"Interesting about the £20 composting scheme. Our local council doesn't offer one as far as I can tell, although on its website it says it encourages residents t..."
"Hello Kim. Thanks for your kind message and email. Was unable to reply due to your communication preferences but wanted to say, good for you re your new frugal ..."
" It’s Guy Fawkes’ night again and I can almost smell the bonfires. I’m not a big fan of fireworks as they frighten our chickens, but there’s something satisfyin..."
" If you go down to the woods today you’re in for…well, probably not that big a surprise for anybody who reads this blog regularly. It’s that time of year again ..."
" It’s almost Hallowe’en again and I’ve been looking longingly at the last of the three pumpkins I grew this year as I want to turn it into a lantern. Don’t worr..."
" Thanks for all the comments and emails you’ve sent me about me winning the Green Voice of the UK competition run by the Energy Saving Trust and your thoughts o..."
" I am shocked to tell you that I have won something. Sadly it’s not the lottery (I gave up entering years ago when I didn’t win for three weeks running) and it’..."
" Last week, in the pursuit of the frugal life, I entered unchartered territory. Frankly, it’s something I should have engaged in long ago but, surprisingly enou..."
" It’s Energy Saving Week once again next week (19th – 25th October) and the Energy Saving Trust is encouraging us to look again at how we can go green and cut o..."
" I had a strange conversation with a woman in the toilets in my local supermarket the other day – as you do… She came in and started drying her hands under the ..."
"Hi Neil - I'm not knocking your living as a professional photographer and I can see that many clients will want something for nothing. For some people excellen..."
" Did you see footage from an appalling wedding video the other night on the news or read about it in the papers? Mark and Sylvia Day in Wakefield forked out nea..."
" I’ve just returned from a welcome break during which I deliberately avoided doing anything that might annoy me, such as watching party political conferences on..."
" My Economy Gastronomy challenge has come to an end now and I’ve been weighing up the pros and cons of chefs Paul Merrett and Allegra McEvedy’s approach to cook..."
" The past few days have been a whirlwind of cooking as I continue my Economy Gastronomy challenge. I’m trying out meals from the BBC2 show’s recipe book and put..."
"Thanks for the comments ladies and gents. Will give my full considered opinion on the programme & book later this week when I've finished all my cooking, but I ..."
"Freezing is a good idea. We didn't manage to eat all of the pork lasagne so I froze a portion of it to enjoy later and 3 variations on a theme is more than enou..."
" I’ve been ploughing on with my challenge to save on our food bill by adopting the principles of BBC2 show Economy Gastronomy. It was quite surreal on Tuesday n..."
" I’ve been avidly watching the TV series Economy Gastronomy on BBC Two with chefs Paul Merrett and Allegra McEvedy. If you haven’t seen it, Merrett and McEvedy ..."
"Shame about the pumpkins, Vix, but sounds like you have done very well in every other department. Parsnips are fab. Cucumbers are pretty much finished now but w..."
" It’s been a while since I updated you on our fruit and vegetable plot, so I thought I’d better hurry up and fill you in before everything dies off! We are bare..."
"I’ve come to the end of my make do and mend challenge now, so I’ve been busy looking back at all my activities and thinking about what I’ve learned along the wa..."
" My entertainment task - along with hearing all your ideas for various frugal games and activities - got me feeling all nostalgic about my childhood this week. ..."
" After a fun few days of making my own toiletries, I’m on to the fourth and final week of my make do and mend challenge. This time my task is to make my own ent..."
" For years I have been asking hairdressers for tips to achieve better looking, healthier hair, but I’ve never received many useful answers, apart from being tol..."
" Last week’s make do and mend wardrobe task wasn’t entirely the fashion fix I’d hoped for. I was pleased with my beaded jeans, but DJ told me my duvet dress loo..."
"Thanks Emily. It's good to know I wasn't entirely barking up the wrong tree with the newspaper! I think I need to invest in some sharper scissors. Good idea ab..."
" I’m hot, I’m bothered and I have a newfound respect for professional dressmakers. Not that I am in any way in danger of joining their ranks any time soon…belie..."
" I thoroughly enjoyed the first task of this month’s make do and mend challenge last week. Spending a week not going food shopping and cooking up new meals with..."
"Mmm...I love sausages and mash. Sounds like you've done very well Gabrielle! I think it's good to have some items in the cupboards just in case you're ill and..."
"The last few days have been a flurry of baking and cooking as I continue my challenge to live off the contents of my kitchen cupboards – this week’s task in a m..."
" It’s deeply unfair on the vegetable race for me to say this, having brought two innocent courgette plants into the world this year under my own steam and watch..."
"I enjoy Christmas but I agree with you that it's a mad to put so much emphasis on just one day of the year. I think it turns out to be a pretty hollow and meani..."
" It’s been a little while since I’ve got stuck into a good juicy challenge here on the Frugal Life blog, so I thought I’d tell you about my new summer project w..."
" The school summer break only recently began and many of us are in holiday mode. So it probably feels a bit unnatural to start fast forwarding ahead to the wint..."
" Are you frugal, hip and with it? Are you taking a trendy so-called ‘Staycation’ this year? If you haven’t stumbled across the word before, it’s a new phrase po..."
" A favourite bugbear of mine - the high price of travelling by rail in the UK - has hit the headlines again this week as it does periodically. The Transport Sel..."
