Awesome April. Following on from Frugal February and Miserly March, I thought it was time to be a bit more upbeat. Frugal and Miserly suggest a Scrooge concept, which is just totally wrong. Living within your means and not being wasteful is just good sense. April in the Northern Hemisphere is a lovely month. The worst of the… Continue reading Awesome April Money Saving Ideas
How To Save Money on Your Grocery Bills
Question: How do you save money on your grocery bills? Answer: Do basic price comparisons. Even if you can only use one shop, then look across all the shelves, packet sizes etc. It will take you longer, but your bank balance will be seriously better off. I get frustrated when I speak to friends, who say they… Continue reading How To Save Money on Your Grocery Bills
My Diet Progress, or rather lack of it!
My diet progress – or rather lack of it! One of my 2017 goals is to lose 10kg. We are now at the end of March, and my progress to date has been nothing at all. Zero, nada… Or rather, I lose 1 or 2kg, take my eye off the ball, and they are straight back… Continue reading My Diet Progress, or rather lack of it!
Side Hustle No 17 – Ladybird Books
Many of the articles I read say that to increase your wealth you need to create one or two side hustles. The recommendations include blogging (e.g. this one!), writing eBooks (not got there yet), driving Uber taxis, Air BNB, take a lodger, flipping (i.e. buying and selling on eBay / car boot sales or equivalent),… Continue reading Side Hustle No 17 – Ladybird Books
Sometimes you win!!
We drive a small car – a Vauxhall ‘sensible’, as my husband terms it. Yesterday, I took it in for repair. I anticipated a bill for £400+. The repair cost me nothing. What a win! Going back in time…. We tend to buy new cars and then hold on to them for about 10 years. We… Continue reading Sometimes you win!!
From Frugal February to Miserly March
Well, I got accustomed to being more careful doing Frugal February, so I have decided to continue straight into Miserly March. A slightly different set of ideas, but all with the same core theme – cutting expenditure. Only 12 this time not 50! For me, Frugal February worked well. As I write this it is just… Continue reading From Frugal February to Miserly March