* No one would apply for our jobs. We work long hours, have no days off, we have to balance our budgets no matter what the circumstanc...

There will be readers who will gag at these old-fashioned recipes, as well as those who, even though the ingredients are quite cheap, still...

Graphic from the Carl Larsen gallery There have been a number of new readers commenting and emailing about starting a new simpler life, and ...

I think it's a good idea to review and rethink what we do every so often. Without noticing, we slip back into old ways and bad habits. ...

Shelling peas from the Carl Larsen gallery I'm not going to hide the truth, learning how to deal with money is difficult. It will ...

There are many ways of living simply, this is one of them. Making the move from being a two income family to one income can create stress...

Now we're moving towards the end of the year I've start thinking about my Christmas gifts. I want no last minute rush and I need to...

There is something about January that always sends me a bit nutty. It's kind of a non-month for me. I can't quite organise myself, I...

I was contacted by "Jenna" last week asking for help with a major life change. Jenna is a nurse, five months pregnant with her fi...

Pebbledash picked it up, I am turning 61, not 62! Thanks Diana. Meryl, one of the volunteers I work with picked it up too. When I mentioned ...

We have come to the sad realisation that we are not makings ends meet. In the past month our fuel costs have risen from $120 a month to $150...

Pebbledash picked it up, I am turning 61, not 62! Thanks Diana. Meryl, one of the volunteers I work with picked it up too. When I mention...