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,...

Thank you so much for your good wishes for Kerry, Sunny and the baby.  We, and they, appreciate everyone of them.  It's been a while si...

I've never seen financial conditions like those we have now. The cost of living is increasing in Australia, I'm affected by it and I...

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...

I received a comment on my last post from Kellylynn who wants to know how she can start living a more sustainable, simple life. This is par...

Simple life is usually about the little things - small steps, tracking small amounts of money spent during the day, taking time for yourself...

I was so happy with the feedback from my guest post here last week, thank you all for your kind comments. It’s lovely to hear from others li...

It was a strange Christmas in Australia. The expected shopping downturn didn't happen and people kept spending just like they always do...

January, week 1 in  The Simple Home Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.  ~ Abrah...

I'm bad. Here I am telling every one who will listen to stop spending on all those little bits and pieces that make your dollars disappe...

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...

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...

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...