I pulled our spending figures together for the end of the month yesterday. I’d say it’s been and average sort of month. We kept to our budget on items like food, but I have to put my hands up and admit … Continue reading
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Apple Day was inaugurated in 1990 by Common Ground and takes place on 21st October every year. It is a celebration of apples and orchards, and apple related events take place all around the UK around this date. I posted yesterday … Continue reading
We inherited 5 mature apple trees when we moved to our house on Frugal Hill 18 years ago. One has since died, but the others are still going strong and this year we have a wonderful harvest of apples. There … Continue reading
We gave in today and put the heating on. I’ve resisted turning it on until now, but it suddenly got uncomfortably cold. We had a truly massive gas bill in February last year, and we’ve been trying to cut our gas and … Continue reading
Hello Everyone Tomorrow my eldest daughter’s (Edie) rent payment goes out of our bank account – £1300 for the next 4 months in her student house. Luckily (ha, ha) Sheffield is supposed to be the third least expensive university city in … Continue reading
We’ve been trying to use the car less since the beginning of the year to try and save money. We were filling the car twice a month, at £65 – £70 per tank. Two things have now cut that to … Continue reading