There is nothing worse than starting a new diet or finding a new healthy recipe only to find that it needs extra special fruit and veg flown in on a private jet and therefore will cost you more than going out for dinner! Ok a slight exaggeration, BUT that is basically the case. So here […] Read more…
10 Money Lessons for Children Under 10
Teaching good financial habits to our children is important in life, which is why I’ve compiled these money lessons for children. In a child’s eyes, money is something that just suddenly “appears” or becomes visible instantly just by asking their parents for it. Wouldn’t it be nice if it worked that way for adults as […] Read more…
Cost-Effective Furniture Alternatives for Kids
We have recently moved, and with a baby on the way, we are in serious need of furniture, and cost-effective furniture is even better! Furniture is expensive and so is remodeling, so when Alex wanted to share her cost-effective furniture alternatives with me, I wanted to share them all with you! So without further ado, […] Read more…
10 Fun, Budget Date Night Ideas
When you have kids, date night usually goes out the window! But now the little guy is a bit bigger, Date night is back on the menu. It’s important to share meaningful time together and have fun in a relationship and you should take time out of the hustle and bustle of life to connect […] Read more…
5 Ways to Have Halloween on a Budget
The cost of Halloween can really add up and although we like to have fun, we definitely don’t like the bank account afterward! With this in mind, I decided to come up with some ways to help the budget over Halloween this year so that we don’t have to spend too much, especially because we […] Read more…
Saving on School Uniform Costs
SO, we just got the school uniform list for the little chap starting in September and boy is it an expensive lot! Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand the need for most of it but going on the school shop it works out at about £180 which is a little out of budget for […] Read more…
7 Ways to Eat Healthy When You’re Broke
Let’s be honest, we have all been there… No cash and struggling to make ends meet until payday! When our son was first born and I stopped working, we lost an entire income, this meant that we really struggled to make ends meet and I am not ashamed to say so! Since we didn’t really […] Read more…
Life-Changing Tips to Save Money
Who doesn’t love to save money? I definitely do, and I will take whatever advice I can get. That is why I was delighted by Sophia’s guest post and wanted to share with you all some of Sophia’s life-changing tips to get you started if you are strapped for cash like many families are! *Guest […] Read more…
Cheap Ways to Enjoy Your Summer
I want a cheap summer! But with kids clubs and entertainment, peak holiday costs and everything costing money it seems impossible! The worst part about summer is how expensive it can be with all of the trips that everyone wants to take. Either you’ve been on holiday already and spent all of your money or […] Read more…
How To Get Rid Of Your Litter Trays
I have 4 cats (Yes we’ve established it’s a lot and it’s not crazy if I acknowledge it) and as you can imagine they can create a lot of mess and with a toddler playing on the floor the last thing I want to be questioning is “Is that chocolate or not?” because then I’ve […] Read more…