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18 January 2012
Rising child care costs
There is no doubt about it, the cost of living continues to rise and unless we take stock of what we can do in our own lives, we'll be ...
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12 October 2011
Homemaking - the power career, part 2
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...
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11 October 2011
Homemaking - the power career
I received an email from a young married woman in her late 20s the other day. She is trying to decide whether to give up a career in teach...
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30 March 2011
Homemaking - a domestic apprenticeship
Another email has me writing today about homemaking. It's popular topic here, mainly because it is valued, but also, I believe, becaus...
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6 January 2011
Ageing and death - the final taboo
I read a very interesting article in the New York Times last week - Susan Jacoby's Real Life Among the Old Old . It confirmed a th...
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15 December 2010
Being satisfied with enough
I had two emails recently from women who are new to all this and they're hesitating to dive in because one is not a good cook and the o...
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5 December 2010
Doing nothing and everything
I crept out of bed early with the sound of rain still falling, put the kettle on for a cup of tea while I let Alice out, then in again, mad...
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3 September 2010
Start early and never stop
I often write here about building up our stockpiles, creating gardens full of fresh vegetables and making, rather than buying, many of the r...
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1 September 2010
What have you given up for good?
There are changes happening all over the world now that I think will benefit us all in the long term. Many of us are thinking more about ho...
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29 August 2010
Homemade laundry liquid revisited
I continue to receive emails asking how to cut down on spending and if there is one good way to do it. Well, no, there isn't, it's...
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26 August 2010
Retirement - controlling our future lives
I'm not sure about other countries but in Australia now, if you're in paid work, you'll pay into a compulsory superannuation/r...
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