Welcome to this week's round up of my money saving week. A frugal bank holiday As we head into what promises to be a sunny and beautiful Bank Holiday weekend, we are thinking about what to do. We are planning to do a boot sale tomorrow, so hopefully will be making some money. It was supposed to be last week but it rained continuously the day before, so we decided to put it off for finer weather. This means that our house has been full of bags of stuff to sell all week! I brought it all … [Read More...]
Frugal Food
A meal plan using what we have #SlimmingWorldFriendly
The garden is abundant right now. We have chard, courgettes, runner beans, all kinds of herbs, tomatoes, blackberries and chillies. I think we have enough food for a meal plan using what we have. In fact, I don't think I need to buy anything at all … [Read More...]
Immune boost Slimming World friendly fruit salad
I have been eating a ton of fresh and frozen fruit since I started following the Slimming World plan. To keep things interesting, I have been experimenting with different concoctions and flavourings. This immune boosting Slimming World friendly fruit … [Read More...]
Money Saving
My frugal week #fivefrugalthings
This week has been a catch up week after our lovely holiday in Wales. We have been rushed off our feet doing jobs! This is the price you pay for time away when you are self employed, I think. However, I haven't spent much money so it has been a … [Read More...]
Frugal in Wales! A budget adventure
We have just returned from the most wonderful week in Wales, where we managed to dodge the rain the whole time. The forecast was dire, but kept changing and in the end we couldn't have asked for nicer weather. We are so lucky! It's not easy to … [Read More...]
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My money saving week #fivefrugalthings
Welcome to this week's round up of my money saving week. A frugal bank holiday As we head into what promises to be a sunny and beautiful Bank Holiday weekend, we are thinking about what to … [Read More...]
Three of the best Slimming World Desserts
I have been pretty unadventurous with desserts since I started with Slimming World. The easiest options have been things like ready made jellies, fat free yogurt and fruit. However, I have started to … [Read More...]
Sign up for #SecondhandSeptember
Regular readers will know that I buy second hand a lot - most of the time in fact. However, I really want to support and promote Oxfam's #SecondHandSeptember campaign, so I have signed up to pledge … [Read More...]
Ten embarrassing money mistakes I have made
Mistakes, I've made a few.... and I do regret a lot of them! I started on my financial education very late in life. But there is no point in dwelling on them and feeling annoyed with myself. The only … [Read More...]
A meal plan using what we have #SlimmingWorldFriendly
The garden is abundant right now. We have chard, courgettes, runner beans, all kinds of herbs, tomatoes, blackberries and chillies. I think we have enough food for a meal plan using what we have. In … [Read More...]