Mothers Day Gift Idea's

So as all of you know, mothers day is only a few days away, and if you forgot or haven't had chance to buy anything yet, I thought I would share a few idea's with you. Obviously no one knows your mom better than you do so get something she would like, not something someone that doesn't even know her thinks she would like!

Firstly, I just love this wine glass. You can either just have 'mum' or her name on it, personally my mom would find this hilarious and love it, however if you mom is sensitive or does actually drink a lot, this may not be the perfect gift. This is from www.notonthehighstreet.com for £22 and they loads of other cool quirky presents.

Next is this super cute book from www.prezzybox.com for £9.95, I thought this was so soute and obviously very personal. You buy the book and fill it out yourself, there are loads of different pages with a huge range of different things on from drawing terrible (and good) hairstyles she had to what you love (and hate) in her wardrobe to what she is good at and what you love about her.

Next is this Willow Tree figure in mother and daughter, I just adore all of the different Willow Tree figures and obviously this is perfect for mothers day! This can be found at www.argos.co.uk and is currently in the sale for £22.49.

I thought this gift set was so cute yet funny, obviously everyone has different scents they like but who doesn't love a good daiquiri! It is the Philosophy Cocktail Party Gift Set from www.johnlewis.com and it is £18, they always have loads of other adorable gift sets.

Every mom loves chocolate so when I saw this 400g Cadbury's Milk Tray from Asda for just £3 I just had to put it in here. I always buy my mom some sort of chocolate for mothers day, so I thought this was a right steal!

A photo frame is always a lovely gift, filled with happy memories. So I (not so recently) moved house and we are still in the proccess of putting thing on the wall so this was just perfect for my mom! It was £21.99 from www.iwantoneofthose.com and although slightly expensive for a photo frame, I just loved it, they have a lot of much cheaper items on their website.

So thank you for reading and I hope it helped, let me know what you are getting your mom for mothers day!

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My tips on how to save money!

So I know each person is different, but here is my personal advice on how to save money.

Number 1, 'Stop Spending' I know that sounds obviously, well dur bex! But I mean when you go to buy something, stop and think, do I really need this? Will I use it? It is worth the money? I have found this helps an awful lot, I have been doing it recently and 80% of the time I put stuff back!

Number 2, 'Go Cheap' Try own brand products for everything, from make up to food to clothes to toilet roll .  If you don't like it then try something slightly more expensive next time (do you REALLY need it?) and the great thing is, you've only lost a small amount of money, whether it be 20p on own brand beans or £1.50 on foundation!

Number 3 'Coupons' No I don't mean go crazy couponing (which is apparently a thing?!) but little things like a Tesco Clubcard, I always forget to use the vouchers they send me when in reality I could've saved money on the thing I bought anyway!

Number 4 'Free Samples' Always take free samples, whether it's make up or tea bags. If it is free and useful then take it! The same doesn't go for magazines/catalogues because you will just want to buy things. I recently stayed in a hotel in London with a friend and when we went to leave I took the shower gel and remaining 2 tea bags and put them in my bag, my friend was like 'what are you doing?!' but the thing is, they are useful things that are free and I would usually buy anyway! (Judge me all you want, I'm trying to save money, haha!)

Number 5 'Save' Every day try emptying random coins from your purse/wallet into a money jar and leave it until a rainy day, then count it and pop it in your bank. I saved £16 in a month and a bit doing this, which doesn't seem like much but it's £16 more than I would've had on that day!

Number 6 'Banking' So not everyone will be able to do this, but if you are saving up for one big thing (for me its a car and insurance) so today I went with my dad and put the £2000 I had saved in a savings account (with 1.75% interest!) and my dad has all the stuff for the account so I can't access it until I need it to buy what I want. It was my idea and I knew if I didn't do it then it would all end up going on make up and things I really didn't need, and my dad was nice enough to help out!

Number 7 'Treats' So you know when you're on a diet and you have those chocolate days, it's similar to that. You need to set goals and then give yourself treats "If I have saved up £25 by the end of the week I can buy that lipstick I have wanted" it will help you reach your goals because you know there is something great a the end, as well as treats along the way!

So those are just a few little pieces of advice of ways I save money, let me know if any help you or if you have any more to add!

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