Photo taken last year in our herb patch. It is strangely comforting to be in a group of people all excited by the possibilities presented by...

I wanted to continue on yesterday's theme of pinching pennies to talk about a few things we can all do to save money. One of the best wa...

It’s getting a bit scary with prices rises lately. It’s not just the price of fuel, which increases almost every week, it’s also grocery, me...

I’m really pleased we have no debt. Rising interest rates, high fuel prices and skyrocketing food prices are quite common world-wide now and...

I'm bad. Here I am telling every one who will listen to stop spending on all those little bits and pieces that make your dollars disappe...

There's no doubt about it. Almost everyone has money problems at some time in their life. We all use the stuff, it is a requirement of m...

There is something about January that always sends me a bit nutty. It's kind of a non-month for me. I can't quite organise myself, I...

Debt, what a rotten word. Yet it’s what most of us have to sign up to, live with and work through if we are to own our own home. Let me say ...

Our six monthly water bill arrived yesterday. It was $44.85, with our discount we have to pay $40.36. We've worked hard to reduce our wa...

All these photos of the garden were taken this morning. The garden is producing well at the moment so we've been able to cut back on wh...

I've had a few emails recently from people wanting to simplify but they don't know what their first step should be. No matter what s...

Graphic from allposters.com McMansions pffffffffffft!! It is environmentally and economically smart to live in a house that meets your needs...

This post is by guest writer, Bel. Bel's blog is here. NB: a nappy is also known as a diaper I have six children. If I hadn’t used cloth...

Shopping! {shudder} I did my grocery shopping yesterday from the comfort of my own backyard. Let me explain - I wrote a shopping list, Hanno...

Michelle posed an interesting question over at aussieslivingsimply this morning. She asked "Is it possible to live well on the age pen...

This is my flat bottomed fruit bowl that I use to store and ripen fruit on the kitchen bench. Using a flat bottomed bowl will allow you to ...

A good way of building an emergency fund, or to save for other things, is to have a change jar. “Change” can be coins or notes. I usually cl...

Keeping the kids active and occupied doesn't have to cost a lot. There are plenty of activities and hobbies they can do at home that are...

Turn off appliances at the wall. Reorganise your appliances to make this as easy as possible. Turn off all chargers with a black box on them...