I've spent the past few days baking, sewing and knitting. They are such simple, old-fashioned tasks and I know my great grandmothers (a...

Yesterday we discussed menu plans, stockpiling and how to get the best value for money when shopping. I hope you read the comments too beca...

If you're struggling to pay off a mortgage and feeling a bit isolated because of it, read this wonderful thread at the forum. These a...

I got some good news from Penguin yesterday. Down to Earth is being reprinted again. :- ) I've received many emails from people who ha...

We take the time every year to review our accounts because sometimes there are savings to be made. January is a good time to do it because ...

It's perfectly clear that we're not all the same. We're different ages, with children and without, married, single, straight an...

I thought it would be fun to do a cash challenge. I want to challenge e veryone to use cash for the rest of the month to see if it helps you...

It will take at least a month to get an accurate idea of what you're spending on non-essentials. It's worthwhile putting the time a...

Let's talk about money today, specifically how we spend our money. Most of us know how much money we make in a month but very few of us...

Sandy made a good point in her comment the other day when she said:  We saved and budgeted hard years ago and cleared the mortgage. That i...

I was asked by a reader the other day why I don't do more posts on budgeting and frugal living. There are three reasons:  The minds...

You start thinking about making changes to your life, you decide that now is the time, you get all fired up to do something new, like recyc...

We've had two days to think about cutting costs and getting into the right frame of mind to start saving money. By know you should hav...