Cheap Holidays in the UK
Hello Dear Reader,I'm writing tonight after a direct request from yourself. You said you wanted to visit the UK and wanted to know how to have a holiday here as cheaply as possible. I've spent an age...
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Polperro
Hello Dear Reader,I had the loveliest time with a dear friend today. We drove for about fifteen minutes from my home to Polperro. It's an ancient fishing village, the streets were designed for ponies...
View ArticleOne in three working parents 'miss out on food to pay rent'
Hello Dear Reader,This is a crippling expensive time of year for families. The cost of buying new school uniform, PE kit, paying for lunches up front and bus passes for the children to get to school as...
View ArticleAll change!
Hello Dear Reader,I've been up to my knees in the general stuff of life, none of which I'm going to share on here. Had a lovely lunch with a family member whose birthday it was.There are changes...
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Leek and Feta Quiche, a review and a giveaway
Hello Dear Reader,For many year I had a milkman deliver fresh food such as yogurt, potatoes and of course milk. If you've still got a milk delivery, you will still be able to get some really good...
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Sunday Lunch at Thrift Cottage
Hello Dear Reader,I really should have tidied before I took these photos but hey! I promised you a look. Here's the 'front room'. The stove has been disconnected ready to sell and the carpet will be...
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No spend/Low Spend September
Hello Dear Reader,Normally, I have a 'Stoptober' where I have a no spend month in October. That's going to be impossible this year as i have major purchases in that month. Instead, I've joined Sue's...
View ArticleKate W has won the Dairy Diary!!!
Kate W Please can you leave your name and address in a comment. My email is not behaving!!! I will not publish of course x x - thanks Xx
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Homemade Fishcakes
Hello Dear Reader,If you have family members who will eat fish and chips, fish fingers and processed fish but won't eat a plain cheap fillet of fish, then hide the fish in a fishcake! I can guarantee...
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Veggie Pasta Bake with cheese sauce - Chorizo optional
Hello Dear Reader,Not strictly a veggie supper as I used up the last couple of inches of Chorizo that was left. This is what I used to make this:100g of pasta - I used GF, 28p but you could use...
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Enjoying the autumn evenings
Hello Dear Reader,Our evenings are simple and quiet. We leave our home and take our dogs out together.Past the wild damsons. I picked a whole load and passed them on for someone to make jam .We walk...
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Sticky fiery pork and beans.
Hello Dear Reader,We try to eat healthily for most of the time, but from time to time, only dirty food will do! I love sticky hot and fiery pork and it's a great Friday night 'fakeaway'. To make this...
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Just add lentils
Hello Dear Reader,How's your weekend. We've managed to fit in a long moorland walk, some garden tidying, the laundry, housework and a trip to the recycling centre. It's all go here.I've shared this...
View ArticleOuch and more ouch!
Hello Dear Reader,Some of you frugals might think that a gym membership is a waste of money. In the past, I probably would have agreed with you. I've been a gym member for about two years and I spend...
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Watching the moon rise
Hello Dear Reader,A really quick supper tonight. Courgette Fritters recipe HERE, with falafels and yogurt with mint and cucumber. I wanted to get down to the shoreline, so it was a case of eat and...
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No spend, low spend update
Hello Dear Reader,I thought I would share my no spend, low spend up date. We're saving for all sorts of things, a woodburner plus the installation, a new boiler, a mini-break in October and a holiday...
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Italian style fish and rice 71p per portion
Hello Dear Reader,If this sauce had a splash of wine in it, was without cheese or the dollop of pesto, then it would have been the fish Provencal I had planned. I took a look at what I had and decided...
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Venison meatballs in barbeque sauce with parsley mash - 78p per portion.
Hello Dear Reader,I've had a lovely day. I was asked to come and talk to the ladies breakfast at St. Austell Baptist church. I told them about my journey from debt, to debt freedom, reducing my...
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Fitting money saving into family life
Hello Dear Reader,After giving a talk to the ladies at St. Austell Baptist church yesterday, as women do, we discussed the balancing act we all have when we run a family. No surprise that those who...
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Downhill Slalom and skirt making.
Hello Dear Reader,The winter sports season has begun! The evenings have become dark really quickly and I'm happy to get back to some sewing. I'm making a skirt..............really badly! But, the...
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