2012 was a great year for us as a family and I hope that 2013 will be even better.Everyone has their own reasons for living frugally and I know I've said this before (lots of times) but one of our reasons is so that we can afford to do more fun things as a family. This year we've had some great times together and made some fantastic family memories with some lovely friends - old and new.I'll be sad to see the end to such a great year but as always, I'm looking forward to the start of the new year. I love the feeling that the new year brings and I always like to spend a little bit of … [Read more...]
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Family friendly frugal meals – Fishy pasta bake….
This week is my favourite week of the year - we always have lots planned and everything just seems more exciting because we know that Christmas is so close. We do have something planned for every night this week so meal planning is going to be a bit manic but I'm going to stick with it because I want to have a little extra to spend on next weeks food budget ;-)Monday - School party for Miss Frugal and I have one of Master Frugal's friends for tea so it's going to be quick and easy for the kids. I have some chicken pieces in the freezer so I might try some homemade chicken nuggets with … [Read more...]
Frugal alternatives to Christmas cards….
What sort of person are you when it comes to Christmas cards? Do you...a) love writing out Christmas cards.b) make your own Christmas cards and take great pleasure in giving them out to your nearest and dearest.c) only give Christmas because you feel like it's expected but hate having to sit down and write them out.d) just not bother with them at all.I'm a definite C with my Christmas cards although I'm very jealous of all you A, B and D's ;-)Over the last few years though, I've found a few ways to reduce the number of cards I write our by lots (without making me look … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – filled giant Yorkshire puddings….
Another busy week this week - we have something planned for every night and I'm shattered just thinking about it! Meals are going to have to even quicker and easier so we can fit them in ;-)Monday - Filled Yorkshire puddings (see below).Tuesday - I'm out for tea with my friends for work as someone's leaving this week and seeing as Mr Frugal's at work, I'll be taking the kids with me. I'll feed them a quick tea of fish fingers, chips and peas before we go and let them have the pick of the desert menu while we eat I think as there's nothing on the menu that they'll go for.Wednesday … [Read more...]
Family friendly frugal meals – Chilli style….
This week is a bit of a funny week as we had friends round on Sunday night for fireworks, then we were away in London until last night. We have a birthday party to go to on Friday and we're out on Saturday as well!I have no idea what I'm doing from one day to the next and even though I wrote this post on Sunday afternoon, I forgot to publish it which is why I'm sharing my meal plan with you half way through the week!Here you go....Sunday - Fireworks party night so we're having chilli and cupcakes - great combination!Monday - We're away but the kids will be at home (not alone) … [Read more...]
Home spa day….
Last night Miss Frugal and I had our own mini homemade spa evening while the men of the house were doing man things together (playing on the Xbox and painting little figure things).We started with a nice hot bubble bath where we washed each other's hair and made hairstyles with the bubbles. Then we painted each other's nails and used some chocolate face mask that we won in a tombola last week. And finally, we relaxed on the bed with cucumbers over our eyes.It was such a lovely night although I'm not going to lie - she spent half the night telling us we needed a hot tub and … [Read more...]
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