
Summertime…
And the living is easy… That may be the case for the wild nasturtiums above in our home made polytunnel, but for many, today in the UK, it is not so. With prices of basic necessities rising left, right and centre, being frugal has, in itself, become a necessity. Frugal summertime is upon us.
Our Frugal Summertime Basics
Frugal Food Shopping
All our Frugal Recipes
Frugal Living Around the House
Foraging and Gardening
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- Clearance food outlets Low Price Foods and Approved Foods are well worth a regular check as they get new products in often.
- Get cheap clothes from Everything5Pounds.
On Our Site
Make Money, earn a few pounds
The 25p Meal
Frugal Holidays and Days Out
Featured Recipes for an Easy Summertime

Tattie Soup (and a wee frugal story)
Tomato Rice Soup
Potato Bake
Banana Peel Pasta Sauce
Mixed Bean Casserole
Flapjacks
Crumble
Featured Site
Join the Bonny Prepping Quine as she takes a woodland walk, foraging on the way, here on YouTube
Hoping things get easier for everyone soon,
All at Frugal Living in the UK
http://www.frugal.org.uk
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Set in a fictional castle in Aberdeenshire, Ailish Sinclair’s debut novel, THE MERMAID AND THE BEAR, blends an often overlooked period of history, the Scottish witchcraft accusations, in particular the 1597 Aberdeen witchcraft panic, with a love story.