A Week in Our Frugal Life #frugalliving #savemoney #lowcostliving #frugality #dailydiary #france

What a week! Gardening, Gas, Quilts & Bargains galore. Watch and see what we've been up to this week.

Frugal Queen in France

We are a British couple living in Brittany on a budget.
Frugal recipes, days out, home renovations and day to day making do in France.

We’ll give you hints, tips, advice and an insight into our life in France.

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Editing : iMovie on a Mac mini

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[dawnmorandin]

Called in the local thrift store and scored big time, bathing suits brand new with tags $10, tags said $100, new jeans 2 pair tags on $8, reg $38, new shoes, handbag, decor pieces. Got home to find I have won a draw for half a lamb from the local farmer near us, plus $50 gift card from the British store. My neighbour gave me a rose bush she didn't want any more so all in all a good start to spring !

[rose-gl]

Formidably frugal and nice Jane your way to get plants for free and share it! I live in Paris with a large terrace and...very high prices! That is why, every time there is a storm, I pick up on the sidewalk debris from fallen or torn plants. I save them in water and plant them in the ground; some have lived with us for many years. It makes my friends laugh when I say: "this little tree is a piece of the storm of 1999; these pretty flowers are thunderstorms of 2006"... I give shoots to my friends for certain occasions or I plan to grow a bulb of the favorite flower for the birthday of a person I love. These are humble gifts, which I do with pleasure and love.

[cynthiablodgett]

I received a group of plants in a pot when my son was born in 1979. The snake plant has been with me all this time. I just divide it up every year so it still fits in the pots I have them in. Since I've moved to a warm year round climate. It has thrived. I have two big pots outside of my driveway. Every year when I divide them up, I share them with the neighbors, family and friends. I keep the newer "babies" and throw away the old stalks that have seen better days. I love watching them develop new babies.

[sandrawhitacre]

Pretty quilts. Love your idea of doing three things everyday. Thank you Jane Mike and Puppies.

[christinekeay]

I always like your quilts, Jane, but those two are the nicest you’ve made. And I love the vintage sheet which you used for backing, it’s so pretty. I’m using shirting from my local charity shop at present, but I must admit fabric is my one extravagance, I can’t resist the odd fat quarters of Kaffe Fassett whenever they’re on sale.

[loridamico]

Your quilts are beautiful! The hearts and star one is so pretty, love the floral backing! 💕

[Ray-ptbi]

Bravo on the oak trees!! They are Amazing for the ecosystem!! They don't have nice flowers like many other trees, but the amount of fauna that lives on/with them is just spectacular. Long life and health to them❤ we have one in The next village that is a thousand years old. 🌳

[pennyheinrich]

In love with the hearts and stars quilt!!!!

[lynnegeddes]

My money saving trick this week was taking back our banking from my wonderful hubby of 40 years today who didn’t mention our non food bills had almost doubled as he didn’t want to worry me as I’ve been ill for a while gotta love him

[christinephillips]

Love all the quilts you make i crochet and knit .

[Jean-nmep]

I am an obsessive, compulsive plant propagator. Whatever plants I buy, I take cuttings and make more for myself and for family and friends and they, in turn, encourage me to take cuttings from their plants.


I also take cuttings from trees and when they take root, I plant them in containers to keep them small because my garden isn’t big enough to accommodate trees. I gathered lots of acorns in a parking lot a year ago and they grew into oak saplings. I kept five that grew into shapes that I like and discarded those that just grew a long stem and did not branch out. I am considering turning a couple of them into bonsais.


I also planted seeds from fruit, ie lemons, oranges, kumquat. These, too, are kept in containers.


I have two beautiful cycads (2 different types) that were offsets that I harvested from family.


I am planning to relocate to a coastal town at the end of the year and am aware that I will have to find homes for most of my plants that are in pots as the houses in the estate I will be relocating to only have teeny, tiny gardens. I know that even in my new house with hardly a garden, I will have the inevitable cuttings of various plants on my kitchen window sill as I will be propagating house plants.


Propagating new plants is highly satisfying and a great frugal hobby to have.

[ivanahanus]

Thank you for your video. I have to get back to my frugal living. The past 3 months have been a nightmare for me. My husband has been very ill and passed away in March. all the medical bills are coming in and unexpected expenses keep popping up. Luckily I have a rainy day fund to be able to use for this situation. Now I will have to get the fund back up again.
Your quilts are beautiful. I always look forward to your videos.

[simplebigskyliving]

Got entire truck full of well rotted barn muck for garden for free. Saved zinnia and marigold seeds last year and started planting them this week. Knitting a lovely shawl from charity shop wool. Got my packed lunch ready for work tomorrow.

[AlicePhillips-jchr]

Your comment about hail and sunburn on the same day reminds me of what we often encounter here in the Missouri Ozarks. Fun, isn't it! Absolutely LOVE your hearts and stars quilt. You are so talented and I'm always stunned by how many quilts you are able to produce. It's obvious that you love sewing and so many others benefit from it. Great video!

[preppernut]

Your quilts are gorgeous, and as a former quilter, I especially admire the corners. It is nice to see your garden growing in size, too. A friend gave me some beets a couple of days ago, so there are 5 pints of pickled beets added to the pantry. As we get more feeble, we look for ways to make gardening easier, and cutting back on the number of brassicas, tomatoes, & beans certainly helps. Instead the empty beds will have potatoes in them because we like them, and storage is easier than other methods of preserving.

[janetstonerook]

May 1st I had a dental appointment in town so I did my big monthly grocery/supply shop afterwards.
The rest of the week I enjoyed staying home and working on getting my yard and garden cleaned up and mowed. And I repotted seedling veggies from my window sill and started putting them outside for short periods to hardy them up for planting later in the month. I've gone nowhere nor spent any money since May 1st! And probably won't again before the week's end. In nice spring weather, it seems like a shame not to be outdoors enjoying it, even if it's just a bit of weed pulling! Or an iced tea just sitting on the deck. 😊

[lorelei]

Loved the heart and stars quilt. Beautiful colors and design. Like your little kettle. In Southern US we drink iced tea but we make it in summer as sun tea. Tea bags and water in gallon jar sit in the sun to steep til desired strength. Sweeten and pour over ice

[marty]

My frugal thing this past week was going to our town's big Charity Book Fest where used, donated books are sold cheaply. I love reading & pretty much all my books are
second hand. It was an opportunity to buy anything I fancied because the prices were so low & affordable. A wonderful outing.

[lindajacquot]

This week I only went out twice. As I am helping my sister recuperate, I have narrow windows of time I can leave anyway. I find that if I don't go out, I don't shop! Funny how that works. I really like your idea of rescuing small trees. We have a beautiful maple at home, and if not caught early, the offspring could fill the yard in no time. I should rescue them and offer them up to those who don't wish to pay a hundred dollars or more for small saplings. Absolutely love the quilts! The heart and stars is exceptionally charming. Nice work!

[robinsaunders]

Now I one these what use a own brand washing detergent I found they work aswell as the main brand plus I use you trick of use a scoop of stain remover but get I my detergent from Costco