Living the good life on a budget.
Goodbye September! It seems to have been such a long month, does anyone else feel that? There was one thing I was most anxious for in September, and that was that Alfie started school! I was so worried about him starting as he seems so little but he has absolutely taken it in his stride….
I recently shared a post on Facebook about how I’m aiming to save 50% of our income. It was a post all about our savings rate and what we would need to do regularly so that we could retire early, which is the overall dream. However, someone commented on that post asked if I could…
Happy Monday! How is your week looking for the days ahead? Another normal week for us really, though Mr FC is off work which is nice. I’m also seeing a friend on Tuesday who I haven’t seen in ages, so it’ll be good to catch up. Both might have an impact on our budget but…
Having a slow cooker is such an easy way to create delicious food! Especially when you’re busy; you can set it going on a morning and then come home to some lovely food all ready for you. We use our slow cooker a lot, particularly in the colder months. You can do cheaper cuts of…
I have thinking about writing this post for a while, but discussions over the weekend have made me have another think about whether we’re aiming for FIRE. It has been a topic that I have read so much about, done so much research around and crunched numbers over and over. Aiming for FIRE has been…
Hello Monday! Another new week ahead. Just another normal week for us this week; I feel like we’re getting back into a routine and structure is good. It is for two young children, anyway! Last week had a couple of hiccups with the budget and I went over my food budget for the week, so…
Happy Sunday! Instead of a Weekend Edition post today, I thought I would do an update on my No Spend September. We are half way through the month so it seemed like a good point to reflect on what’s going well so far and what isn’t. The first week of September went reasonably well;…
I talk a lot about saving money here at The Frugal Cottage; if you’ve read any of my earlier posts on our aim of retiring early, paying off our mortgage early or just my monthly aims where I set myself a target every month, then you know I like to save money. Saving money should…
Hello Monday! Another new week ahead. Alfie has a full week at primary school this week – I do hope it goes ok – so we’re firmly back into the routine now. It’s quite nice in some ways, though I am already missing all the time together. It seems such a long time until October…
Happy Sunday! Have you had a good week? It’s been a week of getting back to normal for us as it’s back to a routine of sorts. The only different thing is that Alfie started primary school this week! I found taking him to school on the first day much more emotional than I thought…
