Saving Money
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Money Saving Monday: 3 Ways I Saved Money Last Week (17/09/18)
Monday is here once again – here’s 3 of the little things I did last week to save money: I didn’t do my usual big weekly shop last week, instead I have been running down the freezer. Turns out I have a lot of bags of frozen cauliflower stashed away so we have been enjoying warming cauliflower soup (spiced with nutmeg) – a perfect dinner now that the nights are setting in and the temperatures are dropping. The weather has turned really horrible up here… we were going to go to soft play on Wednesday but instead I spent the evening before setting up fun activities to do throughout the…
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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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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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Is it worth signing up to Amazon Prime just to save money on nappies?
This post has been updated for March 2020 I will start by stating that I have been an Amazon Prime member for years. I couldn’t be without it. Being able to take advantage of next day delivery (and sometimes same day delivery) on countless items is invaluable to me, and I take advantage of it often (although much less often than I used to… I was a little bit too trigger-happy on the ‘1-click order’ button) . We also stream things on Prime Video most days too – I reckon I could navigate to the five seasons of Peppa Pig with my eyes closed. One of the things I buy…
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3 steps to paying the lowest price online for ANYTHING
I have a bit of a reputation among my friends as a bargain hunter, I refuse to pay full price for anything online. Let’s face it, everyone wants to save money shopping online – there is nothing more satisfying that getting a bargain. Now that I am a stay at home mum, I do as much of my shopping online as possible as opposed to going to actual shops… anyone who has a toddler on tow will understand why! Once I have identified the product I want to buy (clothes, electronics, toys… literally anything), here are the 3 steps I go through for every single transaction to make sure I am…