A frugal life is an easy life!

Even the radio stations are playing Christmas songs, the street decorations are on in town (I say town, it is more of a street) the weather is turning very cold, all the shops and stores are hammering us with Christmas marketing (most of the stuff for sale is complete tat).

The more thrifty amongst us have already paid our local farmers/butchers money for our Christmas meat, the mince pie ingredients are sat safely in the cupboard, bought at a reduced price ready for baking Christmas Eve.
So to get in the mood, here are my ten favourite Christmas songs (at the moment):

1. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - Johnny Mathis
2. I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake
3. Merry Christmas everyone - Shakin Stevens
4. Little drummer boy - Bing Crosby and David Bowie
5. Jingle bell rock - Burl Ives
6. Driving home for Christmas - Chris Rea
7. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire - Nat King Cole
8. It's the most wonderful time of the year - Andy Williams
9. All I want for Christmas - Mariah Carey
10. Merry Christmas everyone - Slade

These will no doubt change in the run up to Christmas, but until the big day, stay safe and don't let the marketing dictate your purse strings, be frugal!