This Weeks 5 Frugal Things on a Friday

Hello Dear Reader,

And hello holidays! Lovely Hubby and I will be camping for a week up at Noosa North Shore, I am so looking forward to unplugging and relaxing for while. Our normal work and home life is very structured with us doing the same things at the same time of the week, week in week out. I love our routine but every now and then a change is wonderful.

Our camping days also follow a rhythm, we wake early, have breakfast and pack our morning tea and lunch for a day of fishing on the beach. If the fish aren't biting I will head off for a long walk on the white sandy beach. We are hoping it's not too busy, we aren't in school holidays yet so there shouldn't be any families up there, maybe just some grey nomads in their luxurious caravans.

I've always said, camping is not for wimps, I am not a very strong person and it takes me all my strength to help set up camp. This will only be the second time we have set up our camper trailer, hopefully it will be more successful than the first attempt. It sure beats setting up the huge marque we used to use, it used to make me weep with frustration!

Now on with the frugal stuff-

1. I will count our weeks camping holiday as my first frugal thing. It makes for a very economical get away.

2. Had a meat free Monday, I roasted and pureed the last of the pumpkin over the weekend in preparation for my Roast Pumpkin Alfredo that our daughter made on Monday, so easy and delicious.

3. Dried the clothes on the line, it has been really hot for this time of year, however a welcomed cool change, with overcast skies blew through yesterday morning bringing the temperatures down. I par dry most of our clothes in the dryer for 5 minutes or so then hang them on hangers straight away. The wrinkles fall straight out which means no ironing. I did not inherit the ironing gene.

4. Kept to the two light rule, as soon as we are finished in the kitchen at night, the lights are switched off, the light from the fish tank is enough to illuminate the dining and kitchen area to safely walk through to the bedroom.

5. Picked and used fresh rosemary from our garden for this Rosemary and Garlic Focaccia, if you only grow a few things in your garden or pots, grow herbs, you will save yourself a fortune in the long run.

There you go, 5 frugal everyday things I do to save money in the short and long term, over to you, how did you save money this week?

Have a lovely day,

💗Fi

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