Your DIY Food Bank – Insurance you can eat!

your diy food bank

A DIY food bank. It’s insurance you can eat! For most of human history, the insurance of choice has always been stored food. It didn’t matter what part of the world you lived in, there was a food preservation technique ideal for the food and the climate. That stockpile of food often meant the difference …

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Why I lost my frugal mojo and how I’m getting it back

frugal mojo

Frugal mojo… Did you lose your’s over the holidays? Can I see a show of hands? If you could see me, you’d see I’ve got both hands in the air. Plus spirit fingers! My frugal mojo is currently contemplating holidaying permanently with the dodo. I need to recall it from the edges of extinction. NOW. I’d …

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Massive Money Saving Checklist

massive money saving checklist

The Massive Money Saving Checklist!  How would you like to save thousands of dollars over the course of a year… Without feeling like you’re living a life of constant denial? You would? Well, read on! This list includes 200 money saving hints and tips you can use to save thousands of dollars over the course of …

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When Money Is Tight – Tips for Living on Next to Nothing

When money is tight, you need to be honest with yourself and then you need to get really creative. Obviously, finding ways to increase your income are important, too but sometimes it’s just not possible to commit any extra time or energy to earning more money. If that’s you, then, these simple tips might help …

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What’s Next? Inspirations and Aspirations

what's next? blogging and freelance writing

It’s been a while since I posted a life update of any kind so here goes… Here are my inspirations and aspirations for the rest of the year. The last few months have been challenging on many fronts; financial, emotional and physical. So, it’s not surprising that a few objectives have fallen by the wayside. …

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Zero Waste Lifestyle

Zero Waste. It’s a lofty ideal. One few of us are committed enough to attain. But, given the statistics on waste generation per person, it’s an ideal we need to strive toward before half the world is buried under mountains of rubbish. According to Living Smart QLD: “Australia is one of the highest waste producers in …

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5 Tips for a Successful Spending Freeze

five tips for a successful no spend month

A spending freeze is an excellent way to check for leaks in your budget. No matter how vigilant you are, spending leaks happen. The coffee on the way to work that was an occasional treat (or first aid) and is now a habit. Ordering dinner in on Friday night, because, well… It’s Friday night. The …

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Getting Fit and Staying Fit on a Budget

frugal fitness tips

  Getting fit and staying fit can be a challenge for your willpower. But getting fit and staying fit on a budget takes imagination as well as willpower. As I talked about in a previous post, health and fitness has suddenly jumped to the top of my priority list. Finding ways of getting fit and …

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Stop Impulse Spending with this Neat Trick

stop impulse spending with this neat trick

Impulse spending is the biggest threat to maintaining a successful budget. In today’s world we’re surrounded by constant temptation. Everywhere you look there’s a bright shiny advertisement either playing on your fears or tapping into your deepest desires. Buy this and you’ll be more attractive or look successful or slimmer or… You get the picture. …

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10 Painless Ways to Save $100 Each Year

painless ways to save $100 every year

Saving money doesn’t have to be a painful process. All you need to do is be mindful of where your money is going and then make small changes on a consistent basis. Before you know it, your bank account will be growing and you’ll be developing new habits and a painlessly frugal lifestyle. Then, you’ll start actively …

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15 Frugal Living Tips – To Get You Started

frugal living tips to get you strarted

Frugal living doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Lots of us, me included, are used to spending what we have on what we need, when we need it. There was a time in my life when I spent without thinking about the future, I spent without considering the detrimental effects of credit card debt and, probably …

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