It's been a long time since my two were little enough to want to do puzzles and jigsaws with me but when I saw these Halloween puzzles I knew they'd be perfect for some of you who have little ones.I've got three super cute Halloween puzzles for you today that I think will be suitable for around ages 3-5 if my memory of little children's hands and minds serves me rightly.The best way to make these puzzles is to print them out onto normal paper and then using a glue stick, stick the printout onto some card (a cereal box is ideal) and then cut out the pieces where the lines [Read more...]

You all know that I love a good pre-loved bargain, whether it's from a charity shop, the car boot sale or even from somewhere online and this is my monthly post to share some of my bargains with you!I know I say this pretty much every month but I genuinely love buying second-hand (here are 8 reasons why I think buying second-hand clothes is the future) and this month's little haul has made me super happy as I got lots of great bargains!Right, first up I did take back the two dresses that I was unsure about from last month's post - I didn't ask for a refund obviously but just [Read more...]

Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Hey! 1) I haven't been into the office for the last two or three weeks which, considering my commute is 40 miles each way, has saved me an absolute fortune.I've had the option to work from home since the start of Covid but I like to be around people so for the first six months or so, I went in every day, and then for the last year or so I've just been [Read more...]

You probably know by now that I'm a total fan of using my freezer to help with my meal planning - whether it's batch cooking things like tomato sauce or using ice cube trays to freeze small portions of things like wine.Freezing food is a great way to extend the shelf life of items you use but may not use fast enough to make it economical to store fresh. I thought I'd share a few things that you can freeze because there have been a few things that I've discovered over the years that have literally changed the way that I'm able to save money on our family [Read more...]

You guys all probably know by now how much I love the Festival of Thrift and that I've been just about every year since it started. Well, I've just got back from this year's and thought I'd share some of the great stuff that was going on with you...The Festival of Thrift is all about sustainability and promotes great ways to reuse, recycle and reduce consumption with some amazing craft and food stalls mixed in with all kinds of workshops and fun that fit in with the sustainability theme. It's spread out over a very small local village taking over some fields, barns, a beautiful church, [Read more...]

Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Hey! 1) When I did my weekly shop, I managed to buy a big pack of chicken breasts in the reduced section for £3.20 so I bought them and used them to make some Instant Pot Shredded Chicken. I served some of the chicken to serve with Yorkshire Puds, Actifry roasties and broccoli for a mini roast on Sunday, I added some to some Mexican Bean Quesadillas on [Read more...]