There is no doubt that living as we do and trying to stay on budget presents us with many decisions. Do we buy organic? Do we buy local? Do...

I guess that most people reading here every day would be working people - either out in the wide world earning money and/or at home running...

When we returned from the book tour, I received emails from two readers eager to know what I bought while I was away. I thought it was quit...

We have started planting our new season vegetable garden. We do our main planting in March and continue planting until November. Depending ...

I've had a lot of reasons lately to think about how we live. All the interviews I did to promote the book brought up many different que...

I had to go to Caloundra last week and while I was there I went into Woolworths to buy yeast. Seems simple enough, doesn't it? But I ha...

A pillow from home made an excellent table for me as we travelled along. I had the GPS, the itinerary and the map as well as my knitting...

Banks have no interest in you paying off your credit card debt fast. They make a sizeable proportion of their profits from the interest pay...

Our solar panels at front and the solar hot water system further back. We have had a solar hot water unit for about 30 years. We had ...

I received an email from Madeline last week asking me to write about replacing household linens, crockery and odds and ends like umbrellas,...

Happy Australia Day to my fellow Australians! Whether you celebrate quietly with Vegemite on toast while watching the cricket, or at a BBQ ...

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 ...

My thanks to the men who commented yesterday. It was really great to hear your opinions and learn a little about how you work. ~*~*~ ...

Last week I received an email from a reader who asked about working parents. She has three children, she and her husband both work (her hus...