest before I get to the main point of the book. Basically, I love to read self help books but don't have the time or patience to … [Read more...]
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