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Category Archives: Frugality
Shopping Around
One of the things about retirement is having the time to shop around, and in so doing, you can get a feel as to what supermarkets are going to have their special offers and when. Today, we had a field … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Frugality, observations, shopping
Tagged budgets, cost of living, shopping
4 Comments
News article: Food diary
Hubby came across this in the online news and as you all know I am very food (and money) conscious so I thought it worthy of a post. Bearing in mind the writer works full time, but from home as … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Challenge, diary, food, Frugality, Just a thought, Opinions
Tagged budgets, eating habits, food, food waste, headline news
16 Comments
The Curious Case Of … How Good Are You With Your Money, Money, Money?!!
We have Rory aka A Guy Called Bloke to thank for this series. The Curious Case Of … How Good Are You With Your Money, Money, Money?!! Rory’s intro: As l explained in the introduction to this new mini-series – The … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, budgets, Challenge, Frugality, money matters, questions and answers
Tagged #curious case of, blogging, Q&A
12 Comments
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
13 Comments
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
14 Comments
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 budget, phone bill, analysis and breakdown
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
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