From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Preparing for a car boot sale

August 23, 2010

Clutter, clutter, clutter. Where do you come from? As you can probably tell from my post title I’m gearing up for another car boot sale. I’ve been doing a little general de-cluttering around the house {again} and my mum has passed a few things onto me, so I think I’m hoping it’ll be worth my while; [...]

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Link Love: From the Blogroll

August 21, 2010

in blog love

Hello and happy Saturday; I hope you’re all having a great weekend so far.

Here are some articles I’ve enjoyed this week, all from sites on my blogroll.

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Could you increase the amount you’re saving?

August 19, 2010

in goals

Could you possibly save another 10% every month? After reading this article over at Passive Family Income I became intrigued and inspired; could we do this? Could we save another 10% every month on top of what we are saving already and if so, how would we do it?

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Reader Question: Do you make your own bread?

August 17, 2010

in frugal living

Hello lovely readers I need your advice; I’d love to hear your thoughts on bread making.

A little bit of background: our family eats approximately 4 loaves a week and I buy the multi seed loaf that costs approximately £1.50 if it’s not on offer {I don’t have a large freezer, so I can’t buy it in bulk} Bread {just loaves} is therefore costing about £25 a month.

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House Project: Upstairs Linen/Laundry Cupboard

August 16, 2010

in house projects

Last Monday’s to do list worked really well {the power of blog accountability!} so I’m following along the same lines this week, however with a little difference. This week I’m transforming a cupboard that lies off of our upstairs hallway, and I’m hoping to do it on a budget of £20. As you can see the cupboard [...]