On the weekend, I received a message from a reader, "Emma", who is about to leave paid work and will stay at home to manage the f...

We don't go away on holidays anymore but always make sure that the time between Christmas and mid-January is like a holiday.  We both d...

At some point in the morning, without fail, I make our bed. It's an indispensable part of my home making and the comfort it provide...

When we first moved into our home we made quite a few changes. We pulled up carpets, built a new kitchen, added another bedroom and bathroo...

All the grandkids were here on Saturday and stayed for a sleepover. They ran around like headless chooks in the afternoon, Eve watched ...

I still get a lot of emails from readers asking for more frugal living and budgeting posts but this is the closest I'll get to it.  I t...