Shoestring Cottage

Stay on track as a Slimming World target member

So, you have been attending your Slimming World group each week and getting weighed. Hopefully you have also seen your weight move steadily downwards towards your goal. With the support of the group leader and all of the information you get from your group, the website and the various recipe books you have accumulated along the way, before you know it, the slog has all been worthwhile and you have reached your target! What now? How do you stay on track as a Slimming World target … [Read More...]

Getting organised with a meal plan

This post contains affiliate links marked with *. If you click through and make a purchase I will receive a small commission. As regular readers will know, I find that getting organised with a meal plan saves us so much time and money. … [Read More...]

Five things to do with leftover pumpkins #5frugalthings

So Halloween came and went, lots of trick and treating done, the kids actually spoke to the neighbours, everyone ate far too many sweets and hopefully a spookily good time was had by all. If you made a pumpkin lantern, it is probably still … [Read More...]

Five frugal goals for November

As I did my frugal round up of October already, I thought I would also look ahead and set some frugal goals for the month. I don't often write down my goals. Rather, I have a rough idea of some things that I would like to achieve or that really … [Read More...]

Review of the month: how did my frugal October go?

So, how did my frugal October go? The clocks went back, it has got a bit cooler, the fire has been lit and I have been cosying up in the evenings under a throw. I always have mixed emotions about moving into Autumn. There's no doubt that long, … [Read More...]