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Category Archives: Frugality
Shopping on a budget
Hubby picked up on a headline today about a savvy mum spending £10 on food for the week in comparison to the government’s ‘£30 food parcel’ which probably only cost just over a fiver. I couldn’t find that one, but … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, diary, food, Frugality, Just a thought, money matters, My life, numbers, observations, Opinions, shopping
Tagged budgets, family meals, food, money matters, shopping
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Lockdown savings
There was a rather interesting headline on Yahoo today, and you know me, anything to save a few bob (source) Woman who saved £10,000 during first two lockdowns shares her tips for stashing the cash My five eggs worth says … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Frugality, Just a thought, lifestyle, money matters, Opinions
Tagged budgets, news headline, opinions, savings
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Analysis of a phone bill
Things seem to be working now and Hubby has managed to access our account , though there is no way I’m going back into our joint email account today! As mentioned, our phone bill this month is way over budget, … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Frugality, money matters, My life
Tagged analysis and breakdown, budget, phone bill
20 Comments
A Budget Post (non governmental)
Warning: Long Post: get yourself a cuppa and some biscuits. Coronavirus: Poorest forced to borrow more to get through crisis The above headline caught my eye this morning (link) and although it doesn’t actually say how many people were included in … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Challenge, current events, diary, Frugality, Just a thought, lifestyle, money matters, Opinions
Tagged budgets, Just a thought, opinions, yahoo news headline
29 Comments
According to whom? A reblog
Originally posted on pensitivity101:
Inflation is down to 1.9% according to the media today. When I’d finished spluttering into my cuppa, I had to laugh. Inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) dropped to 1.9 per cent in…
Household Budgets
Hubby was listening to something on the internet about budgets yesterday and how to adapt when income has diminished to make ends meet. As we walked Maggie for the final time last night, we agreed that although we are on … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, current events, food, Frugality, home, lifestyle, money matters, shopping, veg and garden
Tagged budgets, shopping, veg
27 Comments
Misleading title
I saw a headline yesterday saying that due to the Coronavirus, household utility bills could rise by £32 per month (source) That sent panic alarms, buttons, palpitations and heaven knows what else through my head as our utility bill for … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, current events, Frugality, home, Just a thought, money matters, My life, Opinions
Tagged budgets, cutting costs, energy usage
14 Comments
Thoughts about colder days
I woke up this morning before 6am, not just because Maggie wanted to go out, but because I was chilled. Getting the DWP letter last week was a blow, but it’s not the end of the world for us, and … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, diary, Frugality, Just a thought, My life, Personal Thoughts, weather
Tagged day to day living, money and budgeting, My life
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Cutting a new cloth
Hubby read this post this morning and knew I would immediately want to follow it up. We are always looking for ways to save money, and the first port of call is to see where your money actually goes. Keeping … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Challenge, diary, Frugality, money matters, My life, Opinions
Tagged budgets, cost of living, money matters
10 Comments
Thursday 6 June
Quite a lazy day for us, though Hubby was up early to put the washing in as we were due to have rain this afternoon. We went shopping for a new length of wood as Hubby had made a small … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Challenge, change, diary, Frugality
Tagged budgets, frugal living, health
5 Comments