There's not much that is frugal about Christmas. Unless you retire to a cave and hide until the festivities are over, you are bound to spend more money than usual. That is certainly the case here at … [Read more...]
How to survive a Slimming World Christmas
Unless you are a saint with more will power than the average person, a Slimming World Christmas can be a huge challenge. You have been sticking to your food optimising plan, going to meetings and … [Read more...]
Christmas Food Bank Advent Collection – join in! #foodbankadvent
Once again this year I will be joining in with most of the UK Money Bloggers community to make a food bank advent collection. It has become a tradition over the past few years to have a little box or … [Read more...]
Is it too late to save for Christmas?
Christmas comes round at the same time every year, yet still takes some of us by surprise! We are now heading towards November, so is it too late to save for Christmas? A financial headache I have … [Read more...]
Happy Shoestring Christmas!
It's Christmas Eve 2018. Where has the year gone? I still have a few jobs to do today, but I am generally calm, organised and in control. It has been a Shoestring Christmas. We have spent the money we … [Read more...]
Five frugal things in the run up to Christmas
I have been rushing around doing some last minute Christmas shopping. This year my efforts have been severely hampered by a lot of pain caused by a trapped nerve in my neck (I have mentioned it a lot … [Read more...]