Simple Frugal LifeToniG2022-11-24T09:11:25+00:00
I live an abundant life on a small, private pension.
This website provides tips and encouragement for others that want to simplify their life, reduce consumerism, reduce the waste of the planet’s resources, and be more content with what they already have.
Hello, I’m Toni.
Being frugal is not about deprivation and ‘being cheap’. It involves making the best use of your resources and skills to enable you to have more choices in how you live your life.
A simple, frugal life does not have to involve feeling poor without luxuries, or be just about surviving.
You can feel rich in so many other ways. Through planning, having a positive mindset, using nature’s resources, and by reducing waste, it is possible to thrive, and live your best life, even on a small income.
Life.
Find joy every day, make time for self care, and be your authentic self.
Latest from my blog
The benefits of walking in nature
Published On: September 15, 2024Categories: Wellbeing
I tend to spend less time outside in bad weather and in winter. This is mainly due to the great British weather. Although I have all the correct wet weather gear, I hate getting wet [...]
Feeling Different
Published On: September 15, 2024Categories: Wellbeing
This is a blog I wrote on another forum a number of years ago about feeling different. In lots of ways I feel different to many of the people around me still today. I am [...]
Making different compotes and how they frugally add joy to our diet.
Published On: September 15, 2024Categories: Desserts, Recipes
We have a very tight food budget and so there is not a lot of spare money for sweet treats. Compote has therefore become a treat that we make every week for very little cost. [...]
Scrumping for apples
Published On: September 12, 2024Categories: Foraging For Food, Recipes
The fruit that we forage plays a massive part in our nutrition over the winter and means that we can have lovely desserts at low cost. Locally we find black berries, cherries, raspberries, pears and [...]
Crispy cheese, onion, and bacon wrap.
Published On: September 11, 2024Categories: Light Meals, Recipes
We felt like something 'dirty' and unhealthy to eat the other day for lunch. We have been trying so hard to stick to a healthy diet but some times I just need something 'forbidden' to [...]
Apple pie cake
Published On: September 11, 2024Categories: Baking, Foraging For Food, Recipes
We made this for Mr S the other day as it is low in sugar but does not have any bananas in it (which he hates). It is a healthy recipe that Mr S learned [...]
Changing from a victim mindset to a victory mindset
Published On: September 10, 2024Categories: Wellbeing
A lot of people have asked me recently how I changed my life. How I became happy even though I had little. The thing that made all the difference was swapping my victim mindset to [...]
Gluten and sugar free apple cake
Published On: September 9, 2024Categories: Baking, Healthy food, Recipes
I am on a quest to eat more healthily. I especially want to cut out sugar. We have an abundance of foraged apples, and I bought some reduced over ripe bananas the other day which [...]
Favourite recipes
Using affordable ingredients and what you already have in the store cupboards, as well as what you can grow and forage.
You might not be able to control how much money you have, but you can control what you do with it.
I hate to throw left over food away, there’s almost always a meal you can make with it. Once you change your mindset, it’s surprising what you can save with a little thought and a little planning.
