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It’s no secret that we are a frugal family. I hate waste, detest paying more than I should for anything and love a bargain. Better still if I can make a little extra from something I’m not using then I will.

Many of you will have heard of musicMagpie, either through word of mouth or on the TV. Basically, selling dvds with musicMagpie can free up space and make you money. I have sold DVD’s on eBay or Amazon but in truth have found it a hassle. The fees I’ve paid has made it barely worth packaging anything up and walking down to the post office and I hated waiting for items to sell, one by one. The difference with selling dvds with musicMagpie is that everything is sent at once, no repeat visits to the post office, no postage to pay and you know what you will receive payment-wise.

It is insanely easy to sell computer games for cash and recycle your dvds as you simply need to input the barcode number into the site to tell you how much your item is worth. For those of you who are a bit nifty with technology you can scan the barcodes with your webcam making it even easier or scan it in with your iPhone using the clever musicMagpie app.

I have sold DVDs, games and CDs to musicMagpie on several occasions and can personally recommend the service and ease of use. If you are decluttering and fancy making a bit of extra money check out musicMagpie first!

*Sponsored post but true to what we have experienced as a family!

“You won’t get me eating that no-meat stuff, it’s just not the same!”.

Hands up if your husband / partner / kids have said similar? This was the attitude in our house once over too. I’m a long-term slimmer at Slimming World. This works for me because it is a healthy eating plan that works with a family rather than around it. There is no reason why we can’t all eat the same meals anymore.

As part of my Slimming World plan I like to incorporate Quorn products into my meals a couple of times a week, they are low fat and delicious. Our current favourites are the Cumberland sausages and the Swedish meatballs (which my sister has fallen in love with after eating them here last week).

One thing I will not do if I can help it is cook more than one meal, I don’t see why we should all need to eat different foods. Sometime I eat Quorn in place of something like a pie or similar which is too high in the Syn value to enjoy on my Slimming World plan but as we usually eat more meat/ basic foods rather than any processed foods or pastries, we find that we, as a family, are choosing Quorn not as a replacement but because we like it.

Roy, who in his youth was thrown out of an all-you-can eat buffet after eating too many burgers, loves the Quorn burgers and enjoys them with piles of onions and salad in a bun. Kieran, my eldest who is 5yrs old adores the Swedish meatballs and I have to say my current favourites are the basic fillets. I love to try them with different seasonings, to chop them up and throw them in a stir-fry or just eat them on their own with some salt and black pepper with a big salad and beetroot.

Clearly we are a family who enjoys our food and despite our initial Meat vs Quorn debate we’ve now recognised that we don’t have to choose between them as the Quorn products are delicious and filling foods in their own right. We aren’t vegetarians and love our meat but include Quorn in our diets as we enjoy it.

*This is a sponsored post however the content is based entirely around the experiences and opinions of my family.

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Quorn – Our firm family favourite!