Living the good life on a budget.
A couple of weeks ago, before I headed back to work after maternity leave, our family plus my parents went on a week’s holiday to the Lake District. We booked a self-catering cottage with plenty of room for us all, plus some lovely views over Coniston Water. The drive to the Lakes from where…
Hello June! And time again for me to talk about one of my all-time favourite topics; dividend income. I’ll be honest, I sometimes wish that the process was going slightly quicker, than the income we’re receiving was slightly higher. But, when I feel frustrated by our progress, or lack of, I have a look back…
Hello July! We are now officially over half way of 2018 – how is that possible?! And this is a day later than normal, due to my site being in maintenance mode over the weekend. And that is because I have a new site design! I’m so pleased with it. I started The Frugal Cottage…
How are we almost at the end of June?! I thought I’d do another Life Update post, as it’s been a month since I last did one; the time seems to fly by so quickly at the moment. The only thing I can focus on at the moment is the fact that I return…
Happy Sunday! Are you having a nice, relaxing weekend? This week has been quite quiet until Friday. Just the usual routine, though Mr FC has been on holiday which is nice. We get to spend more time as a family that way. We haven’t done that much; just plodded along nicely. On Thursday…
As I’m writing this, I have exactly two weeks left of my own maternity leave left with Frugal Baby. On Sunday 1st, I officially return to work. I can’t believe how fast it has gone the second time around. I am so not ready to be leaving both of my babies behind and going back…
I have always loved reading, right from being a young child. Being able to escape into a good book is such a wonderful thing. We read to Frugal Toddler every night before he goes to sleep and I am hoping that he will enjoying reading just as much as Mr FC and I do. Inspiring…
I couldn’t think of a better title for this, though it sums the post up fairly bluntly. It’s something I have been pondering lately. About what I would love to happen to us, as a family. And where we might be in say, 5 years time. I think that thinking long term is important,…
I’ll be honest, this post has been a long time coming. Months on end, I put about sorting out my clothes and selling them on ebay. That was an item on my month aims for ages! But, something was holding me back. And honestly, it wasn’t just a time thing, though that was a good…
Another month is over which means I get to write my favourite post of the month – my dividend income report! I love logging into my account and checking out if I’ve received any dividends. May seems to be a fairly consistent month in terms of income; it has been slowly rising since I…
