Introducing Curly Poppins!

Hey!

Welcome to Curly Poppins.

This is my blog about frugal living; about making the most of what we have, which will then allow us to save our pennies for the things we really want!

I'm a mum of two, one teen, and one who thinks she's a teen. I work, I volunteer, and generally I'm busy. Super busy. So this blog is not going to be full of homemade bread and sock darning. But, with a bit of organisation (not my strong point!) and determination we can make small but worthwhile changes to our behaviour. Thoughtfulness in our spending is vital. I regularly see things on my bank statement and think "I'm sure I didn't shop there". Or I pop into the co-op for a loaf of bread and come out £20 lighter. So step one is be more aware. The envelope method is a great way of keeping track. I'll do a blog post specifically about that later but feel free to google it in the meantime!

I wanted to do this blog in part because I love writing, and maybe I could share some ideas which might help others. But also, to keep myself accountable. The next thing on my wishlist is to buy a house. Which costs ALOT! And the 2nd thing on my list is 3 years at Uni. So, I am challenging myself to get thrifty, I can do it. I just don't always have the willpower! I have been a single mum relying on benefits and a part time bar job. And we were fine. So I know it's possible. But it's not easy. And spending money, even if it's not ours to spend, (credit cards, overdraft...) is very easy! Hopefully sharing ideas here will help to keep me on the straight and narrow. The other huge advantage of blogging is that readers can share their thrifty tips too! So please, please do. I definitely don't have it right all the time, and I'm sure there are loads of people making their money go further than I know how to. So get involved!

Thanks for reading! I will be posting at least weekly, maybe more frequently if I have something worth sharing :)