Hello Friends, When I buy a household gadget, I tend to use it until it falls apart. Yesterday, my iron blew up. I’ve probably had it for about 10 years. It wouldn’t heat up, so I asked OH if he … Continue reading
Category Archives: Saving money
Hello Friends, I don’t believe it! I lost the internet connection just as I was about to hit preview and I’ve lost the entire contents of the post…never mind, I will try again. We usually have a few treats over … Continue reading
Hello Friends, Today, 1st September 2014, we made the last payment on our mortgage. After all this time, I can’t quite believe we have got there. We have managed to pay it off 5 years early and I feel like … Continue reading
Hello Friends, As you will know if you’ve read this blog for a while, I really like making jam. I made some marmalade a few weeks ago. I have found on occasion that my pans, even my biggest pot, aren’t … Continue reading
Hello Friends, One of the challenges I’ve faced since trying to live a simpler life is how to monitor my spending. I started off a long time ago using a little notebook to record my spending and then added it … Continue reading
Hello Friends, OH has been using ebay for ages. We’ve had quite a few bargains, including a bed we bought for Bee for 99p. She’s still using it. I’ve not been very brave about using ebay up unti now. Although … Continue reading
Hello Friends, We’ve had a fair bit of snow today. During a gap in snow showers late this afternoon I decided to leave work and make a dash for home, calling into the supermarket on the way for some supplies. … Continue reading
Hello Friends, The cold weather this week has had me reaching for the hand cream and thinking about frugal hand care. I recently fiished a tube of hand cream that I’d been given as a present. It was quite pricey … Continue reading
Hello Friends, Just over a year ago, I posted about how I was thinking about making some new covers for our futons, but when I looked at the cost of material (around £180) it stopped me in my tracks. This … Continue reading
Hello Friends, I’ve posted before about different ways of saving money on train fares. This week my disorganisation nearly (excuse the pun) de-railed me and could have cost me a lot of money. However, there is still a cheap-ish way … Continue reading