Living a frugal life

Hello readers I had a lovely message today from one of my readers and I just wanted to say thank you you know who you are :)

I started this blog several years ago and posted sporadically for some time as I learnt to change our lifestyle and live a frugal life instead. I have been living what I would deem a fully frugal life now for about 2 years. There have been occasions when I have fallen off the wagon and had monetary splurges but there is something about the frugal life that always lures me back.

For a long time I didn't really know who I was, what I wanted to be, or what I was good at. I was young and had not really found myself. I knew I loved being a mum and homemaker but that was not enough for me I had to find my niche before I could be truly happy.

My search for homemaking blogs lead me to frugalism as the 2 often go hand in hand. As I had debts I felt frugality was a subject I should study in more depth and really get to grips with. I read every article and blog I could on frugality, homemaking, and debt reduction. I educated myself in ways to cut my expenses and ways I could make a little extra money here and there.

Since starting my journey I have learnt to knit, bake, cook from scratch, make candles, jam, soap, laundry detergent, how to make do and mend and so much more. I have learnt how to do my research and always pay the lowest price possible for products and services. And dear readers the best thing of all is over the past 2 years I have reduced my debt by almost £7000 :)

I have finally found my niche my area of expertise and it fills me with joy everyday. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others in the hope that they to can find their own way out of debt and to live a more meaningful and happy life.

As I have said in the past if sharing my life's journey helps just one person then it is worth it. I will leave it there for now I just wanted to share with you all how important frugal living has become to me and as a result my family.

Much Love
Claire xx xx xx