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

To make a New Year’s party hat, all you need is a half circle of card stock with a 6-9 inch radius, depending on how large you want it. Fo...

Approximate $ Savings : $40 per week Menu planning saves me about $40 per week on groceries and even more on takeaway. I write out a pla...

Keep your home scented and fresh all year round with a beautiful homemade air freshener. You will need: 6 Drops Eucalyptus Oil, 10 Drops Ros...

The challenging economic times have forced our family to examine EVERYTHING we spend our money on, to see where savings can be made. For i...

Ingredients: 750g roasted cashews 3 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp brown sugar 2 tsp sea salt 1 tbsp melted butter...

Try just a drop of vinegar to bring them back to life. Then store markers horizontally, this keeps them from drying out.

To make a beautiful table decoration, which can be adjusted to complement different themes, make an ice bowl with flowers frozen in it (or...

Setting the Christmas table is easy. First pick a colour theme. Everyone usually has a white table cloth, if not, a white sheet does the t...

Approximate $ Savings: A lifetime of savings & no financial stress This isn't so much a tip. I just wanted to share an unexpect...

Ingredients: 12 large eggs, hard boiled 1 ripe avocado, peeled and diced 1 lime, zested and juiced 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1...

Approximate $ Savings: $5-$7    I have discovered oven bags for gift wrapping. I recently gave mugs with Minties and chocolates to teache...

The Write Stuff Stationery makes a great stocking stuffer or secret santa gift idea. You can get neat little fountain pens for $1.95 fr...

Approximate $ Savings: At least $200 per display We have recently bought our first home after learning so much from all the cashed-up tip...

Yesterday I invested $40.00 on seeds, pots, hanging baskets, two bags of potting mix, which I bought from the Reject Shop, and potting mix...

This is a delicious take on fruit salad and is a refreshing way to either start a meal as an appetizer or end a meal as a dessert. Ingredien...

Leave bowls of this lovely Australian pot pourri throughout your home and fill it with the scents of Christmas or package it up in celloph...

If you have kids that are hard to buy for and a gift card seems old hat try this. If your budget is $20 a gift, roll up a $5 note and gen...

Those fancy professionally decorated table settings always look so beautiful, but they need not be out of reach for the rest of us. The se...

When you get catalogues in the mail, you don't have to look through them. Put them in the recycle bin or turn them into kitty litter i...

Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda 1 tsp orange zest 3/4 cup...