Frugal Friday #32 – 25% Off at Sainsbury’s & Utilising those Pumpkins!

This week has just flown by with it being our half term, and I feel we have had a great balance of both taking it easy and going on some adventures. We have seen cousins & old friends, been swimming and to Halloween parties, seen the my little pony movie (!!!), been to the park and a soft play, and even a great trip to Ikea yesterday to assist us in some DIY projects this weekend! In some ways I wish we had gone to the pumpkin patches or stately homes I had scoped out, but what we have done has been great, and we just generally enjoyed our week of freedom together.

Left over pumkins

With Halloween been only been a couple of days ago, there is a likely chance your pumpkins might still be in a fairly decent state? If not I have seen them ridiculously cheap (or even free – Sainsbury’s White Rose) and they are a great ingredient for warming meals this Autumn.

My sister in law gave us the idea to make a Thai Pumpkin Soup, and I have since seen on Pinterest, where I have found ideas from curries and soups to stirfry’s and Risottos. Of course there are also the good old pumpkin pies, cakes and cookies too. It’s such a cheap and versatile ingredient, and with benefits such as lower blood pressure and a healthier heart, why not save a few quid on dinner this weekend and chop up those pumpkins and get creating something warm and tasty! It will be uber frugal of you, and you may discover a new family fave full of goodness in the process to enjoy in Autumn!

Let me know what ideas you come up with!

25% off at Sainsbury’s

Every so often, and rather frequently really, you will notice that Sainsbury’s off 25% off all clohting in their stores. I love it, especially when I need to buy the kids school uniform or kit them out for a new season! Even more delightful about their 25% off is that I have recently realised that this includes 25% off sale stuff too (whooop), guaranteeing an absolute barg!

Last Saturday we enjoyed a lovely day in York, and as I was aware of the 25% off, I wanted to call by Sainsbury’s Monk Cross on the way home to get Alice some PJ’s! I was successful in my mission and bought her some lovely onesies that were £9 down to £6.75. Nath took the opportunity to get some new work trousers (£12 to £9), and Ethan a watch with his Birthday money (£10 to £7.50). The greatest saving however was on the Sale stuff I got. Some leggings for Alice (worked out at 80p) and 2 tops for me – One a beautiful embroidered number that started out life at £20, but with sale and 25% off was a brilliant £4.50! And then a chill stripes and flowers Tshirt for £3.75. Both were lovely and made my day!

Tomorrow we are hopefully sorting out our pit of a entrance way (shoes.everywhere), and decorating that, so watch this space for me sharing our spruced up new home, thrifty picks, and design ideas over the coming weeks/months! Have a good one people.

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