This week is food waste action week here in the UK. I pride myself in having no food waste in my house.  We use everything that we buy, get from the community fridge, or we [...]

Stream lining anything makes it easier to manage.  This is why I like to keep my food simple.  If I was to make lots of difficult and sophisticated meals every week, it would cost a [...]

All of my bills are rising.  As I get my annual statements I see that things like Council Tax have risen by 15%,  and my water bill is up by £120.  My insurances have risen, [...]

Mr S loves beetroot and it is full of nutrients.  We do grow 2 crops of beetroot but I don't have enough room to grow as much as I would like.  I do not like [...]

The wild garlic is already abundant here in an ancient, sheltered wood near where I live.  At this time of year I pick it a couple of times of week, incorporate it into my food, [...]

Some one asked me the other day what my main staples are.  They have changed over the last few years as prices have risen.  Eggs would definitely been on there a few years ago, but [...]

Any one that is in my group, or who reads my blogs regularly, knows that I am on a mission to use the supermarkets as few times as I can this year. We are making [...]

Prices are constantly increasing, and I know a lot of people that do not want to go to work in a proper job, especially retired people, but need a little bit more income.  Here are [...]

Coffee and tea have really increased in price.  I don't actually drink either, but Mr S drinks both.  This year I am trying to embrace winter, and so have decided to try to make 'teas' [...]

Why I have two freezers Having two freezers has made my life so much easier, and managing them has saved me money.   One is the bottom half of a fridge freezer that has 3 drawers.  [...]

Whenever the oven is on, I try to fill it. We are always baking ahead, not only to save money, but to save time. I will often cook some pastry pie lids or some tart [...]

It is important to live within your means so that you do not get into debt.  However I like to live below my means as that is what has made me more secure and reach [...]

At this time of year, winter, it is harder to be frugal with laundry in the UK.  Things can rarely be dried on a line outside for almost 6 months of the year.  Even in [...]

The fridge and freezers are always full at this time of year and so we normally do a pantry challenge to make sure that everything is used up and nothing is wasted.  This year we [...]

If you are new to saving money, have a large debt that you want to reduce, want to save for a holiday, or want to improve your spending habits, then having no spend months is [...]

If you have been entertaining this Christmas, have a large family, or if you are any thng like me, your fridge will be packed with  Christmas left overs. It is important that you freeze things [...]

We always have left overs.  I like to repurpose left overs to make other meals. I don't like to eat the same thing two days running. Sometimes I will make  on extra on purpose.  It [...]

Christmas is approaching and so we will be using sausage meat in stuffing, sausages rolls and maybe in a sausage plait.  It is often difficult to find good quality sausage meat at a reasonable price, [...]

Once upon a time there was no such thing as supermarkets.  I remember visiting my first superstore in France in the early 1980s, and thinking how amazing it was. Unfortunately now that we have lost [...]

I asked my Face book group what they do to keep their sitting rooms cosy whilst remaining frugal.  These are some of the things that they come up with. Have different cushion covers to the [...]

It is estimated that globally over 900,000 tons of bread is thrown away each year.  Often people throw it away as soon as it goes slightly stale.  As long as there is no sign of [...]

I hear people tell me that they are too tired, or can not be bothered to cook after a long busy day at work and so that is why they use ready meals or pick [...]

  My Autumn meal plan for this week is all about eating from the fridge, cupboards and garden whilst providing hearty meals.  The temperature has dropped dramatically and it is starting to feel chilly.  I [...]

I have a conservatory on my house. I bought it with some of my retirement money in 2015. It was an extravagance but I had always dreamed of having a garden room. Every one warned [...]