So we’re back from our weeks holiday in Cornwall. We’ve had a very lazy time – lots of walks, reading and eating…and that’s about it!
I haven’t tallied up the books yet but I think we came in under budget which is great. I have that slightly dazed thing going on when you get home after [...]
Archive for the ‘Shoestring Fun’ Category
Returning home
Posted in Getting organised, Shoestring Fun on October 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Blustery days
Posted in Shoestring Fun on September 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Perhaps freakishly, I quite like the grey weather of autumn and early winter. I don’t like the bit between New Year and April much but that’s another story. I suspect I was a tortoise or similar in a previous life – I find the idea of hybernation rather appealing. I should point out that I mostly only enjoy grey and blustery weather from [...]
Shoestring haircare
Posted in Saving?Spending, Shoestring Fun on August 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I had my hair trimmed this morning. I’m not sure but I don’t think I’ve had it done since just before I started this blog. My hair is long and grows very slowly so it doesn’t need ‘doing’ very often. My relationship with my hair is extremely low maintenance. I use a shampoo soap bar [...]
Getting married on a shoestring: The Venue
Posted in Shoestring Fun, Shoestring Weddings, tagged budget weddings on August 14, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Wedding season is here once more. I seem to be surrounded by people who are, if not getting married themselves, preparing to be guests at other people’s weddings. I read something recently (I can’t remember where) that said that the average cost of attending a wedding these days is £300 per guest by the time [...]
Runner bean chutney, sucking eggs & Food diary: Day 7
Posted in Shoestring Fun, Shoestring Meals, tagged budget food, eating on a budget, reading, recipes, shoestring food on August 10, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Shoestringing, or at least an interest in personal finance, is on the up. I went to my local library last week and picked up a few books. These days my first port of call is a tiny section on finance. When I first discovered this section about 6 months ago it literally had about 4 [...]
7 facts
Posted in Shoestring Fun on July 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Just before I went on holiday I was tagged by the fabulous ‘A Piece of Wood’ and didn’t have time to join in so I’m doing it now!
I’m not tagging anyone in particular so if you fancy joining in (and please do), do the list on your own on your blog and let me know so [...]
Days 77 & 78: Forget-me-not!
Posted in Shoestring Fun on June 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
You’ll have to excuse me – I couldn’t resist the pun…or the flower! I love forget-me-nots.
Would you believe I actually forgot that I was going on holiday today when I woke up this morning? And what made me remember? I jumped out of bed, looked down and saw fake tanned legs and painted toenails!
The last [...]
Day 74: Knowing when to spend
Posted in Getting organised, Saving?Spending, Shoestring Fun on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I bought the above leather folder in a charity shop a couple of years ago – it is one of my favourite ever chairty shop buys. It is specifically for holding travel documents though, judging by the funny road maps and calenders inside, it is from a time when people in the UK would holiday [...]
Days 72 & 73: More holiday planning
Posted in Getting organised, Saving?Spending, Shoestring Fun, tagged budget holidays on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I went and got our holiday spending money changed into Euros today. I got them from the Post Office as, unlike most banks, they don’t charge any commission so the service is free. I was amazed to find that it is practically one euro for one pound – last time we went away it was [...]
Day 69: Holiday planning
Posted in Shoestring Fun on June 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I started planning what I needed to take with me for our holiday today, seeing if I actually did need to buy anything. I’ve never decided to go abroad on the spur of the moment before. In the past the advent of going abroad necessitated a major shopping trip – new clothes, new accessories, probably a bag [...]
