10 Ways A Parent Can Save Money

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Guest post from savvy saver Lousie Tillman Louise is a first-time mum, who escapes by writing financial and money-saving guides for various websites including moneysupermarket.com. Before I became a mum, my spending habits were, shall we say, erratic. If I saw something I liked the look of, and the money was in my purse, I [...]

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Northumberland – child/budget friendly days out

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Huge thans to Kathryn Brown who blogs at Crystal Jigsaw for this wonderful and  useful guest post: North Northumberland, by Kathryn Brown (www.crystaljigsaw.blogspot.com)   There is a little corner of England right at the most northern point which borders Scotland; this corner is known as north Northumberland and boasts some of the most incredible coastline [...]

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It’s a bank holiday tradition- Gardening (with kids + on a budget)

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spomsered post My hubby loves his garden and pre-kids we would spend a lot of money on it, making it beautiful. The lawn had to be just so and we would have pots and pots of gorgous flowers outside.  Now we don’t want any dodgy chemicals anywhere near the kids and we are on a [...]

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Parents tips for March (a playtime theme)

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Bubbles Washing up liquid, sugar and warm water make good strong bubble mix …great for a windy day. Marcy Long life toys Invest in durable toys like a skipping rope and football that will bring many hours of fun compared to a plastic character that will be out of favour in a year. Helen C [...]

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