I’m a huge fan of saving money. For me, a pound saved is the same as a pound earned. I love to meal plan, batch cook, and do everything that I can to make the most of our money. I love to try new products, and make brand switching saves in the supermarket.
Over the last few years I have embarked on a number of money saving challenges. I have loved just about all of them, and today, to start off 2023 right, I want to share some of my favourites with you. Hopefully these money saving challenges will help you to save to build an emergency fund, …
Since moving into our home, in 2019, we’ve had more than our share of appliance breakdowns! We’ve also treated ourself to some lovely items, such as a Melitta TS Smart coffee machine, which have really made us feel like real grown ups – as if buying your own home doesn’t do that already! I’m a …
One of my favourite ways to save money is around my home. When you know how to save money on heating costs you can have a BIG impact on one of your higher household bills. I’m sharing 25 tips with you today designed to help you to stay warm, keep well and save some money …
I’m often in charge of the money management and budgeting in my home. My husband and I have an account where we pay in for bills, proportionate to earnings, and then we have a joint emergency fund, and individual sinking funds too. These are all great money habits that help us hit our goals, prepare …
Today I am going to share with your 10 ways to save for Christmas. Christmas is a HUGE deal in my home, and with my family. I most look forward to my husband having some time off work (before, during or after Christmas). My lovely husband is a shift worker so sometimes he works 12 …
I like to try and save money where I can as a pound saved is the same as a pound earned really. Today I’m sharing with you 21 unusual ways to save money. Like most people I’m a fan of money! I always want more. What I don’t always want though is to have to …
Knowing how to make chicken stretch is a great way to get a little more from your food budget. I love working to reduce food waste, save money on food shopping, meal plan and also enjoy the feeling that comes from being organised and knowing that we’re getting the most for our money. Never has …
New year, new me, or some nonsense… I’m NOT a big fan of that sort of mindset these days, however, the start of the year is a great time to get your finances in order. I feel that I’m well and truly settling into the new year, and it happened quite quick this year. I …
Did you know that it is possible to receive cash back on items you buy during your in-store grocery shop? There are shopping apps that will reimburse you in full when you buy selected groceries. Best of all these shopping apps are completely free to use! Shopmium is one such shopping app, and has to …
Budgeting is a really important part of our family finances. Knowing what we have commitment wise is a really important step to staying calm and level headed while working as a self-employed person with a variable income and variable expenses! While I don’t budget every single penny of our spending having a budget prepared, to …
In 2020 I finally joined Vinted. I had heard about it for a while, but never got around to using it. Then in 2021 I started to sell baby clothes that my daughter Aurora has outgrown. Before I knew it I’d made more than 50 sales and shared my top tips for selling on Vinted. …