A good way of building an emergency fund, or to save for other things, is to have a change jar. “Change” can be coins or notes. I usually cl...

Keeping the kids active and occupied doesn't have to cost a lot. There are plenty of activities and hobbies they can do at home that are...

Here are photos of some of the dishcloths swapped during our first swap. If you have a photo of your dishcloths you'd like to share, sen...

I live a very fortunate life. My husband and I have been hard workers all our lives and we are now enjoying the fruits of that hard work. We...

Turn off appliances at the wall. Reorganise your appliances to make this as easy as possible. Turn off all chargers with a black box on them...

I went back to work yesterday, and had a meeting following work, so I didn't get a chance to come back at all yesterday. It was a long d...

Isn't it frustrating when you receive your electricity bill, you think it's too high but you can't really remember what you did ...

Sauerkraut is made with just two ingredients - cabbage and salt, with a bit of time thrown in for good measure. I used four small sugarloaf ...

It will be a busy place at this homestead today. I'm going back to my voluntary job tomorrow after having two weeks off and I still have...

A few years ago, when I started thinking about the true cost of food, I started to buy as much as I could in, and from, my own local area. I...