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

And time to check your Spending Plan.  If you think you can't stick to a Spending Plan, you are wrong. You can, when you have the right ...

Rice based dishes are very cheap and Seasoned Rice makes a great side dish, or add some extra ingredients and turn it into a one-pot main me...

I love antiques and have collected some  beautiful, old pieces of furniture over the years (the rest of our furniture is just plain old, we ...

Slugs and snails can destroy a garden overnight if the gardener isn't vigilant. An effective and very frugal solution to this problem is...

A great way to save money is to delay trends. The media is great at hyping movies, CDs etc. that really may not be very good. Wait a while -...

When you are buying any appliance on credit remember this rule: the item must have a useable life expectancy of more than three years and yo...

Want to remove a stain without damaging the smooth surface of furniture and benchtops? Use toothpaste. The extra mild abrasives in toothp...

It's the end of the financial year and the sales are on. With only a few days to go until the end of the financial year, now is a great ...

In these times of making the most of every dollar I spend when I shop, I have had to make some changes to my family's eating habits. My ...

My six year old daughter has started doing cross stitch and to avoid it being an expensive hobby I have checked out local op shops. So far I...

Don't waste your money on that lovely bunch of flowers or that over-priced potted plant. Instead look at the plants in your garden. Wha...

Even when the dollars are scarce you can enjoy the occasional restaurant meal. Clip restaurant coupons out of the paper or from the back of ...

Most department stores (especially K-mart and Target) have sales; but at the end of the season, they need to clear stock drastically. On par...

We've all seen it happen: we pull the plug and instead of the sink full of water whooshing down the drain it dribbles slowly, putting dr...

We all go shopping with good intentions of haggling an extra fantastic deal on whatever it is we are buying. But often we forget our good in...

I spent many frustrated evenings trying to convert recipes from four serves to one. I would shop and end up with food not all used and getti...

You can use scraps of fabric as you would paper to decoupage just about anything like picture frames, scrapbooks and tissue box covers. Modg...

Everyone is conscious of the need to save water, and washing the car can waste a lot of good, clean water. You can obviously save water by o...

I like to read gardening, lifestyle and food magazines and over the past five years I have managed to collect sixty or more. They were just ...

When considering the cost of an item, take into account how long it will last and how many uses you will get out of it. For example a pair o...