Living the good life on a budget.
I wrote a post at the beginning of the year about my goals for 2017. One of them was to save £12,000 in a year. Ideally, we should be hitting £1,000 a month in savings consistently in order to achieve our long term aims. However, saying I’m going to save £12,000 a year is very…
As the big day begins to creep every closer, Christmas dinner must be on everyone’s minds. After all, it’s a very important part of the day! Whether you have chicken or turkey, pigs in blankets or Yorkshire puddings, the food is one of the best bits. But, if you have the whole family round for…
I love the fact that Christmas is on its way, and we are planning on putting our decorations up this weekend. I cannot wait to see Frugal Baby’s reaction to the tree; he was far too young last year to appreciate the fact that anything was going on, so it should be a lot different…
Today is Black Friday. A relatively new “day” in the yearly calendar. It means a day where there are potentially lots of savings to be made, lots of bargains to be had. If you shop savvy, then you could do really well with your purchases. You could get all of your holiday shopping done in…
I am always trying to save money on our groceries, as it can quickly get out of hand. Every household should have a budget for groceries, but it can be easily blown if you’re not careful. However, I was recently introduced to a website where you can save big money on your groceries. This website…
Quite a few of the searches that send readers to the Frugal Cottage are about meal planning. A few of them are about how to start meal planning when you don’t know where to start. I have written before about how meal planing helps you to keep costs down and stay healthy. But, how…
Christmas time can be very stressful: parties to go to, family to visit, holiday community events, taking time off from work, decorating the house…the list goes on and on. But, the biggest stress factor of Christmas for many families is the toll it takes on the wallet. Step 1: Set a Budget and Stick…
As Christmas creeps ever close, as all the shops seem to remind us, I want to do an October money making challenge. I talk a lot about saving money on here, but not so much about making money. However, everyone likes to have more money! So, I thought I would make October a money…
Hello Monday! This marks the last full week of my holidays, which are seemingly flying over way too fast. It is always the same, that when you are not at work, the time goes by even more quickly than when you’re there. I have had a wonderful time at home with the Frugal Baby and…
Hello Monday! I hope everyone has a good start to the week. Today is the start of my first full week on holiday and I’m so looking forward to it. Lots of time to spend with the Frugal Baby for a start! We are off to a pottery and painting class at the local library…
