The Diary of a Frugal Family | Living a Fabulously Frugal Family Life

Free Budget Planner just for you…

319431 CommentFree+Budget+Planner+just+for+you...2019-08-13+08%3A30%3A30Cassandra August 13, 2019 By Cassandra
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Did you know that I have a totally free budget planner just for you to download and use to plan your monthly budget?I created a basic version using Google Docs when I first started blogging because I got quite a few requests for a free budget planner and ever since then, it's been linked in my menu bar right up there ^^^ at the top of the page. (If you haven't spotted it then you're probably missing out on some other amazing resources (I get that I could well be biased here) like my free personalised poster maker, my cleaning recipes, my much-neglected food section and even … [Read more...]

Chocolate Packed Lunch Cake (between 9p and 11p per slice)….

318861 Comment2019-08-12+09%3A00%3A09Cassandra August 12, 2019 By Cassandra
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I've shared a couple of versions of my packed lunch cake over the years but I thought I'd share the cake I've just made with you as it was not only super tasty but at 11p per slice, it's really good value.I first started making this when my two were in junior school as the rules guidelines set by the school at that time were that chocolate and bought cakes were frowned upon but a little piece of homemade cake was acceptable if it was part of a healthy and nutritious packed lunch. I wanted to make something that was a small-ish portion size, that could be cooked in bulk at the … [Read more...]

Super Cute Unicorn Bath Salts DIY….

268191 CommentSuper+Cute+Unicorn+Bath+Salts+DIY....2019-08-10+20%3A00%3A54Cassandra August 10, 2019 By Cassandra
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If you're a unicorn fan then you're going to love this cute little unicorn bath salts DIY but even if you're not a lover of all things unicorn, stick around because you can use any colours you like to make these!I didn't set out to make unicorn bath salts at all this morning! In fact, I was actually having a quick tidy out of my baking cupboard when I came across the colours I used a while ago to make this amazing no-bake unicorn fudge....I'm easily distracted so I got them out to try and think of something else I could make with the colours I'd bought and my eyes settled on … [Read more...]

Five Frugal Things we did this week {9 August 2019}….

317152 Comments2019-08-09+07%3A00%3A55Cassandra August 9, 2019 By Cassandra
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Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) I spilt nail varnish on my favourite quilt cover and since them, I've had my eye on … [Read more...]

Eco Egg Review…

318371 CommentEco+Egg+Review...2019-08-08+09%3A00%3A50Cassandra August 8, 2019 By Cassandra
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OK, it's been a while since I've done any reviews on here but when I got an email from the My Place Play Cafe offering to send me an Eco Egg, I decided it sounded intriguing enough to try and replied back with a yes please rather than my usual no thanks.Before I start, I should say that the reason I don't do too many reviews these days is that I'm really trying to cut down on 'stuff' in general. We're trying to be more sustainable and one way I decided to do this was to say no to reviewing things that I didn't need (or at least really, really want) when I was offered it.It's my … [Read more...]

Three things I won’t give up to save money….

31120Leave a Comment2019-08-07+09%3A00%3A55Cassandra August 7, 2019 By Cassandra
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Is there anything you wouldn't give up to save money?That's a pretty tongue in cheek title because there's actually nothing that I wouldn't give up if it was a choice between that or paying my bills and feeding my family.But if I look at my current situation, which is debt free and trying to save for our emergency fund whilst overpaying our mortgage each month, there are things in my life that I won't give up without a fight...Giving these three things up would obviously give us more money to put towards our goals each month and would build up the emergency fund and pay down … [Read more...]