Deals/Money Saving
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How to Have Fun This Summer Holiday Without Spending a Fortune
The Summer holidays for kids means fun and no school for 6 weeks. For parents however it can mean expensive trips out to keep them entertained and it can be hard to think of lots of things to do. The top attractions can be far too expensive and aside from your local freebies/cheap days out such as parks, museums and farms it really can be difficult to come up with other ideas. I have put together a list of fun things that should be available to most people depending on where they live and how far you can travel. Some great ways to go to some of the best attractions…
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Holiday clothes shopping for my 18 month old -Primark/Matalan
We have our first family holiday coming up in July since having our son. It will be his first holiday ever and I am far too excited. We are going to our family villa in Spain which is conveniently all baby proofed, with a good sized car (with air con), a buggy, car seat and stair gates all there ready. Holiday’s are expensive and it’s not just the cost of the holiday and money spent whilst away, it’s the preparation leading up to it. Main one being clothes, suntan creams and more, plus we now have another person to buy for. So with that in mind we decided to go…
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Minor Ailments service
Just recently I had heard about something called Minor Ailments service (which apparently has been around for a while but was not allowed to be advertised). For those of you who don’t know, this service allows those that are exempt from paying for prescriptions such as children, pregnant women and so on to obtain a range of ‘minor ailements’ free of charge, without having to see a doctor first, on the NHS. See photo above for list of things the minor ailements includes. The one thing that got me very excited (sadly) being a mum was free paracetamol for my little one! Other parents will know that buying calpol for…
