I am exhausted! We have spent the past three days painting and repairing our kitchen. In an ideal world we would replace it, and we are saving towards that. However, until we have the funds we will … [Read more...]
Can you eat really healthily on a tight budget?
Can you eat healthily on a tight budget? In a word, yes! You don't have to buy an organic veg box every week to eat a good diet. You just need a decent understanding of nutrition and to be willing to … [Read more...]
Mean and Green: saving money with an eco-friendly lifestyle
Cutting back on meat I mentioned in a previous blog post that I intend to eat a lot less meat this year. This makes financial sense and brings certain health benefits, but my main reason for doing it … [Read more...]
Make do and mend: Love Christmas, Hate Waste
I was exploring the Essex County Council website today and ended up on the Recycle for Essex site. Here you can find some excellent advice on reducing waste and lots of ideas on how to … [Read more...]
The week at Shoestring Cottage – catching up with myself
Well, the week has got away with me. I have no idea where it went, it was just one busy Christmas blur. And we still have almost two weeks to go! I feel more on top of Christmas now. I have done … [Read more...]
Frugal insulation – Baby, it’s cold outside
Those of you based in the UK know that yesterday morning it suddenly got very cold! We have had a mild Autumn so far and it is feeling like a horrible shock to me. I have barely had the heating on up … [Read more...]