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

If you have an overload of fabric, either in lengths or useful scraps from your sewing, quilting and embroidery projects that are too good t...

Approximate $ Savings: $30 a month    Growing my own vegies has saved me at least $30 a month. I went to the fruit and veggie market and...

I found a small swim centre to take my child to swimming lessons rather than an aquatic centre. There was a $5 a week saving in the cost of ...

When you are buying meat or chicken at the supermarket, always look further than just the top tray. I was in my local supermarket and looked...

A generic micro-fibre cloth for every room of the house, available at any $2 shop, has saved me thousands. One in the shower for my face sav...

I have an everyday bank account like most people, but I also have an "online saver" account. I have it set up so just enough money...

Buy your Mountain Bread direct from the factory and save $1.30 a packet on supermarket prices. The minimum order is only eight packets, so g...

You can reuse old makeup to make new makeup! For a lip gloss of your old lipstick, chop and blend with Vaseline. To reuse old compacts for b...

There is a lot of information around on growing spuds in stacks of tyres and that method really does work. The only problem is getting hold ...

This is a little bit daggy, but hey! If you have friends with children that would like a night off as well why not ask them to babysit for t...

I try to use my Fly Buys card as much as possible when shopping  without spending unnecessarily. Once I have received 2,500 points I then re...

I think it’s time for a No Spend week. Can you live without spending for a week? We haven’t had a No Spend challenge for a while and this is...

Now the cooler weather is upon is, stop  the heat (and your money) going into the ceiling by covering exhaust fans you don't use.  For i...

An easy way to keep the hundreds of receipts in order every year is to have a file for each credit card, bank account, cash, etc. File the r...

Approximate $ Savings:  $30 a week We have a weekly "surprise meal day" at our place, which involves creating something out of...

Approximate $ Savings:   10-$200   At my work there are a few crafty ladies and some that are also renovating or decorating a home, so we...

Now that summer is over it is time to check all your outdoor taps, hose connections, watering systems and pipes for drips and leaks. A singl...

I am a big fan of keeping kids busy and out of mischief with basketball, hockey, swimming, ballet, music, drama and of course homework, lawn...

Buying off season can save you big bucks as anyone who has bought an air conditioner in July can tell you! Businesses are less inclined to d...

This money saver can literally cut your food expense in half. Every food store, especially Woolworths, Coles and IGA, has 'reduced to cl...