I believe that simple living is about reinventing yourself and making yourself happy. Being debt-free will help with your reinvention becaus...

WRITING UP YOUR BUDGET A budget is really a spending plan. Having a budget does not restrict you but instead it gives a feeling of freedom ...

So how do we achieve this highly esteemed state of being financially sound and debt-free? Stop spending. That is the most important first st...

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...

GET ORGANISED Make sure you know when all your bills are due. Forgetting or spending the money on something else is not an option. Store all...

Thrift is the glue that holds simple living together. It allows you to live well on a lower income and it will help you to get out of debt a...

My sister, Tricia, made this for my birthday several years ago. The various symbols are things she and I have shared over the course of ...

This is some ginger beer I made last summer. I also put up some tomato relish on that same day. In days gone by, before Coca-Cola, Dr Pepp...

It's nothing special, just a recycled ring binder and old plastic sleeves. I've never been an organised person, and never had a good...

These are some of our girls. Generosity was one of the values I hoped to develop when I left full time work to live simply. I used to be a t...

This is my main stockpile cupboard, just off the kitchen. If you have a productive vegetable and fruit garden or if you stockpile for any r...

We try to live on a very small amount of money. This is a decision we made a few years ago and it's working well for us. One of the thin...

Preserving fruit and vegetables in jars is a thrifty way of carrying your garden harvest over several months, or even into the following yea...

This delicious hot pudding is a real favourite in our home. It uses common pantry ingredients and it's very easy and quick. It's mad...

What is it with cats? They can be so evil at times. This is Hettie, our 10 year old white cat. Time to back away.

We put a lot of time into growing our own food. Our aim is to grow most of what we eat and although the amount varies, at the moment we'...

I used to hate being organised, I saw it as rigid and oppressive. Now I realise that being organised actually helps me live the life I want ...

Everyday we try to cut back on our use of electricity and water. I used to read our meters every day to help us understand what areas we cou...

I love knitting. If I could curl up in a big lounge chair in front of an open fire and knit while it was cold and raining outside, I’d be in...

This is my husband and one of my Airedales, Alice. There is always one perfect day in Autumn. It is that day when absolute equilibri...

The photo above is my quark cheese - one is a savoury cheese with salt, pepper and chives, the other is sweetened with a little honey and to...

I’ve always lived on the edge. It used to be quite obvious but as I’ve aged, I’ve hidden under a CWA exterior so now people think I’m just o...

The equivalent amount of laundry liquid (10 litres) from a supermarket would cost around $43. To buy all these ingredients will cost you aro...

There is something special about people who decide to live simply. They share a determination to step away from the mainstream to pursue...

BREAD AND BUTTER CUCUMBERS 5 medium cucumbers cut into 5 mm slices 350g onions, sliced very thinly green capsicum and red chilli ...

I knew about aquaponics for about two years before I dived and got hooked on it. It's a wonderful addition to our productive backyard. I...

The Brandywines are growing fast. It's incredible to think that this pair has been in for just eight weeks and the small, firm, green t...