Howdy Peeps, I'm the idiot πββοΈ I've been making a broccoli rice casserole for years (I think I saw it on Moneysaving Mom originally). Brilliant for times like these when we want to make the food last. I was just gonna give you the recipe, coz it's easy and cheap but then realised the ton [...]
Category: Budget
What to Say?
Hello Peeps, I was going to talk about Disney and Pixar today, but it seems a little insensitive when they are closing parks down for the longest period in their history... some Disney parks will be closed until at least the end of this month. They have never closed for this long, not after earthquakes [...]
Sales Shopping
Howdy peeps. Was going to write this yesterday, but shopping and housework needed to happen.. so hello today. I'm not one for boxing day sales, queues or unnecessary purchases generally, but there is a sales I'll always go after; cheap Christmas stuff! Yesterday I had to go get some laundry powder, so I took the [...]
Happy All Hallows Eve
Afternoon Peeps! It's Halloween and that means different things to different people. I don't celebrate it for religious reasons, but wish those who do a safe and happy one. More and more people here are choosing not to because there has been a rise over the last couple of years in the number of idiots [...]
Random Updates and Weird News
Hey Peeps! Well, that was interesting.... Sorry I haven't been here for a couple of days, but I was busy unpacking from our holiday. We had a lovely time in Mullion (as you probably saw from my last post) even though we were at the Park Dean resort on the news. If you saw the [...]
Universal Credit part 3
Morning Peeps! So, if you've read parts 1 and 2, you'll know that I had some work to do for our universal credit claim. Being self-employed I had to submit accounts a week before the scheduled pay date, wait a couple of days for an award notice and then get the money awarded for that [...]
It’s That Time Again
Hi Peeps. Shockingly I'm not talking Christmas when I say 'that time' (even though christmas eve is only 9 weeks today)! I'm talking about the fact that we moved into our current home almost 4 years ago (!!π±) so we have lots of bills and contracts up for renewal about now. The best advice I [...]
Universal Credit….Part 2
Hellooooooo Peeps! Apologies for the lack of blog but I've done a lot of driving and study the past 2 days...am here now though. π I told you we were going through the Universal Credit switch-over and promised to update you, so here I am to do just that. When I left the topic last [...]
11 Weeks To Go!
Happy windsday peeps! π¬π₯Άπ§₯π§£π§€ 11 weeks til Christmas!! ππ π»ππ²π The deals are out, the radio is advertising Christmas lunches, the sofa ads are still guaranteeing delivery. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. π Usually it gets to this time of year and I get a bit panicky about the amount of paydays left [...]
Universal Credit..Part 1
Morning Peeps! Sorry I skived yesterday but I had some lovely young peeps to teach and went for lunch out with my mum and my closest friend for her birthday. So I told you the other day that we were claiming Universal Credit. I know there's a lot of controversy and confusion around them, so [...]