Over the years I've been asked many times what is the key to a simple life. I've thought long and hard about it and I reckon there ...

Afternoon winter sun in the bedroom. This is part of a recent email I received from a young reader here called Stacey. She is asking a...

LEST WE FORGET Today is Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand - a day of commemoration for all those who gave their lives in the defence...

I think it's a good idea to review and rethink what we do every so often. Without noticing, we slip back into old ways and bad habits. ...

I had an email from a reader last week asking two questions: If you were to start over again, what activities would you start with first...

I guess that most people reading here every day would be working people - either out in the wide world earning money and/or at home running...

Banks have no interest in you paying off your credit card debt fast. They make a sizeable proportion of their profits from the interest pay...

I received an email from Madeline last week asking me to write about replacing household linens, crockery and odds and ends like umbrellas,...

I'd like to clarify some things after reading a couple of yesterday's comments. I am sure my long term readers already know this an...

With world finances getting jittery again, maybe it's time to highlight a few measures to help us all spend as little as possible w...

(Sorry, there seems to be a problem with Blogger's paragraph spacing today.) There is no doubt about it, household electricity prices...