Living the good life on a budget.
I talk a lot about our early retirement dream here at The Frugal Cottage. In fact, at one point I did monthly posts updated our ultimate dream fund which will fund our early retirement goal. I have been doing some more reading have discovered some more types of FIRE that I didn’t realise existed! So,…
I have been reading a lot lately about money and mindset, particularly around those people who are highly successful. This includes the practises of millionaires. Looking at millionaire habits is very eye opening, and if works for them then why can’t it work for the rest of us!? That being said, it is extremely…
Just a little post to say Happy Easter to you 🙂 we’re spending the day with my Grandpa and my Mum, so it should be lovely. And, if you don’t celebrate Easter, then happy Sunday 🙂 xx
*ETA: I’ve now got my first product in the shop here! I have uploaded my February 2019 Budget Planner as a PDF download; this is the one product I am using that is helping me consistently win at budgeting and feel more and more in control of our finances. Have a look here! So,…
Just a quick post to say Merry Christmas, and I hope you have a wonderful day, whatever you are doing. We’re spend the day with family, which is just perfect in my book 🙂 xx
I have been thinking a lot lately about the amount of things in our house. This mainly revolves around the amount of toys our two boys have, most that are big, plastic and noisy. That can’t be just our house, surely?! Add the fact that Frugal Baby has a birthday in December, means that we…
Firstly, I want to thank everyone who took time to read my post last Friday and ofter suggestions; it was so helpful to read through the comments and to see how other people would figure out what to do in our situation. I’ll be honest, some of you put what I thought would be…
I don’t normally do posts like this, but I am in a bit of a quandary so I thought I would ask my lovely readers what you would do in the same situation. As part of our long term plans, including financial freedom and early retirement, we are aiming to be mortgage free at…
A couple of weeks ago, before I headed back to work after maternity leave, our family plus my parents went on a week’s holiday to the Lake District. We booked a self-catering cottage with plenty of room for us all, plus some lovely views over Coniston Water. The drive to the Lakes from where…
As I’m writing this, I have exactly two weeks left of my own maternity leave left with Frugal Baby. On Sunday 1st, I officially return to work. I can’t believe how fast it has gone the second time around. I am so not ready to be leaving both of my babies behind and going back…
