From the category archives:

Frugal Living

Essential Living Costs

by Move to Portugal March 10, 2010

In November I wrote a post about essential living costs in our present home here in the UK. I commented on how, when we live in Portugal, I would want our basic living expenses to be less than £1k, so that we can live the life we want to, and wondered if this is possible right now in our current home; at the time we were paying £1,114.19 a month.

Grocery Budget Challenge: £50 a week

by Move to Portugal February 22, 2010

Last months challenge is over and I spent £267.34 from 18th January – 17th February, over my budget, but not too bad as my son has moved back home for a while and so I had an extra mouth to feed.

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Porridge – The Ultimate in Healthy and Frugal

by Move to Portugal February 10, 2010

I make mine with milk and water. I then serve with a sprinkle of sugar on top. Simple.
What about you, how do you like yours?
{photo credit: toby barnes}

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Grocery Budget 4 Week Challenge – Progress

by Move to Portugal February 3, 2010

In a previous post I set myself a challenge to spend only £200 on groceries over the four weeks, 18th January – 17th February.
So how am I doing?
Spending: Not great in terms of spending as I’ve spent £188.60 so far, however in terms of the food we’re eating there’s been a massive improvement; I’ve been cooking from scratch [...]

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Grocery Budget 4 Week Challenge

by Move to Portugal January 18, 2010

If I was to pick the one thing that I constantly overspend on it’s the grocery budget, I can never seem to get it right; I used to be fine sticking with the amount I set myself, but lately it’s all been going wrong.
Reasons I keep going off track:

Buying organic, more expensive options
Ignoring the menu plan
Shopping daily
Ignoring [...]

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