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 [...]

I learned early on in my life that money was not something to be worried about, even if you do not have a lot.  It is a tool, and like any tool, if it is [...]

We always have left overs.  I like to repurpose left overs to make other meals. We 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 were no such things as supermarkets.  I remember visiting my first superstore in France in the early 1980s, and thinking how amazing it was. Unfortunately now we have lost most [...]

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 [...]

My home has started to look tired and shabby.  I spend too much time in the garden and don't really notice most of the time! Sometimes I am a bit too ashamed to invite people [...]

I can hear people shouting at me now as the word Christmas can feel like a swear word in August.  I had the same reaction myself when I saw Christmas items being sold in a [...]

I don't often go in to supermarkets, but when I do I notice how much most things have increased in price.  The cost of many items has nearly doubled, and yet our incomes have hardly [...]

People seem to think that they have to buy lots of different ingredients to make a meal  plan for the week that is not boring. This is not true.  In order to save money I [...]

What is a prepper? A prepper is someone who prepares for the worst case scenarios and future catastrophes.  I am a bit of a prepper. That doesn't mean that I think that there will be [...]

I had read about making courgette flour, apparently the Amish do it. It is gluten free and has low carbohydrate.  Since the shortages of flour in 2020 I have been interested in finding flour from [...]

Have you ever read the ingredient label on a Doritos chip packet?  I have heard that some of the ingredients are actually carcinogenic, and can cause cancer.  We love our nachos but I have stopped [...]

I have been accused of being extreme about my frugal living, and yes I am.  I still have 3 years before I get my state pension (if they don't change the rules again!) and I [...]

We were eating from the cupboards, fridge and freezer, again, last week and stretching what we had.  Luckily I still had quite a lot left from going to a community fridge the week before, and [...]

I didn't start growing courgettes until about 9 years ago.  I didn't think that they tasted of much and they took up a lot of my growing room.  When I retired, my food budget drastically [...]