Valentine’s Day. Is it possible to show your loved ones you care the frugal way? With a few simple tweaks, it won’t cost you the earth, promise. You CAN enjoy this special day with peace of mind with these inspiring money saving ideas. Ready? #1 The Message It’s not how costly or impressive the Valentine… Read More »
A very warm welcome to Week 7 of the Frugal Challenge Series. If you’re new to this frugal challenge series, readers have been having some fun from doing a little frugal challenge each week and learning how to save well. Over time, these little frugal exercises will train and motivate you to develop good frugal… Read More »
Welcome back to the Frugal Challenge Series where each week, I’ll give you a little frugal challenge that you can take away to do. Over time, these little frugal activities will help you learn to become more frugal in your everyday life. You have been requesting more of these activities, so I’ve decided to… Read More »
What is the 30 day rule? The 30 day rule gives you 30 days to think about whether you should buy something. This rule is most important to use when considering a costly item. Such as a car, PC or phone. Why use the 30 day rule? The goal of the 30 day rule is… Read More »
My family have stopped buying these things to increase our savings. What we have been doing works for us, as I have included the amount of savings every year. I’ve compiled this list as a way for you to give yourself some food for thought about your own spending. If you feel happy buying the… Read More »
Welcome back to Part 2 of How To Save Power & Slash Your Electric Bills! Did you use some of the tips in Part 1 to save power? Good on you! Remember to head over to Part 3 of How To Save Power & Slash Your Electric Bills where I have more clever tips for you… Read More »
Did you know that supermarkets are enemies of frugal living? Want to know what these shocking traps are? According to this National Geographic article, grocery shopping is a “cunningly orchestrated process . . . designed to lure us in, keep us there, and seduce us into spending money.” Supermarkets are specially designed to empty our… Read More »
Are you saving hard and yet it’s not as much as you would have liked? Are you looking for even more creative ways to cut your spending, so as to have more money in your pocket? Saving has also been a challenge for my family too. Our background We are a family of 3, with… Read More »
With inflation, the cost of almost everything we can think of keeps rising. We need to be really creative and use smart saving ideas to get great deals on the stuff we need to buy. Previously I’ve talked about 6 other super frugal tips to save more money. It pays to read it as well.… Read More »