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How to Free yourself from the Supermarket
Have you noticed that prices seem to be going up and up continually at the Supermarket ? Have we become reliant on the concept of the “One-Stop Shop” ? Are you looking for ways to avoid the often chaotic, bright,…
Tagged with: budget, discount, economical, economy, environmental, farmersmarket, food, forage, freegan, frugal, money, save, savemoney, savvy, shopping, supermarket, Supermarkets, thrift, time, zerowaste
Posted in saving money, shopping
Posted in saving money, shopping
How to Prevent Domestic Blindness
Image Credit: Novelo/Shutterstock Domestic Blindness – A condition that makes people unable to see common household objects even though they’re right in front of them; Personified by looking for some item (anywhere, usually in the house) but you can’t find…
Tagged with: containerise, containerize, Domestic Blindness, Julie Morgenstern, money, organise, organize, repurpose, save, savemoney, shopping, time
Posted in crafts & home
Posted in crafts & home
Are you getting all your entitlements from your Service Providers & Memberships?
Have you checked out what Freebies and Discounts are being offered by all your Suppliers? Do you read the paperwork they post out to you or regularly visit their websites? You may be missing out on saving money. Many Companies,…
Tagged with: airlines, budget, Credit Cards, economy, entertainment, frugal, giftideas, holidays, money, PayPal, save, savemoney, saving, savvy, shopping, Shopping discounts, travel, Travel Insurance
Posted in memberships, saving money, shopping
Posted in memberships, saving money, shopping
Ignore the Marketing Hype to Save Money at the Supermarket
Since moving from an apartment complex where we lived long-term, without being allowed to have pets, to owning a freestanding house where we can, we have been doing some research on owning a pet. Nothing exotic; we have just been…
How to Generate Extra Income plus More Money Saving ideas
So, you are looking for opportunities to trim your budget but can’t seem to find where. Maybe you should look at it from a different viewpoint and earn some ‘Incidental Income’ ? If you have read the tab on my…
Tagged with: budget, frugal, income, Loyalty Cards, loyalty points, loyalty programs, makemoney, save, savemoney, saving, savvy, shopping
Posted in income
Posted in income
How to Personalise your Valentines Card
Show your l♥ve by giving a customised greeting card, into which you have put some time, effort and thought – rather than one you have just bought off-the-shelf. The easiest way to do this is to repurpose an old card,…
Tagged with: #upcycle, craft, DIY, frugal, giftideas, handmade, homemade, inspiration, repurpose, savemoney, savvy, second life, shopping
Posted in crafts & home, Valentines Day
Posted in crafts & home, Valentines Day
Repurpose your Bread and Crusts
This week’s Guest Post is by Jim ” Eat your Crusts, they’ll make your hair go Curly ” so said Nanna, all those years ago. You might remember a while back that I wrote about a bread pudding inspired by…
Tagged with: economical, frugal, homemade, repurpose, reuse, savemoney, second life, shopping
Posted in food, Repurpose
Posted in food, Repurpose
Dinosaur Eggs, Treasure Tubes and other effortless Gift Wrap
Don’t you hate it when it’s time to wrap your carefully thought out gift to find it is more difficult to wrap than you imagined? You can just imagine what this looked like after it had been wrapped tightly for…
4 easy steps to making Storage Canisters
Why buy mainstream when you can create a handmade gift? Everyone needs extra storage but it usually comes at a high price You can customise them, as imaginative or quirky as you like Material: Cans* – with or without lids…
Growing Snowballs - How to Save Time & Money in your Life 