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A Frugal Summer Holiday – The Beginning

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on 4 Comments

Today is day one of the school and pre-school summer holidays and apart from the two days a week that Taylor will be with his childminder I’ll have both boys at home. I’ll be working throughout the hols and as ever am supremely thankfully that I am my own boss and that I’ll be able to work flexible hours around the kid. There will be many early mornings and late nights over the next six weeks but I like a challenge and previous summers haven’t beaten me yet!

Due to changes with husband’s job recently we’ll have to tighten our belts somewhat over the coming months however being of a moneysaving mind anyway and being no stranger to frugal living we see this as a challenge as opposed to something negative.

I’ll keep posting as we move through the summer about saving money on food, treats, activities for the boys and more and perhaps some of these posts will be useful for others?

Here’s to a fabulous fun and frugal family summer holiday!

Dropping down a brand, shopping around, meal planning and being clever with leftovers are all part of how we are saving money this summer.
Dropping down a brand, shopping around, meal planning and being clever with leftovers are all part of how we are saving money this summer.

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4 comments

  1. Have a lovely summer! School holidays can be such an incredibly expensive time, but I think you can definitely do it on a budget. A lot of the time, kids don’t want expensive days out, they just want to kick back and chill out after a busy year at school. I know people who fill up every day with multiple expensive activities, whereas when we have a day out I generally don’t do much the day before or day after so it feels more relaxing and also a treat.

    1. Thanks Joanne!
      Generally speaking I’m fairly frugal anyway and when it comes to kid’s activities we are very fortunate as we live in a fab rural area. We walk, ramble, are adventurers and for the price of a short train ride (I don’t drive) we are in York and have loads of museums, many free, beautiful museum gardens and more. Picnics are my friend.

      With an unexpected change in income things will be tighter than usual on all fronts however I’m a firm believer that the simple pleasures are often the best anyway.

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