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How to turn a letterbox full of Junk Mail into something useful

Posted on 05/06/2016 by Growing Snowballs — 9 Comments

I recently watched a YouTube clip on How to Make a Basket from Newspaper. It inspired me to make my own, substituting used glossy, coloured catalogues as I didn’t want to get newsprint ink all over me. Here is…

Tagged with: #upcycle, budget, craft, DIY, doityourself, economical, environmental, frugal, gift, junkmail, money, recycle, repurpose, save, second life, storage
Posted in crafts & home, gift ideas

How to Repurpose your Food Scraps and Green Waste

Posted on 19/10/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 2 Comments

Everyone should compost their green waste. It makes economic and environmental sense. There is a method to suit every household, whether you live in a house, townhouse or apartment. Composting Methods: Lidded Bin System Tumbler Worm Farm Hot Composting Fermentation…

Tagged with: budget, DIY, economical, environmental, frugal, gardening, handmade, holidays, hoselink, income, money, moneymaker, recycle, repurpose
Posted in garden

How to take the LBD approach to making Stylish Décor Savings

Posted on 05/10/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 4 Comments

Decorating your home can cost a motza if you slavishly follow and purchase all the latest trends. However there are some things you can do, without busting your budget, to update the look of your home. A home should, first…

Tagged with: #upcycle, budget, economical, frugal, recycle, savemoney, savvy, second life, shopping
Posted in home décor

Save Money by Shopping in your own Pantry

Posted on 07/09/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 2 Comments

If you have been following my $21 Supermarket Challenge you will know that I have cleaned out my freezer of ‘forgotten food’ and am now working on clearing out my pantry. Chef [my husband, still on crutches] normally does all…

Tagged with: $21 Supermarket Challenge, budget, cheap, economical, financialsense, foodshopping, frugal, inspiration, money, savemoney, saving, savvy, shopping, supermarket, zerowaste
Posted in food, kitchen

How to get Fit on the Cheap

Posted on 02/09/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 8 Comments

Staying active is crucial to good health but it can also make you poor as the costs of memberships and classes can really add up. To help save some cash, try these cheaper options for getting an inexpensive but effective…

Tagged with: activities, budget, cheap, economical, exercise, fit, fitness, frugal, gym, health, Pilates, savemoney, savvy, yoga
Posted in health & fitness

The $21 Challenge achieved …. well almost

Posted on 17/08/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 3 Comments

Recently I wrote about the $21 Supermarket Challenge whereby I challenged myself to clear out the pantry, refrigerator and freezer of all the ‘forgotten’ food and then spending only $21 per week to supplement what I ‘found’ Well, I have…

Tagged with: #upcycle, $21 Supermarket Challenge, budget, economical, frugal, inspiration, money, save, save money, savvy, shopping
Posted in food, kitchen

Are you measuring to save Money?

Posted on 10/08/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 3 Comments

In these economic and environmentally-aware times, do you realise that you could be pouring money down the drain and not know it? Do you measure the dosage on the products you use ? Have you read the label…

Tagged with: bathroom, budget, economical, economy, frugal, frugal living, health, home, laundry, measure, money, nopoo, reduce, save, savvy, shopping
Posted in crafts & home

Cutting Your Energy bills in ways you may not have thought of

Posted on 03/08/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 3 Comments

I am always on the lookout for tips for cutting my bills. Here are some new ones I have just discovered, to share with you: Save Power: Re-use bubblewrap to insulate windows. Whether you do this on the windows of…

Tagged with: billcutting, budget, costcutting, economical, environmental, frugal, home, money, save, savemoney, savvy
Posted in bills, money

Have you taken the $21 Supermarket Challenge yet ?

Posted on 26/07/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 3 Comments

My Chef [ a.k.a. my Hubby ] has injured himself and he won’t be in His Natural Domain [ i.e., The Kitchen, Pantry and Freezer ] for about the next 2 months … so I am in the driver’s seat…

Tagged with: #upcycle, $21 Supermarket Challenge, budget, cheap, economical, economy, environmental, frugal, homemade, money, recycle, repurpose, save money, savvy, second life, shopping, zero waste
Posted in food, kitchen

Have you tried Flower Bombing yet?

Posted on 20/07/2015 by Growing Snowballs — 7 Comments

The Flower Bomb [ aka The Seed Bomb or Green Hand Grenade] is designed to enable seeds to be sown in hard to reach places. This enables gardeners to achieve plants and flowers in unexpected places. They are easy to make repurposing…