Cheap and cheerful comfort food. I’m not going to lie, I’m so pleased the heady ‘salad days’ of summer are behind us and we can get out the slow cooker and knock up some real comfort food again. Thank you to the Gods of Autumn, I’m glad you are back! For the first time in 2018 I felt the tell tale signs of a throat infection coming on. My housemate had coughed and sneezed her way through the weekend, so it…
If statistics are to be believed, apparently more single women of retirement age are living alone than ever before. But what is surprising is that more and more single women are retiring to Spain to start a new life on their own, and as a Girl on a Pension myself, having spent a lot of time there, I can assure you that financially at least, they will be better off. THE LOW COST OF LIVING It may seem a strange suggestion, when you are…
For any girl on a pension, who like me has a 4 legged soul mate, after my own recent experience, no matter what your income is, I cannot stress how important it is to have some Pet Insurance in place. After he had a restless night and upset tummy, I took my dog to the vet for what I thought was going to be a routine examination and antibiotics. But just as he got into the consulting room, my dog…
When you find just one bread roll left, and you know damn well that it’s going to be too dry to enjoy for your lunch, then think outside the bread bin and turn it into breakfast instead. Yes I know it’s only one bread roll, and in the general scheme of things, it won’t be a great loss to chuck it away, but sometimes the devil is in the detail for a girl on a pension. Just cut it a…
I really love a spend no money day. It’s a nice feeling when you’ve not opened your purse, or given any of your money to anyone, for anything! And, it kind of makes you feel a teeny bit smug. With a bit of planning and a degree of determination, it’s really easy for a girl on a pension, or anyone to have quite a few spend no money days in a month. Firstly, yes I know you’ve…