Frugal Friday

So we haven't really been concentrating on frugality this week as we have a small student guest to occupy but as all of our systems have been on autopilot for a while, we still ended up saving quite a bit!

We discovered that the attention span of our small guest is not up to visiting major attractions and so took out a membership to the National Trust where he can run around and play to his heart's content. To save money we took out membership to the National Trust for Scotland and only bought a membership for 1 adult and children rather than 2. We had a lovely afternoon at Hughenden Manor and are planning an all day trip to Waddesdon Manor tomorrow, I hope the weather holds up !

MrShoestring went to visit his Mum in Scotland on Monday and the price we were quoted for 1 day's parking at the airport was more than the cost of the flight, so I drove him both ways and we still saved money !

Lots of busy days mean that the leftovers stashed in the freezer have been well used, as has the meal plan. By only cooking and buying food according to the plan, we have managed to keep our grocery spending down to less than £50 so far this month in spite of having a guest !

We have used well water for the garden and have used quite a bit of produce from there as well, especially cucumbers which have loved the hot weather !

Have  a good weekend !