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Sheffield To Manchester Via London: It Pays To Be Prepared

08/23/2017 by Chermaine

Long distance travelling can be not only a pain but also very expensive. There have been plenty of articles recently about people travelling to Europe in order to save money on their trip from one end of the country to the other and a fellow money saver, Tom Church, recently flew in a private plane as it was cheaper than taking the train.

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Regularly Save Money With Skimming

08/07/2017 by Chermaine

It might come as a shock but almost 17 millions people of working age across the UK have less than £100 in savings, those just for a rainy day – according to a poll conducted by Money Advice Service in September 2016. We all know the benefits of having a back up fund but how do you go about saving money when you don’t have a lot to put away? Skimming, that’s how.

Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done This Week: 14/07/17

08/29/201707/14/2017 by Chermaine

With only a week to go before the end of the school year it’s time to start being frugal, not only with my money but with my time. I don’t want to be spending all summer working but I don’t want to completely stop working – at the end of the day, if I’m not working I’m not earning. So next week it’s all systems go to make sure I’m ready for the next 6 weeks.

Save Money On Health And Fitness

10/08/202007/11/2017 by Chermaine

We all want to live long and healthy lives but sometimes eating the right foods and trying to stay fit can come at a cost. This doesn’t have to be the case and you can reap the benefits of a healthy lifestyle without it having to break the bank.

Five fabulously frugal things I've done this week is a round up of where I've saved (or made) money on everyday life things.

Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done This Week: 07/07/17

08/29/201707/07/2017 by Chermaine

This week has been a rather quite week. I’ve baked and decorated a cake for Eban’s school and toddled up to his school fayre, besides that it’s been a lot of focus on working especially with the summer holidays right around the corner. It’s also meant that I haven’t really done many frugal things, just some accidentally frugal ones. So here are my five fabulously frugal things I’ve done this week.

Saving Money On Your TV Package

07/06/201707/06/2017 by Chermaine

TV is a huge part of most people’s day to day life; news, sports, films and soaps keep us entertained and informed. The only problem is that packages can be rather pricey and you often have to take out additional services to get “the best deal”. Is it time you a took a step back and did a TV overhaul to save yourself money?

Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done This Week: 30/06/17

08/29/201706/30/2017 by Chermaine

Well, it’s been a wet and windy week here. Monday was still dry so it meant we could get some work done on the garden, we managed to mow and strim the whole thing, then we did a run to the tip to get rid of a few things that we’d been storing in the shed ready to get rid of – all nice and tidy now. The rest of the week has been rather uneventful but here is my five fabulously frugal things I’ve done.

Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done This Week: 23/06/17

08/29/201706/23/2017 by Chermaine

Another week has gone by, I can’t believe we’re almost at the end of June. This week hasn’t been too exciting in the frugal sense, I’ve not really done much other than working and cleaning. There haven’t been many yellow sticker items on my trips to Asda and I haven’t really had to buy much. Still, I’ve saved where I can so here are the five fabulously frugal things I’ve done this week.

Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done This Week: 16/06/17

08/29/201706/16/2017 by Chermaine

I started doing the Five Fabulously Frugal posts over on ChammyIRL earlier in the year but as soon as I realised I’d be moving my money content over to a fresh site I decided to wait until I was set up. The idea of 5FF is that I look back over the week and tell you about five things I’ve done to save money. It’s part of a “linky” where other bloggers contribute, so if you’d like to take a look at what everyone else has been up to then check out the links at the end of the post.