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

Corned beef, mashed potato, carrot straws Sunday: Roast Chicken Monday: Spag bol, salad, garlic bread Tuesday: Corned beef, mash, ca...

Aunty Mary's Beef Casserole - tasty winter comfort food Sunday: Roast Beef, baked potato, sweet potato, carrot; steamed beans, caul...

Coles have reduced the price of their regular barbecue chickens to $8. Now I'm not normally a fan of the good old Aussie barbecue c...

A new technique and a quick card is made! What a busy week! I had a lot of work to do, on top of getting ready for the Cheapskates Cra...

I'll be away this weekend at Phillip Island (or is that on Phillip Island?)  with the card ladies, so Hannah will be cooking the roas...

My mother made something similar to these rice bubble treats way back when I was in primary school. I adapted her recipe to make them for m...

It’s Monday morning (again).  You glance at the kitchen clock and gulp down a cup of coffee while attempting to put on your clothes at th...

I didn't post last week because we were away.  Wayne and I went to Ballarat last Saturday and stayed overnight for the Winter Wonderlig...

One of our favourite winter meal is chilli and cornbread. I make the cornbread from scratch and we eat it hot, straight from the oven, wi...

Sweet potato 29c/kg and bananas 99c/kg at Pellegrino's this week Some great prices at Pellegrino's and Bushy Park this week, so ...

I've just received the email catalogues and the meat specials for Victorian Cheapskaters this week are mostly chicken, but that's...

Winter is the perfect time to enjoy root vegetables. They go well with a roast or as a side dish to grilled meats. This recipe fits beaut...

I used to do a lot of paper tole when the children were smaller, usually at night when they were in bed. It was a way for me to unwind from...

Quick Curried Sausages - a hearty and cheap winter dinner Things happen and even the best planned meal plans can sometimes change. Wayn...

There are some days I wish I had more hands! These days the things I do to save us money have become such ingrained habits that I don’t...