Debt Free, Cashed Up and Laughing - The Cheapskates way to living the good life

A Hardware Shop in Your Garage Next time you plan to do some handiwork around the house, check carefully what you have from last time. I...

Best Bug Bait Ants and cockroaches are invading everywhere at the moment. To rid your home of these disease carrying pests try this bait. It...

Clean Smelly Hands There is a product available known as Stainless Steel Soap, designed to rid your hands of strong odours such as onion or ...

Use Less The easiest and most simple way to save money (and time and energy and resources) is simply to use less - of everything. When you b...

Getting Fit on a Budget Getting fit can cost you a fortune, however it doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t need to spend a fortune on you...

Pouring Oil on Troubled Babies It's hard to pour baby oil (I used light olive or almond on my babies rather than a mineral based oil), e...

Sayings to Save By Use one or all of these mantras to help you evaluate your spending habits: 1. Is this a need or a want? Movies, holidays,...

Lavender Blue Great-grandma had the right idea. Plant lavender in pots and collect the flowers to use in sachets. Keep them in your drawers...

Tracking Water Use Has the water bill got you stumped? Does your bill seem too high, your water usage over the suggested 155 litres per pers...

Spud Saver To keep potatoes from sprouting, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes and store them in a cool, dry, dark place. I keep mi...

Sticking Plates to a Tray Serving a meal on a tray? A flat rubber jar opener under the dinner plate keeps it in place. Cut up old hot water ...

Not Just for Fish 'n Chips Did you know that vinegar, the strength readily available in grocery stores, is a non-toxic antibacterial cle...

How to Use a Broken Washing Basket Use the bottom of an old plastic laundry basket as a boot tray for muddy shoes. Just cut the broken plast...

DIY Disposable Duster Make a throw-away duster from old newspapers. Roll together a couple of sections of plain black and white newspaper. T...

Micro Fibre Magic Since first trying micro-fibre cleaning cloths about three years ago I've fallen in love with them. I've tried the...

Dough Fun When my children were little they loved getting out the cookie cutters and the rolling pin and tubs of homemade playdough. I would...

Five Household Basics Keep the Whole House Clean Commercially made, chemical-based household cleaners can eat up a large chunk of your hous...

Know Your Biggest Monthly Grocery Expenses Do you know which grocery items you spend the most on at the supermarket? How much more do you s...

Living With Cash! If you don't have the cash, don't buy it. This is the simplest thing and yet it can be so difficult, especially ...

Start a Slush Fund Allow a set amount of money each week for bargain buys. I call this my slush fund and it is a budgeted item. $5 or $10 ...