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

Tip of the Day I love to hear the beautiful whistle of canaries throughout the day but hate the mess they make by scattering their seed eve...

This afternoon I spent a fantastic couple of hours at the Box Hill Library, sharing lots of tips about living the Cheapskates way with a roo...

Tip of the Day 27 February 2010 Check with local schools, civic theatres, dance academies and churches for performing arts events. Some of...

Tip of the Day 26 February 2010 When you have children saving money on electricity can seem like a never ending battle. Getting kids to au...

Tip of the Day 25 February 2010 We all like to flick through the occasional magazine for a treat - or to buy that bestseller to read durin...

I've had a few requests for the recipe for the pot roast I did on Sunday. It was delicious and I have no idea where I found it. It was s...

 I use the microwave every day for all sorts of things, like yesterday's preserving marathon so when it started to take 3 minutes to boi...

Every time I think I can happily cull the tomatoes and cucumbers from the veggie patch the jolly things go and produce another bucket load o...

Tip of the Day 23 February 2010 Sliced olives are a must for pizza paying more for a small jar has never made much sense to me when you can...

Tip of the Day 22 February 2010 If you need a small flower vase for some single blooms or those lovingly collected dandelions with the rea...

The apple tree was full a few days ago. The birds were having a lovely feast and while I was in a hurry to get them picked and into my freez...

Tip of the Day 21 February 2010 Household pests such as ants, cockroaches and fleas hate citrus, so use this mix to wash your floors. Mix t...

It's that time of year again. The fig tree is full of fruit, so full even the birds can't get it all. I picked a colander full this ...

Tip of the Day 20 February 2010  My fridge was notorious for hiding all kinds of things until one day when they were black and hairy it wo...

Make a Gentle Shower Gel This is a simple recipe for a gentle shower gel you can make yourself in just a few minutes, using ingredients you...

In amongst my emails this week was a question. Nothing unusual in that, I get lots of questions in my email. But this question was a littl...

Easy Fill Tacos To keep taco fillings inside their shells, line the shell with a leaf of lettuce before adding the meat and other toppings....

Two Handy Cake Baking Tips When cooling a cake, spray the cake rack with cooking spray before turning the cake out. The cake will cool wit...

Ceramic tiles certainly do make cleaning the kitchen easier, but sometimes even they can be hard to clean, especially the splashback behind ...

Keeping cut flowers longer I love having cut flowers on my dining room table, they just finish the room off beautifully. But buying them i...