I usually don't look forward to the electricity bill arriving, especially since the prices have gone up so much and look like increasing...

No matter what stage of life you're at, you'll benefit by reducing your expenses and living on less than you earn. Generally your r...

March, week 2 in The Simple Home This week we'll focus on shopping for food and I'm guessing that will mean vastly different thin...

February, week 4 in The Simple Home This is the last week of our money month. I hope you've sorted out what needs to be done, organis...

February, week 2 in The Simple Home While I knew from a young age that I would work when I was older, it didn’t occur to me until much la...

I know many of you will already be doing this, or at least know about it, but cooking in a saucepan with a steamer on top is a frugal and n...

We've been busy here the past week or so. We had plumbers in looking at an ongoing problem, which they finally fixed. A few visitors dr...

When we settled down here after years of working for a living, I wanted to leave commercialism behind and embrace a simpler, quiet life. I ...

I've been wanting to review our financial situation for a while now and when the Brexit referendum came up with a surprise "leave...

Last Friday I linked to a forum post written by one of the members who is working on reducing her spending and doing the grocery shopping ...

I started seeing cake flour being use on TV cooking shows about a year ago and I've seen bulk cake flour once but never bought it becau...

During the week as I was ironing I came across a pillow case that was frayed and very thin in a few places. It came in a set of a fitted sh...

If you have a large freezer, a fairly easy way of saving money when buying meat for the family is to buy your meat in bulk from a family bu...

We didn't go over budget during the holidays but there have been many years when we did. If this has happened to you and you're now...

The end of the year is a good time to think about electricity, gas and water usage and how you can manage your usage. Work out what you pay...

Good morning everyone. I haven't quite returned to my previous posting time and I'm not sure I will. At the moment, late morning po...