Hello Dear Reader,
The MAD Blog Awards have come round again. Winning Best Thrifty Blog in 2012 and Best Food Blog in 2013 changed my life. It enabled me to take ‘Frugal Queen’ to a wider audience.
Changing my life to one where I live beneath my means, where I save more than I spend means I live without the stresses and strains that so many people have when they are trying to live up to the Jones. I’m more than happy to be a torch bearer for a thrifty life. I’m delighted that people are trying my low cost menus, that people are trying quilting and are making do and mending. I love to hear of your free days out, of entertaining your children at home and how you even holiday on a tiny budget.
Not so long ago, in times of affluenza, everyone thought it was just so normal to run up debts just to have a ‘lifestyle. Everyone wanted more and more and mostly couldn’t afford it.
I’m one of hundreds of thrifty bloggers. We share the message that there is a different way.
We don’t need the new and shiny and hunt down alternatives at car boot sales. We don’t need processed or ready made and cook at home instead. We furtle around the bottom shelves in supermarkets for value brands and turn them into suppers where no one could guess the price.
We save money at every turn and build the best financial security we can for our families.
Being a thrifty blogger and winning twice with the UK’s biggest mum and dad blogger awards has given me public exposure. I now share my advice on Radio Cornwall, have been interviewed by Radio 4 and now get to pay it forward. I share my quilting and sewing skills with readers and host sewing, bag making and quilting workshops. I give talks to local groups including Christians Against Poverty and have been invited to speak to the W.I . I will be hosting ten frugal food workshops for Cornwall One Parent Support and none of that would have been possible without exposure that being a MADS Blog Award winner brings. It changed my life and now, thanks to your support, I get to help others and pay it forward.
Help me to keep ‘a different’ way of living in the media. If one family finds their way here and starts to get their family budget on track, pay down debts and live within or hopefully beneath their means, then all the begging for nominations and votes will be worth it. Here’s where I need your help.
Please click on the box below and nominate me in the thrifty and food sections. My blog is called
www.frugalqueen.co.uk and you can just copy and paste that into the boxes as required. I know just asking for votes is totally shameless but your support has enabled me to spread the message that you do not need to live up to anyone else’s expectations and you certainly don’t have to live a life you can’t afford!
Thanks so much and please nominate me.
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxxx
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Voted for you! Can't believe that's been a year since I voted. Good luck - you deserve to win x
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Voted.you deserve some payback. Thanks for your daily inspirational posts! x
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Voted! You deserve some payback. Thanks for your daily inspirational posts! x
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I just voted too, hope you win!
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You have my vote too. Since losing my husband suddenly a while ago reading your blog has helped me re-evaluate what matters in life and I'm now starting to live life in a more positive way x Thanks Froogs x
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You have my vote too. Since losing my husband suddenly a while ago, reading your blog has helped me to re-evaluate what matters in life and I'm now starting to live life in a more positive (and thrifty) way .Thanks Froogs and good luck x
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All done, fingers crossed, good luck
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Done!
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Done! Go Froogs. X
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Done! Go Froogs. X
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Done it! Good luck.
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Voted! Good luck, froogs 🙂
(In other news, sometime I'd like to hear more about your countertop oven, to see if I can find something like it in the US. My beautiful wall oven has died, and I can't justify the massive cost of repairing it. But I certainly miss having an oven now that I'm cooking more and freezing extras and the like.)
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Voted! Good luck, froogs 🙂
(In other news, sometime I'd like to hear more about your countertop oven, to see if I can find something like it in the US. My beautiful wall oven has died, and I can't justify the massive cost of repairing it. But I certainly miss having an oven now that I'm cooking more and freezing extras and the like.)
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Voted! Good luck, froogs 🙂
(In other news, sometime I'd like to hear more about your countertop oven, to see if I can find something like it in the US. My beautiful wall oven has died, and I can't justify the massive cost of repairing it. But I certainly miss having an oven now that I'm cooking more and freezing extras and the like.)
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Done and done! Good luck, froogs 🙂
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voted 🙂 good luck!
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My vote's in, best of luck Froogs, x.
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Best of luck! I've voted for you, too and am re-blogging, as many of my readers are frugal themselves.
~ Linne
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Do you have an Aldi in US? They quite often sell mini (countertop) ovens at around £30 in the UK. We bought ours 2 years ago and it is fantastic. Uses much less electricity and cooks well. Good luck.
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Just voted, you deserve to win, one of the best UK blogs!
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Good luck Froogs .. Ive put my X on the spot 🙂 x
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Cor that's come round quickly again. Done and dusted for another year. Hope you win again to reach out to even more people.
Love and Light
Pattypan
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Good luck with the awards this year, thanks for posting.
MADs Editor
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