Frugal Living Tips Your Grandparents Used Everyday Being frugal seems to be becoming more fashionable. We now have TV programmes about spending less but living well. But what about the traditional frugal living tips that can help us live a frugal life and save money? These traditional skills were actually just the normal way of […]
7 Simple Tips Of Fabulously Frugal People To Live A GREAT Life
Frugal Mini-Series Part 3 Being frugal is not being cheap. Frugal people get the best for their money, whether they are in debt and trying to become debt free, trying to become debt free, or are millionaires. Being cheap for the sake of cheap is not recommended. If you are cheap you’ll feel cheap and who […]
5 Frugal Tips to Save Money on Long Car Journeys
Save money on your road trips, have more money to spend when you arrive. I don’t know about you but I used to dread long car journeys. It wasn’t just the boredom of mile after mile of motorway or hour after hour in heavy traffic. It was the money we would spend just getting from […]
15 Things Fabulously Frugal People NEVER do Organising Their Finances
Frugal Mini-Series Part 2 Being frugal can be a life choice or a necessity. Frugal people often start out on the frugal path out of necessity and it then becomes a habit that they chose to continue with. I started down the frugal path when I was teenage single mum on benefits/welfare. I had to be […]
15 Things We Gladly Gave Up To Become Mortgage Free
Aiming to become mortgage free? Cutting these 15 expenses will help you shave years off your mortgage A mortgage is usually the biggest financial debt you’ll ever have. When you buy your first house you are full of excitement and dreams about making that house your perfect home. A year or two down the line […]
12 downsides to having an allotment and growing your own food
Think growing your own food is a walk in the park? Unfortunately this isn’t the case. I wrote recently about the 21 benefits to having an allotment and growing your own. I extolled the virtues and great experiences you gain as a result of growing your own food. What I failed to mention is that […]
What Fabulously Frugal People ALWAYS Do To Organise Their Finances
Frugal Mini Series – part one 13 simple tips and tricks that frugal people consider mainstream activity Some people were born frugal. Some were brought up by frugal parents. Others have become frugal through choice or necessity. What frugal people have in common is a way of approaching their finances, spending and approach to life. […]
21 benefits of having an allotment and growing your own
Do you have an allotment? Ever thought about all the benefits of growing your own? Whether you have a separate allotment or a vegetable patch in your garden there are numerous benefits to growing your own. Both fruit and vegetables can be grown depending on your location and time zone. I’ve watched programmes where people […]
50 Frugal Habits That Are Also Eco Friendly
If you are on a budget or live a frugal life, can you be eco friendly too? Being environmentally friendly is very much more in favour these days. Yet if you are on a strict budget can you afford to be eco friendly too? We are all more aware of the damage done by plastic […]
Why You Should Create Your Own Work Uniform – Saving You Time And Money
Creating Your Own Work Uniform Saves You Time And Money When I was younger I hated the idea of having to wear a uniform. To earn extra money I worked part time in a supermarket on top of my day job before I became a teenage mum. Their uniform at the time was a really drab […]