My frugal week

This is not a finance blog, and I am no genius with money, but I do like to cut costs.  To me, being frugal is about cutting down on unnecessary spending wherever possible in order to channel it into the things that count.  For example, it is not important to me to drive an expensive new car, so my partner and I share his old Rover hatchback.  It's around 14 years old now, but it does everything we need it to do.  I prefer to spend money on good quality food, beauty products, books, things that I really enjoy. 

So this week, I have:

1) Switched my home insurance provider and saved £241 on last year's premium.  (A saving this big suggests I should have sorted this long before the renewal date, but at least it's done now.)

2) Booked my flights home to see my folks for Christmas whilst the prices are still fairly low.  I got a return flight with Easyjet for £110 from Newcastle to Belfast, which isn't bad.  I could have got a cheaper price, but the flight times were good.  I don't buy any extras, and I take only a cabin bag, so that all helps to keep the costs down. 

3) Bought a pair of jeans from a charity shop for £5! Why pay more!