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How to make Christmas pay for itself
How you can reduce the cost and make money with Christmas! Christmas comes at the same time every year, yet it can still be an expense which kills the budget for many families. This year, instead of Christmas costing a fortune we are making money from it! We are still visiting both families which means […]
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How to get birthday freebies in Australia
What can you get for free on your birthday? Make your birthday fun and free with all these Australian birthday freebies! Be aware, most of them require you to be a member or to have joined well before your birthday, so sign up now! Check your local area too, as many places have freebies or […]
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How to do an amazing, cheap and lazy Christmas
How to have an amazing Christmas, without much effort or expense! Here’s where you’ll get to know me a bit better – I am lazy when it comes to Christmas. Last year it was at my best friend’s mums house, other years it’s been at my parents or when I was married sometimes at my […]
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Kids
5 fun Easter activities
This week, The Thrifty Issue was featured on My Deal with a few other bloggers sharing some Easter fun. We suggested an Easter craft where you dye eggs, but here are some more ideas from us: 1.) Easter Egg Hunt My kids love Easter Egg Hunts. You can search to see if your local area […]
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DIY Family Fun Night Tin
Each Monday night we set aside time to do something as a family. The kids love it and ask for Family Night each night. Most weeks my husband or I plan something and have it ready to go but some weeks are just a little more crazy than others so my daughter and I made […]
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