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've been getting back into the habit of making homemade bread A good six months ago, … [Read more...]
Homemade Hand Warmers….
These homemade hand warmers are perfect for keeping your hands warm in the Winter!We're off to New York next month and everyone I've told about it had told me just how cold it's going to be! That's where the idea for these cute little homemade hand warmers came from but as brilliant as I think they turned out, there was a fatal flaw to my plan - keep reading and see if you can guess what it was?You really don't need much in the way of sewing skills to make these but I made them as part of a craft afternoon with Jen and because I was at her house, she let me play on her … [Read more...]
How to paint your dining room table….
Have you ever wondered how to paint your dining room table? If you have then you're absolutely in the right place and even if you haven't, I still think you should read on and I'll tell you why I think you might want to consider painting yours!We bought our dining room table second hand from a friend who was selling it back in 2016 when we paid £40 for it - a total bargain considering what a well-built table it is. I love the design of the table and when we bought it, I really loved its shabby chic style with the dark wood top and the off white distressed effect on the legs … [Read more...]
Esso Nectar – a great way to collect Nectar Points….
I'm working with Esso today to tell you all about the Esso Nectar Loyalty programme. As always, all opinions are absolutely my own though.Anyone who knows me knows that there's nothing I like more than anything that saves me time or money!Which is why I'm super pleased today to be telling you all about the Esso Nectar loyalty programme which gives Esso customers the chance to earn Nectar Points whilst filling up on fuel at participating service stations.As you probably know if you're a regular reader, I drive a LOT of miles each day for my commute to and from work so … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {8 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. I bought bargain Orchids Opening up this week's five frugal things, I have some … [Read more...]
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...]
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