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

Do you remember the story of Joseph, of coat of many colours fame? How he was betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery in Egypt, worked ...

In our house the cooler weather, especially in winter, brings about changes in how we eat. Over the summer we had lots of salads and barb...

Yesterday I did my quarterly meat shop. It was a bit late. I was due to do it at the end of March, but due to the lockdown and the stay-at...

We are living in a world gone crazy at the moment. We are living with the threat of going into a 14 day quarantine in our own homes. Well...

Here in Melbourne, due to panic buying induced by COVID-19 hysteria, most supermarkets have been sold out of disposable nappies for days. I ...

​ With all the hype about washing your hands, and using proper protocols for coughing and sneezing, I've been wonde...

It's March, the month where Cheapskaters focus on MOOing as much as they can.  The challenge for the month is to MOO at least one thing ...

I was shocked a few years ago to learn that jam making was a Year 12 Home Economics subject, because it's considered too difficult for ...

My favourite investment is my grocery stockpile. I have a stockpile of groceries that we've been happily living off since January, and ...

There’s nothing quite like fluffy pancakes from scratch for brunch on a weekend morning or for an afternoon tea treat.  We even have them fo...

Welcome to the first in a series of back to basics posts I've called Make It, Bake It, Grow It, Sew It that I'm writing to help ever...

What made me happy last week: Carol gave me a big box of Fowlers Vacola jars, rings, lids and clips. What a generous gift, and just in tim...

9th February 2020 I loved making this baby card. It was very simple - a die cut, a strip of DSP and some bling. I used a Kaisercraft stam...

8th February 2020

6th February 2020