The Frugal Cottage

[...] Income Update – October 2014 by Dividend Mantra. Jason’s post have featured in my weekend edition a few times, but again, another post which is very inspiring. 3) The Numbers That Say a [...]

As the weeks continue to fly by, work gets more and more busy in the run up to Christmas, I feel myself wishing that time would go just that bit slowe [...]

This past week has gone so quickly! Work has been incredibly busy this week and long days there mean that the evenings seem to fly by, and before you [...]

[...] . The little things in life really do make  me a happy person. Each Sunday I write The Weekend Edition and try to think of 5 things that I’ve been grateful for or enjoyed during the week; [...]

I am so glad this week is over. It has gone so slowly even though each day has been busy! Also, what is going on with the weather in the UK? It’s be [...]

This week has been a little odd. I have been off work ill during the week – I felt really nauseous and dizzy, combined with an aching body, so spent [...]

Another week over! We’re already half way through January, and I’m aware I haven’t put much thought into our goals, yet alone put anything into [...]

Well, this week landed with a bump! Going back to work and getting back into the routine of getting up early, the commute to work, the daily grind and [...]

The week after Christmas always feels like it’s a getting-back-to-normal week; the leftovers are eaten so we’re no longer eating from cling-film-c [...]

What a lovely week it has been for us. We have spent time with family and friends, we have had some lovely gifts given to us by others, and lots of fo [...]

I have finally finished my day job for the holidays which means that I can well and truly get into the holiday mode now. I have spent quite a few even [...]

It is definitely nearing Christmas now; the weather has got much cooler and I have had to defrost my windscreen more than once this week! Most of our [...]

[...] savings In terms of our financial aims, they have not gone to plan this month. I have managed to have 17 NSDs in July which is short [...]

[...] wisely! There are two sets of aims: Finance and Personal. July wasn’t that good for both financial aims and for personal aims so I’m hoping that August will be much better. I’ve also changed my [...]

[...] if you follow me on Twitter and read my blog – it really does mean a lot to me! Our Financial aims for August were: - Have 10 No Spend Days (or NSDs) - Overpay our mortgage by the [...]

[...] wasn’t that good for personal aims so I’m hoping that September will be much better. Financial aims for September: - Have 20 No Spend Days (or NSDs) - Overpay our mortgage by the [...]

[...] In most of the financial blogs I read, their owners have multiple income streams. They don’t always share specific numbers, [...]

[...] marks the fourth month of blogging and I’m still really enjoying it. I like reading financial blogs and I’m also enjoying the process of coming up with blog posts and then writing and [...]

[...] marks the fifth month of blogging and I’m still really enjoying it. I like reading financial blogs and I’m also enjoying the process of coming up with blog posts and then writing and [...]

[...] marks the sixth month of blogging and I’m still really enjoying it. I like reading financial blogs and I’m also enjoying the process of coming up with blog posts and then writing and [...]