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

Whether you use ground coffee or whole beans, to make a fresh cup of coffee each morning, it tastes better when it is fresh. If you drink co...

When food shopping for the week (or month), a lot of thought goes in to our selections - yet many of us give very little thought about just ...

Easter in our house means lots of things, all of them bringing the family together. Sometimes it's a camping trip, other times it'...

Take a Look at Those Monthly Payments Evaluate every monthly payment you pay. Are you paying every month for a gym membership you don’t us...

Fried chicken, especially the KFC type, is very yummy. It's also expensive and not all that good for you - the fat content is very high...

Knitting is something I enjoy, but finding an easy way to follow the pattern and mark my spot without actually writing on the pattern used t...

These days, organic food is big business. More and more consumers have realized the benefits of organic foods and of course supermarkets h...

Winter is coming, meaning windows and doors will be closed and heaters will be on. I love the fresh air flowing through our home during the...

By now it should be habit, but so many people continue to pay ATM fees, and they don’t need to.  They can easily stop wasting that money (...

It's the end of summer, but my tomato bushes are still producing dozens of tomatoes every day. The bushes are dying off and the small...

If the men in your life use aftershave, they are sure to love any of these MOO aftershaves. Simple Aftershave Ingredients: 1/4 cup...

Winter is on it's way (although it may be a warm one if this heatwave doesn't end soon) and with winter come colds and flu, snuffly ...

Save money by limiting the expensive or extravagant items you buy. For example, if you love an exotic, organic cake mix but it’s expensive, ...

I love crumpets at any time of year, but at over $2 a packet they have been crossed off my shopping list. I don't need to buy them any...

Easter is early this year, just a couple of weeks away.  While I love the idea of lots and lots of chocolate and hot cross buns and other E...

One of my indulgences is good coffee. Another is good flavoured coffee. Sometimes a freshly brewed mocha is just the thing, but buying them ...

There are times when everyone's shower screen, tiles and base need cleaning. I wipe our showers over every day with a microfibre cloth, ...

I often talk about my slush fund, and older Cheapskaters will know what I'm talking about, but a question recently had me explaining t...

Strategy No. 3 Take Care of Clothing It is very easy to spend a lot of money on clothes, mostly because they are not properly cared for. I...

You may have noticed, I know I certainly have, that there are some really lovely recipes floating around on the Internet. I'd love to tr...