Living the good life on a budget.
Happy Sunday! It’s been a strange week; I am so not a fan of the heat and therefore glad it’s a bit cooler this weekend. Plus it has been the first week on holiday for me, by myself with the two boys. It’s been lovely but chaotic 😉 they’re very loud at times! But,…
Happy Monday! Last week has been absolutely crazy after being featured on the BBC so I haven’t got round to posting much else. So, we’re already back to Monday and another meal plan post. This just goes through what we’re eating this week so keep our food spends under budget. I have definitely honed my…
I thought I’d do a little re-introduction post, as I’ve been featured on the BBC Stories page today so have some new visitors to my site – hello! 🙂 I’m Nicola and the owner of The Frugal Cottage, an award winning personal finance blog. Thanks for stopping by! I’m a 30-something girl living in the…
Happy Monday! I thought I would bring back a popular post that I used to do a long time ago – my meal plan Monday post 🙂 this just goes through what we’re eating this week so keep our food spends under budget. I have definitely honed my skills in this area for a long…
Happy Sunday! Have you had a good week? It seems to have gone really slowly here, but that’s because I am waiting on two things; the fact that we are this close to having all of the building work done. In fact, it might even be done by the end of today! Second, I have…
This is a guest post by Francesca. When you’ve got kids, the summer holidays can often be a source of worry, instead of fun. We don’t want that! There are lots of ways that you can have fun this summer, even if you are on a tight budget. Kids don’t need lots of money…
Happy Sunday! Have you had a good week? It seems to have gone very slowly for us, though not entirely sure why? Ours has just been a quiet one thankfully, just the normal work week I suppose. Apart from the drama with one of our cats on Tuesday night! He came in around 9:20PM with a…
Another dividend income post! To be honest, I knew that after May’s bumper payout, June would almost seem like a let down. Especially as one of the holdings is being paid out in July this year instead of June, so it’s even lower than before. However, I am not complaining! When you are investing for…
Hello July! I am not sad to see the back of June, as it didn’t really go to plan. I am hoping that July goes much better, in every area. It should be a fairly quiet month, apart from paying the final bill from our builders (which is quite a lot) but that should be…
Goodbye June! It honestly feels like it has been the longest month ever. Does anyone else feel like that? June seems to have just dragged on and on; I have not enjoyed it one bit. I’m not sure why either? Just lots of things going on plus it feels like we’ve had to spend a…
