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

Balcony Garden Started With Free Containers I started a herb and veg garden on the balcony in March this year - and have not purchased one p...

Emergency Numbers Use your computer to print out the information 000 would need to find your house, phone and contact details of friends and...

Air Bags When you are packing delicate or fragile items bubble wrap or air bags are great as cushioning, but rather expensive to buy. A fant...

A Matching Set Mark your bowls and their covers with the same number using a permanent marker. Then you won't be searching for the lid t...

Read, Read, Read Want to learn more? Or become more proficient in a particular area? Then READ, READ, READ! Reading 30 - 50 books in a year ...

Pre-prep Saves Time and Stops the Takeaway Urge I purchase lean mince in bulk quantities when it is on sale, usually in ten kilo lots, and p...

Borrow Appliances You can save hundreds of dollars by borrowing appliances from friends and family. Most of us have a lot of appliances th...

We are home! We were only away 10 days, but it seemed like forever and it's so good to be back in our own little piece of Australia. I...

Plant Food Do you love corn on the cob? We do, and while we don't grow it in our garden, we do buy it direct from a farmer when it...

When you are sewing for your children, take them with you when you go to select fabric and patterns for their clothes. Involve your child i...

Safety When Online Shopping Shopping online is a great convenience, but I don't feel comfortable giving out my bank information over t...

Oily Spots Are Gone A great idea from Frances of North Bayswater "Use a drop or two of ordinary dishwashing liquid to remove oily sta...

Start Now to Retire Rich To have a financially independent retirement, financial experts advise you will need to save 15% of your gross in...

Yummy Flavoured Milk Before you throw that empty jam jar out, make sure it is really empty. Fill it up with cold milk, put the lid back on...

Personal Took Kit Have your own basic emergency tool kit. Mine has scissors, pliers, a claw hammer, a small saw, a Stanley knife, sticky t...

Wash Before Eating Most of us are aware of the need to wash all commercially grown fruits and vegetables before using in cooking or eating...

Textured Paint Brushes When you are finished with your bath sponges, scrunchies or anything made of a flexible material, use them to paint...

Calculate the Real Value of Spending A good way to curb spending is to calculate how long you have to work to earn enough money to pay fo...

Have a Lipstick Stain? Try This to Clean It Up! Summertime can be hard on lipsticks and coloured lip glosses left in handbags. The heat ca...

A Stitch in Time Saves .....$65! When I was in high school I hated sewing class with a vengeance. Learning to make bias tape and the perfe...