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How to earn Money Risk-Free from Slots (thanks to Topcashback)
I have written before about how I am a big fan of Topcashback but today I wanted to tell you specifically about one of the ways I have used it to earn money, rather than save money. First of all, I will point out that I do not advocate gambling as a way to earn money – the casino always comes out on top in the long term. If you think you may have an issue with gambling, please do yourself a favour and ignore this post. The below method of earning money is risk-free but only if you stop as soon as you have gambled the minimum wager requirement. If…
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Money Saving Monday: 3 Ways I Saved Money Last Week (10/09/18)
It’s Monday once again… time to reflect on three of the ways I managed to save money last week: My steam mop died a few months ago (I think it’s because I had been adding a few drops of Zoflora directly into the tank, which I’ve since read is a big no-no… oops). I have been keen to buy the Shark Klik ‘n’ Flip mop as a replacement, but couldn’t quite justify the price, even though it is gradually coming down as the months go by. Now, a steam mop isn’t something I would usually buy second hand, but I decided to have a quick look on Gumtree just in case…
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Lauren is 3!
Lauren has just turned three, and I wanted to blog a little bit about my special girl. I know it’s the done thing to ask “where has the last year gone?” whenever your child has a birthday. But if you’ll allow me to be honest, I have found the terrible twos very challenging, so I can’t say the year has flown by. I am looking forward to the next year with a threenager – it may not be easier, but at least it will be different. Don’t get me wrong… she is an amazingly bright, funny, cheeky little girl but she/we have been dealing with some big emotions over the…
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Where to find the Gruffalo in Scotland
We were lucky enough to head back to the Haven Craig Tara resort last weekend (see my review of our last trip) to celebrate Lauren’s 3rd birthday. Whilst we were there, we once again travelled down the coast to the amazing Culzean Castle – twice, actually. We decided to explore the wildlife garden, which we have never ventured into before… and we were surprised and delighted to encounter the Gruffalo! Lauren was even brave enough to tickle him with a feather. The National Trust for Scotland don’t seem to advertise the fact that there is a Gruffalo, which is strange as it’s such a draw for young children. It got…
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Money Saving Monday: 3 Ways I Saved Money Last Week (03/09/18)
I recently started a new series of posts (see past posts here and here) in which I outline three thrifty ways in which I saved money over the last week – here’s what I did last week: We were away at the weekend, and had lunch in a restaurant on one of the days. Lauren had a kids meal of macaroni cheese – the portion size was massive so instead of it going to waste, we asked for a doggy bag. The leftovers then did both kids for dinner that night. I cancelled my Tesco delivery saver pass (a monthly payment which gives me free grocery deliveries) – now that…
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Money Saving Monday: 3 ways I saved money last week (27/08/18)
Following on from my first post in this series last week, here are three ways in which I saved money last week: We are going to the Craig Tara holiday resort again this weekend to celebrate my daughter’s actual 3rd birthday. Instead of being tempted to eat out lots whilst we are away, I have done an online click-and-collect grocery order which we will pick up en route. Speaking of my daughter’s birthday, I was so close to ordering an expensive, customised cake for her (unicorn-themed) birthday party, which we held on Sunday. It was going to cost £50. Then, it struck me that a) she and her friends are only…
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Money Saving Monday: 3 ways I saved money last week (20/08/18)
I thought I would start a new weekly feature where I write about the ways in which I have saved money over the last week. It has been a good week for saving money I reckon! We are heading away for a weekend with friends later on in the year. I was put in charge of booking a cottage and I made sure I used Topcashback. The booking totaled £600, and I now have £18 cashback pending. I am going to put it away to help me pay for Christmas gifts. It’s my daughter’s 3rd birthday soon, and I spent ages looking for a Barbie-sized dolls house (using my 3…
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Charity Shop Haul – August 2018
Now that I have the kids, I rarely have time to myself, and when I do, I am conscious that the things I enjoy doing – going shopping or getting pampered – cost a lot of money. I have posted before on how I often buy things second hand online. Recently however, I have discovered something that satisfies both my desire to shop and my desire to spend as little money as possible – charity shop shopping. What’s more, shopping at charity shops stops clothes from ending up in landfill (which is happening so much now that everyone buys cheap, ‘fast fashion’… things that they wear a handful of times and then…
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Two-Under-Two Essentials
My kids were born 20 months apart, meaning I had to deal with the dreaded ‘two under two’ for the first few months of my second child’s life. Boy, it was tough, but now with my toddler about to turn 3 and my baby at 14 months old, we are hitting our stride and things are so. Much. Easier. If you are expecting baby #2 not too long after baby #1’s arrival, the great thing is you can benefit from hand me downs for a lot of items (without too much dusting down of things that have been stored in the attic), so you don’t need to shell out too…
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Keto Chinese Chicken Curry (cheap, easy & low carb/calorie/syn)
I am currently following a keto diet (i.e. I keep things as low carb as possible – always under 20g a day). I am looking forward to sharing with you some of my favourite cheap keto meals – let’s face it, it isn’t the cheapest lifestyle to follow. A couple of weeks ago, I had an overwhelming craving for Chinese food. I almost caved and ordered a takeaway, but decided to see if I could satisfy my craving whilst sticking to my keto lifestyle. So I set about making a keto Chinese chicken curry, based on what I already had at home. This recipe takes 5 minutes to cook, only…