I live an abundant life on a small, private pension.
I live an abundant life on a small, private pension.
This website provides tips and encouragement for others that want to simplify their life, reduce consumerism, reduce the waste of the planet’s resources, and be more content with what they already have.
A simple, frugal life does not have to involve feeling poor without luxuries, or be just about surviving.
You can feel rich in so many other ways. Through planning, having a positive mindset, using nature’s resources, and by reducing waste, it is possible to thrive, and live your best life, even on a small income.
Latest from my blog
Home made chicken strips
One of our favourite meals is chicken strips in a wrap with salad. These are some thing that we make regularly and these chicken strips make a great, healthy alternative to the McDonalds ones that [...]
Frugal Main Meals
I have been asked to share some frugal meals that we make. These are links to some of them, but there are many more on the website. These are old blogs and so prices of [...]
Spread the risk
For months now I have been telling people to slowly stock up their pantry. 2 months ago I got called a conspiracy theorist, and a scaremonger. Hopefully people are waking up now with what is [...]
Successional planting.
A lot of people have asked me how I produce so much food in a small urban garden, mostly using containers. One of my tricks is to use successional planting. It sounds technical but it [...]
Entertaining yourself for free.
Frugal fun isn’t about deprivation, or as boring as some people imagine. It is about shifting where the enjoyment comes from. When you stop relying on spending, your creativity emerges, and you also notice how [...]
Why we break our diets and overspend
We tell ourselves that this month will be different. We have stuck to our budget and been more disciplined. Finally we get things under control. Then something small happens. A stressful day. A bad mood. [...]
Cookie tray bake
I made this for the first time this week and was really pleasantly suprised. It is easy to make, and tastes like a melt in the mouth shortbread. Mr S loved this cookie tray bake, [...]
Make this the first year.
The price of food continues to go up. The television and newspapers tell us that there will be food shortages this year and into next year. However, don't despair. There is so much free food [...]
Favourite recipes
Using affordable ingredients and what you already have in the store cupboards, as well as what you can grow and forage.
