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

New jeans that are as easy to wear as old ones When you buy new jeans, do the first wash on their own in warm water with your regular dete...

Plant Splitting When creating a new garden buy plants that you can split which can save you a lot of money - eg agapanthus, dianellas, and c...

To clean fingernails and leaves the tips white and shiny, sprinkle a damp nail brush with bicarb soda and scrub your nails. The bicarb lif...

Colour co-ordinated shopping Use highlighters for faster shopping. Highlight or mark fruit and vegetables on your shopping list with green, ...

Easily pick pet hair from carpet Keeping carpets free of pet hair is a back breaking and seemingly never ending job. Instead of struggling w...

Storing receipts for online payments Rather than printing a receipt after you've made a payment online, save it to an inexpensive thumb ...

Wrapping paper memories Don't throw away wrapping paper received with special gifts such as engagement, wedding, new baby and special bi...

If you are a cola drinker, a great way to boost your compost pile is to pour a bottle of flat Coke (or other cola) over it. This increases ...

Turning dinnertime into a fun learning experience If you have young children and use placemats on your dining table turn them into teaching ...

Shop at home first When you think you need something for the house, by all means look at the shops to see what's around and how much it ...

The dishwasher may be the most underutilized appliance when it comes to cleaning things other than dishes. One example: the exhaust fans ...

Use a calendar to record your automatic payments, daily expenses, pay days and when irregular bills are due. By listing your income and ex...

$2 Dinner Tuesday Rice Patties Ingredients: 1 cup of brown rice - cooked and well drained 1 onion finely diced 1 cup of grated cheese 1 egg ...

Make your own whiteboards Whiteboards are so handy to have around the home. They work in the kitchen for shopping lists, menu plans, message...

More plants in your garden Try to grow your veggie plants from see whenever possible but if you do have to buy punnets of seedlings, always ...

Don't forget the essentials when packing The most forgotten items when packing for a holiday are towels, swimmers, pyjamas, personal med...

Double Chocolate Muffins Ingredients : 1 1/4cups flour 1/4cup cocoa 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2cup soft brown sugar 100g butter 2 eggs 1/2...

Keep a can of hairspray in the cleaning cupboard. It will remove ink, marking pen, even the sticky residue left after stickers and labels ...

Simple air fresheners for your home Make your own air fresheners by cutting a small sponge and putting into a container (hint: I use cut of...

$2 Dinner Tuesday Try replacing lettuce, which has little nutritional value and a short shelf life, with finely shredded cabbage. It can be ...