Let's talk about money today, specifically how we spend our money. Most of us know how much money we make in a month but very few of us...

It's very easy to spend a lot of money in the garden. Raised beds, top soil from the garden supplier, blocks, sleepers, fertiliser, too...

So this is where you actually start doing something. This is an extremely important step on your road to budgeting, don't skip it. TRACK...

When you think about it, the only time we working and middle class people get to do exactly what we want everyday is when we retire or when ...

Photo taken last year in our herb patch. It is strangely comforting to be in a group of people all excited by the possibilities presented by...

There have been many emails and very thoughtful and helpful comments to my previous post. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Every comment ...

So far we've changed our mindset, or are working on it, we're tracking our spending, or starting to, and before we write up a budge...

When we were on the book tour, one question kept coming up in every town - it was about couples living on one income. Some people wanted to...

March, week 1 in The Simple Home Going back to basics This is one of the most important chapters in The Simple Home as it deals wit...

You start thinking about making changes to your life, you decide that now is the time, you get all fired up to do something new, like recyc...

Another email has me writing today about homemaking. It's popular topic here, mainly because it is valued, but also, I believe, becaus...

Happy New Year! Last year was such an exciting time for me. This blog developed beyond my wildest dreams and as I saw more of you trickle i...