Real Life Frugal Living: A Practical Guide to Saving Money, Reducing Waste, Cutting Household Costs and Living Well (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798198986602)

Making your money go further doesn't have to mean living a life of sacrifice. It can be a sustainable lifestyle that's natural, realistic and rewarding in every sense of the word.

Real Life Frugal Living is a warm, friendly and practical down-to-earth guide packed with ideas that really work in everyday life. Drawing on years of experience, it shows how small changes in the kitchen and how you approach your everyday finances can add up to significant savings over time.

Whether you're hoping to stretch your monthly budget, pay off debts, build an emergency fund, prepare ahead for uncertain times or simply feel more in control of your money, this book will help you create habits around your finances that will stay with you for life.

Inside you'll find help with:

- Practical ideas to easily increase your savings pot
- Grow wholesome fresh food without a garden
- Freeze scrappy leftovers in a 'Bit Box' to create free meals in the run-up to payday
- Advice on which kitchen gadgets actually save money
- Step-by-step guide to make pastry to help make wholesome ingredients go further
- Say goodbye (almost!) to your food waste bin
- Overcoming obstacles that can crop up when starting to live more frugally
- Furnish your home sustainably and economically
- Simple ideas to make eating at home easier and cheaper
- Money-saving supermarket shopping ideas
- Setting your financial Goal and sticking to it with just ONE simple strategy
- No strict rules like no-spend days or savings challenges
- Tips for lowering food costs without sacrificing good nutrition
- Realistic ideas for bringing more money into the home
- Practical suggestions for decluttering and simplifying the home
- Creating a simple 12-month budget
- Setting up an Emergency Fund and Emergency Pantry, just in case
- Mindset shifts that make frugal living easier and more rewarding

Life is expensive and many of us are looking for simple, sensible ways to reduce everyday costs without giving up the things that matter most. Some people want to pay off debt, others want to save for retirement, cope with rising household bills or simply reach the end of the month without worrying where the money has gone. Whatever your goal, you'll find practical ideas that you can start using straight away.

We may not be able to control the global economic winds that buffet us from time to time, but we can adjust our own sails and put ourselves in a stronger position to weather whatever comes our way.

Small changes really can make a big difference.