First and foremost....I can't believe we've been blogging a whole month already, which means we are now officially into T2 - the second month of Thrifty Six!
Secondly, there has been a serious lull in posts due to me and Chi taking a cheeky trip to the wonderful Lake District with some friends...an excellent time was had by all, whilst being seriously thrifty in the process! This post was supposed to be a joint blog, but clearly we were far too busy eating stew/drinking cider/singing Whitney Houston tributes to actually manage this - but I hope you'll add some further thoughts on our frugal times Chi, and possibly some photos?!
My three thrifty highlights of our trip are as follows:
1. Group Savings Galore - by going as a group Rachel managed to find us this amazing house which was only £100 each for 5 days stay (in comparison you'd be looking at about £20 per night for a shared room in a hostel)
Thankyou Lakes Lovers! http://www.lakelovers.co.uk/cottage-details/701
2. Cooking at Home - we went on a big shop at the beginning of the week and all put £30 into the kitty. From this we got four delicious dinners (so hard to chose a highlight of these - but mine and Chi's beef Stew was clearly a standout dish), breakfasts and packed lunches for every day. Oh, and enough wine and cider to get suitably merry every night! If we had eaten out every night it would have been easy to spend £30 on just one dinner...so pretty chuffed with this level of saving! And most importantly...the good times were not compromised!
3. Wholesome Walks - Despite some initial grumbles from myself, couldn't think of a better way to spend a bright winters day with excellent company! And completely free!
Ken x
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