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

Time to reflect back on 2015, the trials and tribulations, successes and wins, and to look forward to 2016, a brand new year - a clean sl...

Looking back over my blog posts and planning new posts for 2016 this week, I've been shocked at the popularity of Debt Free, Cashed Up ...

This is a lovely salad served chilled on a bed of lettuce and garnished with cherry tomatoes. It packs well for lunches and picnics too. ...

With a little spare time I've brought out my knitting needles again (and I need some new dishcloths - the old ones are ready to be mo...

Jen P sent this Saving Story to me a few Decembers ago, but its message is as valid this Christmas as it was then: you can get control of...

Don't you just love Christmas food? It's the one day of the year you don't have to watch what you eat and you don't need ...

It's Christmas week already! Oh my goodness but this month has flown by. We're all ready for Christmas, with presents wrapped and...

Heat waves are record breaking for this time of year, and don't I know it! I'm not a fan of hot weather (just in case you haven...

Over the years we've celebrated Christmas on a budget because we live on a budget. Sometimes that budget has been tighter than others...

Making good gravy is easy, especially when you have a good gravy mix. You don't need to buy gravy powder - you have everything you need...

The last couple of weeks have been busy, busy, busy with moving to the new Cheapskates website and finalising Christmas plans, but throug...

It's been a busy last couple of weeks here and I haven't posted my meal plan, but I did have one. It's on the fridge and fo...

My favourite beverage - freshly brewed coffee Everyone knows I love my coffee. I'm a coffee snob and proud of it. I see absolut...

My apologies for not posting a meal plan for this week, we have been eating though, and according to the plan. I've had a  problem wi...

This week's Tip of the Week in the newsletter is all about stretching a half measure to do a full measure job and it's a great id...

Rain checks are wonderful things, designed to let you buy things after a sale at the sale price. I always ask for a rain check when I c...

If you love to give handmade and homemade gifts for Christmas but always seem to find the intentions are good but you never quite get the...

This week a friend of a friend asked me what I do all seeing as how I "don't have a real job".  Well, I'm never bored, the...

Honey Mustard Roast Beef sandwiches - a tasty way to use up leftover roast beef This week we are having roast beef on Sunday and then ...