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

The ultimate Cheapskating tip is.... garage sales! There is no limit to the savings when you shop at garages sales. Clothes are the biggest ...

The last couple of days have been good blanket washing days - bright, warm sunshine and a gentle breeze, so I've taken advantage and was...

No, I'm not suggesting we all take up drinking. RUM - Return Unused Medicines - is a program where you can return out of date or un-...

These little tarts are quick and easy to make and a great way to use leftover broccoli too.  Ingredients: 1 cup cooked broccoli – a good ...

School holidays start this week and with a week to fill in before Easter, these fun ideas will keep kids and grown-ups alike busy and hap...

I mentioned a few days ago that we had spent the better part of last weekend working in the backyard, moving veggie boxes, transplanting the...

I have a new book. It's a recipe book of course. And a biography of sorts. It's called Rilka's Feasts and I am in love with this...

This isn't the post I had planned for today. But I make no apologies for that, I feel I need to clarify some points and they need to be ...

Ever since I mentioned that I make up pancake mixes for when we go camping, I've been asked for the instructions. They are really easy...

Measure dry ingredients like flour and sugar with dry measuring cups. Fill the cup and scrape a knife over the top to remove extra, leveli...

Give your gently used toys to your local church. The children's section always needs new toys, but leave the ones with a lot of little...

March is MOO month. It's the time to take back control of your grocery spending and an opportunity to say good-bye to supermarket reli...

I love anything date - date cake, date bread, date loaf, dates in my granola, stuffed dates and this very delicious and easy date slice.  An...

I've really noticed the end of summer this week. The days are getting shorter, or rather the sun is setting earlier and it is dark muc...

Potholders are a great beginning sewing project that can be made from scrap material or unwanted clothing and a bit of bias binding.  In fac...

We have become very used to using fabric grocery bags in the last few years but we are still using millions of veggie bags each year (veg...

Reading can be an expensive habit if you like to buy books as opposed to borrow them but second hand book shops, op shops and garage sales...

When we were first married the only soup Wayne would eat was tomato. Now to me tomato soup wasn't soup, it was something you used to m...

Scrapbooking is a hobby or craft that is related to pasting newspaper clips, magazine articles, and personal photographs or other into custo...

Recycle an old t-shirt into a handy, lightweight library bag. As you recycle old t-shirts each bag you make will be unique. They make great ...