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...

I am often praised for just living the way I want to live: I want to sew, bake, mend, tend the garden and spend time with my family. And th...

Although I don't write about it nearly as much as I think about it, food budgeting is one of my favourite topics. It's the firs...

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...

I'm guessing that most of us try to live well without spending too much money. Some of us are forced via our circumstances to do it, so...

I finished the frugal living book on Friday, mainly because I dragged it out by doing bits and pieces that had nothing to do with the book,...

An email arrived last week from a reader in Canberra. For those of you who don't live here, Canberra is situated half-way between Sydne...

When I was growing up, my mother, like most other women, did her grocery shopping at what was often called the corner shop. This was a litt...