Welcome to the first in the series we’re going to call the Frugal Four! We wanted a way to share the frugal tips and tricks we’ve picked up over the years. The aim is to provide a brief summary of a few little hacks we’ve enjoyed using in the hope it inspires you to save some …
Category: Life
A Frugal Engagement
As we keep saying on this blog, our general approach in life is to CHALLENGE EVERYTHING! Because of this, the topic of engagements (and more widely, marriage) is one that immediately makes me feel unwell. The whole process is drowning in so many ‘customs’ and expected behaviours . Many of these come with a large financial impact which …
Blood Donation
Having just completed my 25th blood donation, I wanted to write a brief article about my experiences so far. Giving blood is one of the most self-less acts you can do, giving the chance of survival to those in critical condition, or furthering research into life-saving treatments. It’s something I will continue to do for as long as …
A Way to Less……. What?
Our name means a lot of different things to us. In our quest for a simpler way of living we’re reducing lots of aspects of our lives. We wanted to create this post to give you an idea of what ‘A Way to Less’ means to us and how we are striving to improve our …
Thought Experiment 6 – Miss Way
Unpopular Opinion This is the latest in the series of SavingNinja‘s Thought Experiment posts. This is an idea to get bloggers to immediately respond to a question and all post their answers on their blogs. You have to write the first thing you think of and can’t pre-plan or do any major editing. If you want …
Thought Experiment 6 – Mr Way
Unpopular Opinion This is the latest in the series of SavingNinja‘s Thought Experiment posts. This is an idea to get bloggers to immediately respond to a question and all post their answers on their blogs. You have to write the first thing you think of and can’t pre-plan or do any major editing. If you want …
The Skill of Life Design
‘Life Design’ is something we’ve mentioned in a few posts now. But what do we mean? Since we started this journey, we have hugely improved our lives in a lot of different areas. This hasn’t happened by luck. It has been a process of research, planning and execution. As we like to say, we have learnt to CHALLENGE EVERYTHING! …
Productivity Systems
The biggest barrier to productivity is finding the motivation to get started. Motivation can often be hard to come by in a modern world, full of distractions. This is particularly relevant to those of us still working full time. Juggling hobbies, alongside a full time career, can make it seem almost impossible to keep on top of the most simple of …
Bodyweight Fitness
As Miss Way mentioned in Frugal Fitness, bodyweight fitness (BWF) is a form of strength training. I wanted to create this separate post to give you a bit more detail on BWF, because I love it so much! So What Actually Is Bodyweight Fitness?! Essentially, BWF involves using your own bodyweight to perform resistance training. This type of training can accommodate anyone – from absolute beginners …
Thought Experiment 5
What Will I Do When I Retire? This is the first time we've participated in one of SavingNinja's Thought Experiment posts so we'll add a little explanation. This is an idea to get bloggers to immediately respond to a question and all post their answers on their blogs. You have to write the first thing …