From the category archives:

frugal living

Reader Question: Do you make your own bread?

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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Essential living costs {Updated}

I’ve been working on a new budget a) because September’s coming up and we will have some college costs for my daughter b) because our current one isn’t working! When doing a budget I always start with essentials; the cost of groceries and the cost to run our home. Back in November the basic costs [...]

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Learning to use a saw and other DIY skills!

I read a post the other day, can’t remember where, about the skills your parents had passed onto you and I got to thinking about my own parents and what they had taught me. The main thing that came to mind was my Dad teaching me some basic DIY skills; painting, hanging wallpaper, putting up [...]

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On mobile phones

Since handing in my work Blackberry in December I’ve been using an old mobile handset for a phone; it’s on a Pay as You Go, one off top up plan which allows me to control how much I spend. So far this year I’ve spent an average of £5 a month topping it up, however I’m trying to stop using it [...]

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A {Frugal} Challenge: Update

So a couple of weeks ago I joined three other bloggers {Single Mom, Rich Mom, Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance and Money Funk} in a challenge to see who could achieve the biggest percentage decrease, in June, on variable budget costs.

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A {Frugal} Challenge

You know how I love a good challenge as I find them motivating, well I’ve signed up for another one. This time I’ve joined some ladies from across the ocean in a sort of personal finance frugal challenge; it’s a fun, frugal {extreme}, challenge to see who can spend the least on variable budget categories in the month of June.

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A Book Giveaway: The Complete Tightwad Gazette

It’s time for another book giveaway on Move To Portugal and this time it’s my favourite book on frugality: The Complete Tightwad Gazette, Amy Dacyczyn’s brilliant 900 page plus tome ‘that promotes thrift as a viable alternative lifestyle’.