11 ways to reduce your waste and save your money
With the state of the earth and the environment as it is, everyone should be doing their part to help keep our planet healthy. With a lot of the ways you can be environmentally-friendly, you save money...
View ArticleA bag, a bag, my kingdom for a recycled bag!
Over the Christmas break, I don’t know how many bags I had to buy because I was “unorganised” and forgot to get the green bags out of my car… or perhaps… didn’t even put the bags in my car in the first...
View ArticleBabywearing – fun and saves you money!
I was writing a piece about pets. I was waiting out the end of my pregnancy and writing about our low- maintenance cat. It was lack lustre and uninspired. Then last Sunday I had my baby and after...
View ArticleTips for cleaning out your whitegoods cemetery
How do we end up with a whitegoods cemetery in the first place? So much has to do with advertising. We are seduced into believing life will be so much easier, faster, cheaper and healthier if we bake...
View ArticleMysteries of the recycling bin revealed
OK, so that sounds a bit dramatic, but it can be confusing to know what should go in the recycling bin and what should go in the general rubbish. And with horror stories of whole truckloads of recycled...
View ArticleThe 12 don’ts of Christmas – how to save money this Christmas
This list of ‘Don’ts For Christmas’ is designed to keep more money in your wallet and more nice in your life. The 12 Don’ts of Christmas – how to save money this Christmas 1. Don’t get yourself into...
View ArticleHow to eat organics on a shoe-string budget
Let’s be honest, no matter where you are on the salary spectrum, no one’s keen to throw away their hard-earned cash without good reason, but there are enormous advantages to eating organic produce and...
View ArticleWhat to do with all that stuff you have been decluttering
We don’t all have massive walk-in robes where clothes can hang all year around. Some have a ‘floordrobe’ instead of a wardrobe (sound like the kids’ room ever?). Clothes take up most to the floor...
View Article7 ways to save money on food (every day) and get the whole family involved
If you are a parent looking to supercharge your household budget, there are many things you can do to save money around your home. However, one of the most important is reducing food waste. Although...
View ArticleSpring cleaning challenge – is (nearly) zero waste possible?
It’s spring time and I’ve got a cluttered house full of things that we don’t use, don’t need or might even be broken. There are things that I’ve kept, even though they’re broken because I just don’t...
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