This week I have been a little quieter on the blogging front. Family stuff has taken over and it has reminded me exactly why I left teaching. It is so good to be able to put my little family first without the added pressure of traditional employment. I have also been doing my yearly finances which made me smile. I am so pleased to have doubled my income in the past year. Yes DOUBLED. I have also had a few coaching sessions with my friend … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done
Welcome back to another Five Fabulously Frugal Things I've Done Linky. It is great so many anr joining in and reading the posts. It is inspiring to see the little ways regular parents and saving a bit of money. I like to have a reason for my saving and this year I have a pretty big goal. I am overpaying on our mortgage as much as I can. Many of us know that when we look at our mortgage statements we are paying so much in interest. By … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done
Welcome back to Friday and Five Fabulously Frugal things I've done. I have had a really busy week both work wise and socialising however I have still had time to get some great deals although nothing as good as fellow deal hunter Tom Church who was in the national papers this week for showing how he shops with yellow stickers but still drinks champagne! Tom runs Latest Deals which is a great site for bagging a bargain. I have been looking … [Read more...]
Festive Fabulously Frugal – Win a Hotel Chocolate Goodies
Welcome to the year's final Five Fabulously Frugal Things I've Done This Week Linky. I have found writing this weekly post has really helped focus my mind on saving where I can. I also enjoy reading about other people's small and big savings. To end the year on a high we are giving away some Hotel Chocolate goodies. Simply add your money saving post to the linky and make sure that in the post you have linked to Cass, Becky and myself as usual … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done Linky
It is rather hard to be frugal at this time of year. I find that I am spending more and I also lose track of my spending. I know Christmas is not all about material things but I still find myself in turmoil between buying things for the sake of it because I don't think the children have enough presents. We are often really busy at this time of year which stops us taking the time to be frugal - for example nativity costumes. Erin is an Angel … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done This Week Linky
This week saw me heading to Birmingham for the Bloggers Homesense christmas party. We were able to have a peek at some decorations, chat with bloggers friends and start celebrating Christmas. It can be a very busy time of year but I am really trying to slow down and enjoy the season too. Today is black Friday and although I love a bargain I am also aware that day's like today heap pressure on families to spend so this week I have included … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things
Another busy week here as it has been Erin's 7th Birthday and the book has been taking up a lot of time. I have however still managed to make a few savvy savings. Advent calendars are everywhere and I have been looking at the contents of them and treated myself to the Marks and Spencer one. It costs £35 but you have to also spend £35 on the website. The reason I bought it is that the products add up to a whopping £250. Now that is a … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal things I have done this week.
Well it is not everyday you announce that you have written a book! If you missed the big announcement you can read all about it over at Emma and 3 where I shared that Blogging Your Way To Riches will be available from December 1st. This is the reason that I have been a little distracted from both blogs but we are back to full attention now and will make amends! However although the blog posts have been a little less frequent than usual my money … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done This Week
With is being half term things have been rather busy. We have family staying with and it has been an exceptionally busy week. But Ii have still made some significant clever choices when it came to spending money! My Five Fabulously Frugal Achievements are: We booked a table for the seven of us to go out for dinner at a Toby carvery. using a voucher code we saved 2 off the food bill for four of us saving £16.99. We received the voucher by … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done This Week
Welcome back. It has been another great week here and I have even started a new weekly series over on YouTube where I share some money saving tips so please do go and have a look at my video on saving money on premium beauty products. My Five Fabulously Frugal Achievements are: Not a huge saving but a clever one for me to realise on a Wednesday morning is that Dylans weekly bus pass costs £13.20 and yet he was only at school for three days … [Read more...]